Indigenous Community Cultural Liaison

7 months ago

Maple Ridge, Canada Fraser River Indigenous Society Full time

**Job Posting**

**Position**: Indigenous Community Cultural Liaison
**Program**: Fraser River Indigenous Society
**Classification**: JJEP Wage Grid Level 12
**Reports To**: Executive Director
**Contract**: Full Time 35-hour week (This position requires union membership)

***:
Fraser River Indigenous Society honours the wisdom of our teachings to create culturally safe programs. The Indigenous Cultural Advisor works with children and families, and individual participants as well as Fraser River Indigenous Society (FRIS) staff to provide information and offer cultural guidance. The Cultural Advisor supports staff to ensure efforts are made to connect individuals and children/youth and families to their Indigenous culture through community engagement, cultural teachings, and connection with home communities. The
Cultural Advisor may participate in family meetings, foundation meetings, intakes, or other meetings in collaboration with the FRIS staff for the purpose of mediation, emotional support, and disputes or to ensure that cultural needs are taken into consideration. The position is responsible to develop and facilitate programs in order to support cultural connections and to promote cultural understanding for individuals, families and staff.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Provide in-home and in-office supportive resources and in collaboration with FRIS staff to support cultural resources to individuals and families
- Support FRIS team members with information on all culturally appropriate, services, programs, practices, and guide and assist in facilitating and providing knowledge on how to connect with wellness practices/cultural guidance
- If requested may attend Foundation meetings and family meetings, and intakes or reviews
- Ensures and enhances a culturally appropriate environment for children/ youth and families receiving services from FRIS.
- Some facilitation of programs is required and includes after hours work
- Roots work with families of heritage and identity, for use in programming
- Responsible for modest budget, claims and reconciliation of petty cash
- Engaging in cultural protocols and teachings about coming of age, seasonal cycle teachings and feast responsibilities are followed, with the assistance and guidance of the family, community and elders
- Required reporting, track service hours, and occasional case notes,
- Participate in agency events and activities, as required (NIPD, Truth & Reconciliation/Orange Shirt Day) and other community events required by the organization

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Degree in a related Human/Social Services studies
- 3 years recent experience working with Indigenous family, child, and youth services and/or Indigenous mental health services or an equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered
- Experience working with Indigenous peoples (First Nation Communities, Métis, and Inuit) and knowledge and appreciation of the diversity of practice in culture
- Demonstrate an understanding of, and sensitivity to, the impact of colonization on
- Indigenous peoples both historical and current, to carry out the practice of culture safety
- Experience and practice with behavioural and cognitive intervention approaches: Trauma
- Informed Practice, Signs of Safety, motivational interviewing techniques, relapse prevention etc,
- Ability to model or mentor positive cultural influence, knowledge and historical understanding of Indigenous issues
- Ability to develop cultural plans unique to the child, youth and community
- Ability to work collaboratively with Elders, Knowledge Keepers, Chief and Counsel and Indigenous communities
- Ability to be self-directed and motivated to complete research with mínimal supervision
- Ability to work under pressure and respond appropriately to crisis situations
- Demonstrate knowledge of local community resources
- Task planning and organizational skills
- Ability to provide written documents and reports to the team leaders, funders and use current technology as needed to communicate to the team
- Valid First Aid certificate, Infant CPR - within 90 days of employment
- Valid Class 5 BC driver’s licence and own reliable transportation; willing to obtain business insurance and liability coverage, clean driver’s abstract required
- Ability to work a flexible schedule including evening or on weekends
- Criminal record check working with children and vulnerable people is a requirement of all employees of FRIS
- Experience in Non-Profit considered an asset
- We are committed to the principles and practices of an inclusive and equitable employment process. We encourage applicants from communities that are structurally marginalized based on race, colour, religion, nationality, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or expression. Under Section 41 of the BC _
- Human Rights Code, preference may be given to applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nation, Mé

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