Volunteer Position

3 weeks ago


Red Deer, Canada Red Deer Native Friendship Society Full time

**tFour Directions Family Support Program**
Cultural Program Facilitator
**This is a volunteer position - 6 hours per week**
Starting: August 2023/as funding allows

The primary focus of the Celebrating Families and Wellbriety Program Facilitator is to provide families
teachings with the primary target population being Indigenous families, and the second target
population being non-Indigenous families who may be involved with or who are at risk of being involved
with Children’s Services Authority and facilitate culturally appropriate workshops for children and
parents that wish to register in the Celebrating Families and Wellbriety programs. Group facilitators
provide participants with information and serve as healthy role models and advocates for successful
recovery. New facilitators will be given proper training and orientation to the program before
commencement of program

Groups are designed to develop a safe and consistent environment; the Cultural Program Facilitator will
work non-intrusively with the parents and children to facilitate the learning of:

- Better communication skills
- How to appropriately express their feelings
- Demonstrating anger management skills
- Being able to use problem-solving and decision-making skills
- Developing coping skills to deal with stressful situations
- Increasing their knowledge of the impact of alcohol and other substances on children,
individuals, and families
- Providing a safe, nurturing place for children and parents to talk and explore their feelings and
choices
- Facilitating trust through a process of bonding with consistent role modeling
- Developing their self-awareness and self-worth
- How chemical dependency is a disease and how it affects family members
- The 12 steps to sobriety using the Medicine Wheel

Duties (may include, but are not limited to):
1. Implement bi-weekly workshops using the Celebrating Families and Wellbriety curriculum in
collaboration with other facilitators;
2. Attend monthly check-ins with all group leaders;
3. Document all survey and anecdotal evidence discovered in program sessions;
4. Complete reports of outcome measures for the funder when requested from program
coordinator;
5. Any other duties as requested or required for the good of Red Deer Native Friendship Society

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills:

- Teaching/facilitation skills
- Positive parenting skills (and experience)
- Ability to build positive working relationships with a variety of individuals, groups, and
organizations
- Respect and support local Indigenous cultural values, beliefs, and traditions
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with Indigenous participants, including sound
knowledge and understanding of the issues that impact the culture in contemporary society
- Experience working with at-risk First Nation, Inuit, and Métis population
- Knowledge of social, economic, and health issues relevant to the urban Indigenous community
- Strong interpersonal and communication (oral and written) skills and the ability to work
effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
- Strong organizational and negotiating skills and the ability to handle sensitive issues with tact
and diplomacy
- Observation skills
Specifications:

- Criminal record check for working with vulnerable populations required
- Immunization record for COVID-19 required

**Training for that will be July 17-19, 2023 and fully covered by RDNFS ($1500 value)


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