Community Wellness Enhancement Coordinator

**Community Wellness Enhancement Coordinator will work to enhance existing health programs within First Nations communities by working alongside other front-line workers to provide connection and outreach services to families, youth, and community members.**

Qualifications:

- Two to five years work experience working in the Mental Health and Wellness Field
- A clear Criminal Record Check/ Vulnerable sector check
- Able to work effectively with families, and other health care staff at the community level
- Able to work with a team, as well as independently with mínimal supervision
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- A valid Driver’s License a dependable vehicle is required**Skills**:

- Excellent group facilitation skills
- Knowledge or experience working with First Nations culture
- Land based education knowledge would be an asset
- Positive attitude
- Excellent decision-making skills
- Reliable
- Must be a team player and be able to take direction

**Responsibilities**:

- To coordinate and supervise the Community Outreach Workers in each of the six YTC First Nations communities.
- Coordinate training to address trauma.
- Plan and coordinate events in the communities alongside other health programs within the communities.
- Assist the communities to provide outreach services to families, children and youth and network with community programs and services.
- Coordinate land-based healing activities and provide land-based programming to six member communities.
- Develop and set up land-based healing sites.
- Assist communities to provide support services for clients with mental health and addictions.
- Coordinate workshops on a variety of topics focusing on mental health, youth, addictions, life skills, etc.
- Develop and follow an annual work plan that outlines activities to be completed throughout the year.
- Provide consistent programming in accordance with a yearly work plan.
- Develop surveys which focus on evaluation of program activities.
- Engage community elders in each community to provide elder support and traditional teachings.
- Assist the community front-line workers to coordinate educational sessions, healing circles, community engagement sessions.

Qualifications:

- Two to five years work experience working in the Mental Health and Wellness Field
- Certification in Mental Health or Addictions
- A clear Criminal Record Check/ Vulnerable sector check
- Able to work effectively with families, and other health care staff at the community level
- Able to work with a team, as well as independently with mínimal supervision
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- A valid Driver’s License a dependable vehicle is required

Please quote Competition Name.

**Salary**: To Commensurate with qualifications. Combination of education, relevant

training and work experience will be considered.

On the basis that YTC’s primary purpose is to serve the needs of Indigenous persons, YTAI

may give preference to Indigenous persons as a special plan designed to promote

employment equity and prevent disadvantages, under S. 16 of the Canadian Human

Rights Act and as a designated equity group under The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code;
Attention: Human Resources - Ajay Tadi

Yorkton Tribal Administration Inc,

Suit 102-506 Broadway Street West,

Yorkton, Saskatchewan, S3N 0P3

Records with Vulnerable Sector Check at the time of the interview and three (3) written

reference letters.**

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-10-15