Indigenous Wellness

**Ndinawemaaganag Endaawaad Inc.**

**EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - 2024-049**

**Position**:
Sexual Exploitation Specialist

**Program**:
Tina’s Safe Haven

**Salary**:
$50,000 - $53,000
Subject to Qualifications

**Location**:
472 Selkirk Avenue

**Classification**:
Full Time, **TERM POSITION**

**Hours of Work**:
80 Hours Bi-Weekly

**Reports To**:
Senior Manager

**Closing Date**:
Open until filled

**General Responsibility**: The Indigenous Wellness & Exploitation Specialist is responsible for working within a multi-disciplinary team to provide prevention, assessment, referral, counselling, and follow-up support to Ndinawe youth. The Indigenous Wellness & Sexual Exploitation Specialist assumes all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s philosophy, direction, and policy standards.

**Specific Accountability**:

- Serve as a role model by practicing personal wellness.
- Engaging youth in culturally competent services including confidential individual or group counselling.
- Maximize internal and external resources available to youth; referring for additional services/resources and working closely to provide information and support when required.
- Provide counselling, support, guidance, intervention, crisis management, group work, and case management to youth accessing Ndinawe’s programs and services.
- Empower youth through all stages of their journey.
- Conduct mental health assessments, help youth define goals and develop treatment plans.
- Assess risk factors, management of risk, stabilization, development of safety plans.
- Develop therapeutic processes to guide youth in the development of skills and strategies for managing and dealing with their challenges.
- Follow duty to report requirements.
- Protect youth confidentiality, secure all records, and maintain integrity of youth records.

**Qualifications Required**:

- Post-secondary education in Mental Health and Addictions, Social Work, or Human Services. Combined experience of post-secondary education and work experience may be considered.
- Skilled areas of education preferred including coaching, conflict resolution, non-violent communication, and justice.
- Demonstrated experience with the Wellbriety program considered an asset.
- Minimum 2 years experience in wellness, addictions, and/or counselling, preferably with Indigenous communities.
- Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of cultural and traditional Indigenous knowledge.
- Ability to establish and maintain confidentiality among staff and youth.
- Can approach work holistically using a wellness model which highlights and encourages youth’s strengths.
- Must have experience assessing high risk clients and responding appropriately.
- Comprehensive knowledge of client centered mental health and addictions interventions, practice methods, and professional skills.
- Knowledge of community resources, treatment centres, social service networks and organizations.
- Strong interpersonal skills to work with diverse client groups with varying levels of comprehension
- Ability to think critically and be innovative to create/modify strategy or intervention techniques to suit the individual needs of youth.
- Ability to work in a team environment and independently without prompting.
- Proven ability to work in a changing work environment.
- Effective assessment, relationship building, problem solving, and organizational skills.
- Knowledge of child development, separation and attachment issues, case work practices.
- Proficient computer skills: MS Word, Excel, Internet, E-mail.
- Subject to Criminal Record Check, Child Abuse Registry Check and Prior Contact Check.
- Valid Class 5 Drivers License.

Applicants are required to send a current resume with a cover letter clearly outlining your qualifications to:
Human Resources

Ndinawemaaganag Endaawaad Inc.

650 Burrows Ave

Winnipeg, MB R2W 2A8

This position is a designated hire where only Indigenous (First Nation, Metis and Inuit) applicants will be considered.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: $50,000.00-$53,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

- Do you self-identify as First Nations, Metis or Inuit?
- Do you have current Level-C CPR/First Aid Certification?
- Are you able to provide current Criminal Record with the Vulnerable Person Sector Search, Child Abuse Registry and Prior Contact Checks?

Work Location: In person