Cultural Enaadmaaget

**Kina Gbezhgomi Child and Family Services (KGCFS)** proclaims that we are an Anishinabek Agency servicing Anishinabek people to ensure services are delivered by honouring the Anishinabek way of life. KGCFS is derived from the overall cultural context of the Anishinabe people. Other conventional child welfare services or approaches may be used and added to supplement the Anishinabe cultural core of the agency. KGCFS believes that child welfare services outside the Anishinabe cultural core are secondary to the primary Anishinabe cultural core and that child welfare services that are responsive to the cultural circumstances of the Anishinabe client population take priority. KGCFS will be culturally grounded in its Anishinabe foundation, beliefs and practices and will be culturally responsive in its delivery of service while striving to educate, retain and protect traditional Anishinabe practices.

**OVERVIEW**:
Under the direction of the Service Supervisor, the Cultural Enaadaamaaget will work collaboratively with the Cultural Coordinator to implement the annual work plan / annual calendar.

The Cultural Enaadaamaaget will work in collaborative cooperation with the Cultural Coordinator in the delivery of job functions to assist children, families, staff and community partners for the preservation and promotion of traditional practices within member First Nations, to strengthen the cultural identity for children, families, and staff and ensure children stay connected with their culture, language, and community.

**DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**Program Delivery**:

- Work collaboratively with all agency staff, biological parent(s) and caregiver(s), extended family and the member First Nations as required within your respective position of service.
- Create an anti-oppressive work environment while modeling respect, professionalism and act as a positive role model with integrity.
- Will complete a Historical Awareness / Self
- Assessments and develop an Individual Wholistic Wellness Plan including a Competency Based Assessment Tools to develop a Cultural Training Plan and passport with intent to monitor wellness and enhance and measure cultural congruencies.
- Work specifically with youth in care and kinship care and their caregivers in developing wholistic planning and cultural supports and completing youth outreach through development, coordination, and delivery of cultural and land-based programming.
- Development, coordination, and delivery of youth support services within the Districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin.
- Development, coordination, and delivery of a youth advisory council to assist the organization in ensuring programs and services reflect youth feedback and advice.
- Work collaboratively with the Cultural Coordinator and assists with organization and delivery of tasks as identified in the annual work plan / annual calendar of cultural events within prescribed deadlines.
- Contribute to the planning of seasonal activities based upon the Medicine Wheel relating to the delivery of cultural services, events, responsible for women’s / men’s ceremonies, e.g. - cultural workshops, programming and activities, teachings, ceremonies, healing practices for clients served and agency staff as required.
- Work collaboratively with the Cultural Coordinator to ensure the ongoing monitoring and evaluation of cultural programs, services and planning for the provision of culturally appropriate and relevant services to First Nations children, families, and caregivers.
- Serve as a resource and consults with effective communication with the Service Supervisor, Cultural Wellness Committee, Case Conference Coordinator, Elders Advisory Council and / or Senior Management regarding KGCFS values and cultural customs in relation to planning, developments and enhancements of cultural and service objectives.
- Work collaboratively with the Cultural Coordinator in the recruitment and maintenance with Anishinaabe Elders, Traditional Advisors and Healers for the provision of coordinating cultural services and/or appropriate traditional healing practices, and community partnerships with other Anishinaabe organizations, clients, and agency staff well-being by conducting presentations to communities and organizations on KGCFS cultural supports and services as determined by the Service Supervisor.
- Establish and maintain a collaborative relationship between KGCFS and member First Nation communities and service providers to ensure optimum cultural service delivery to the children and their families.
- Review and recommend best methods to identify change for improving the quality of services in all aspects while ensuring the provision of culturally appropriate services and provides recommendations to the Service Supervisor.

**Administration**:

- Prepare statistical data and written summaries of cultural activities delivered for inclusion into monthly and / or annual reporting requirements as requested by the Service Supervisor.
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