Early Years Culture Worker (Excluded)

METIS FAMILY SERVICES; Prince George; Presencial; CAD 48.000 - 58.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Métis Family Services in Canada is seeking an Early Years Cultural Worker to provide guidance and support to staff and participants. You will help learners explore Métis cultural traditions and values to strengthen family unity and community belonging.

You will collaborate with team members to integrate cultural practices into child development activities, mentor families in cultural learning, and connect families with Indigenous/Metis community resources for ongoing support.

Formación

• Diploma in Human Services or related field (degree preferred).
• Experience providing collaborative support services to children and families.
• Experience delivering cultural programming to children and families.
• Experience and/or education in early childhood education preferred.
• One year of recent related experience or an equivalent combination.

Responsabilidades

• Provide knowledge of Metis culture, medicine wheel and traditional practices to staff and participants.
• Collaborate with staff to guide and support Indigenous/Metis cultural learning.
• Identify community connections and provide supports for children and families.
• Mentor children and families in cultural activities and events.
• Support planning circles, family nights and playgroups with cultural activities.
• Develop and implement short-term cultural support plans in consultation with leadership.
• Welcome and provide a positive, culturally relevant experience for families attending the agency.
• Perform other duties as required.

Conocimientos

Metis/Indigenous issues

Staff collaboration

Time management

Teamwork

Interpersonal communication

Educación

Diploma in Human Services

Descripción del empleo

Reporting to the Métis Early Childcare and Prevention Senior Manager, the Early Years Cultural Worker will provide guidance, knowledge and support to staff and the participants of the program to assist them in learning about Metis cultural traditions and values to enhance community belonging and family unity. They will use their specific knowledge and practices to enhance existing programs and activities that support child development and strengthening capacity for families to meet their children’s needs.

Reports to: Metis Early Childcare and Prevention Senior Manager

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides knowledge of the medicine wheel, traditional medicines and Metis culture practices and values
• Collaborates with staff members to give guidance, knowledge and understandings of the Metis and Indigenous culture to participants
• Identifies the Metis and Indigenous community for the children and family and provides the required supports to children and families in connecting with their Indigenous/Metis community
• Mentors the children and families in cultural activities
• Supports cultural activities, such as Drum making etc. with the participants
• Supports families during planning circles, meetings and at agency events, as needed
• Supports family plans developed through the planning circles.
• Facilitates cultural learning experiences by sourcing community resources and experts
• Collaborate with team members to evaluate the effectiveness of cultural programming
• Collaborate with team members in providing skill‑building guidance in areas such as parenting, anger management and/or self‑management strategies for parents/caregivers
• Participates in and supports team members in planning cultural activities for Family Nights, and play groups for children and families at the agency
• Provides one‑on‑one cultural support for parents/caregivers
• Supports team members in developing and implementing (short‑term, issue‑specific) cultural support plans within program guidelines in consultation with the Team Leader
• Welcomes, greets and provides a positive, culturally relevant experience for children and families attending the agency
• Helps with building connections within the Indigenous community and agency partners
• Performs other duties as required.

Qualifications, Education and Experience:

• A diploma in a related human social services field (a degree is preferred).
• Experience working in a professional setting providing collaborative support services to children and families
• Experience of providing cultural programming to children and families
• Experience and/or education in early childhood education preferred
• One (1) year of recent related experience Or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience

Job Skills and Abilities:

• Good knowledge of Indigenous/Metis issues and needs of families in the community.
• Diverse understanding of Indigenous/Metis history with the ability to express and represent Indigenous/Metis culture and perspective
• Experience working with Indigenous family systems and understands the impact of complex issues related to intergenerational trauma and impact on Indigenous/Metis families in today’s society
• Must be comfortable with client interaction in the community, home, and in the agency
• Ability to work collaboratively with Social workers and other professionals for the best interest of children and families
• Awareness of the diversity of Indigenous people in an urban setting
• Serves as a positive role model for community and co‑workers
• Understanding of drug and alcohol issues and the impact on the families
• Excellent oral, written facilitation and interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrated teamwork
• Good time and general management skills
• Ability to work effectively with program staff, volunteers, and non‑profit or publicly funded groups, agencies and organizations

Additional considerations and requirements

• Subject to a positive reference check.
• Successful completion of security screening requirements of Métis Family Services, which includes a criminal records check, and/or Criminal Records Review Act (CRRA) check, police record checks, enhanced security screening and degree verification;
• A valid Class 5 BC driver's license, clean driver's abstract, and access to a reliable vehicle
• Satisfactory proof of legal authorization to work in Canada
• This position requires the ability to function independently. Program delivery activities may require a moderate level of physical fitness to effectively carry out duties of the position.

Rate of pay: Annual Salary $53,089.40 (an hourly rate $29.17)

Start date: As soon as possible.

This position is an excluded role.

Metis Family Services thanks all applicants for their interest in this career opportunity; however, only those considered for the position will be contacted.

Skills

Required

Knowledge of Metis and Indigenous issues Intermediate

Working Effectively with staff and third part Intermediate

Time Management Intermediate

Team Work Intermediate

Education

Required

Diploma or better in Human Services or related field.

Experience

Required

1 year: One (1) year of recent related experience Or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience