Land Based Coordinator

onwa; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous vacation

Health and dental benefits

Pension plan CAAT

Professional development

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) seeks a Land Based Coordinator to support its Mental Health Program by coordinating land-based activities and traditional healing through ceremony and Indigenous teachings. This role provides traditional knowledge, cultural supports, teachings, and counselling to staff and community members.

The position aims to promote healing, language restoration, and cultural connection for Indigenous women and their families through a trauma-informed approach, with

Qualifications

• Post-secondary diploma or bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Indigenous Studies, Health, Sociology, Women’s Studies, or related field.
• 3–5 years’ experience leading and coordinating traditional interventions using a Two-Eyed Seeing approach.
• Strong knowledge of Indigenous cultures, ceremonies and traditional practices.
• Ability to facilitate cultural programming and healing circles.
• Travel when required; Indigenous language ability is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate land-based activities and traditional healing through ceremony and teachings.
• Provide traditional knowledge, cultural supports, teachings and counselling to staff and community.
• Promote healing, wellness, language restoration, and cultural connection for Indigenous women and families.
• Work within a trauma-informed approach to service delivery.

Skills

Leadership experience

Indigenous knowledge

Ceremony facilitation

Travel willingness

Communication skills

Cultural programming

Education

Post-secondary diploma or bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Indigenous Studies, Health, Sociology, Women’s Studies

Job description

Why make ONWA your career choice?

Make a difference in the lives of Indigenous peoples by supporting and advocating for positive change.ONWA prides itself on providing all employees with a total rewards package that is generous and supports our workforce and their family members:

• Competitive salaries
• Generous paid vacation time
• Paid time off at Christmas above paid vacation time
• Additional paid stat and civic holidays
• 35 hour work week
• Comprehensive benefits program including health, paramedical, dental, vision and EAP. All premiums covered by the employer
• Healthcare Spending Account and Lifestyle Spending Account
• Participate in CAAT defined benefit pension plan and retire with secure lifetime retirement income
• Paid sick days
• Paid cultural/personal wellness days
• Flexible scheduling to support work-life balance
• Ongoing professional development

VISION

At the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA), we celebrate and honour the safety and healing of Indigenous Women and Girls as they take up their leadership roles in the family, community, provincially, nationally and internationally for generations to come.

SCOPE

The Land Based Coordinator position is a key component in the delivery of the ONWA Mental Health Program and ensures a range of wholistic services. This position coordinates land-based activities and traditional healing through ceremony and by offering indigenous teachings and guidance to staff and community or community members. The Land Based Coordinator provides traditional knowledge, cultural supports, teachings, and traditional counselling services that promote healing, wellness, language restoration, and cultural connection for Indigenous women and their families through a culturally grounded and trauma-informed approach.

QUALIFICATIONS

SKILLS:

• Post-secondary diploma or bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Indigenous Studies, Health, Sociology, Women’s Studies, or a related field, or a combination of relevant education and experience.
• Minimum of three (3) to five (5) years’ experience leading and coordinating traditional interventions, practices, and ceremonies using a Two-Eyed Seeing approach.
• Strong knowledge of Indigenous cultures, traditions, and ceremonies such as sweat lodge, qulliq lighting, drumming and other traditional practices such as sewing, harvesting, drumming, and throat singing.
• Strong understanding of traditional counselling practices and the ability to facilitate and/or coordinate on the land activities.
• Ability to facilitate cultural programming, healing circles, teachings, workshops, and educational sessions.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to travel when required.
• Ability to speak an Indigenous language is considered an asset.

KNOWLEDGE:

• Strong knowledge and awareness of Indigenous culture, traditions, ceremony, and cultural practices that support healing and wellness.
• Thorough knowledge and experience working within a gender-based lens and perspective.
• Awareness of the recent, historical, and intergenerational trauma experienced by Indigenous women and their families.
• Understanding of cultural trauma-informed care and wise practices in providing trauma-informed services.
• Knowledge of traditional medicines, traditional foods, harvesting practices, and cultural teachings.

Please know, this is an existing role we are looking to fill.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

If you would like to learn more about the job, please send us an email at [e-mail].