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Cultural Worker,Community Intervention Model
Part-time or FT (20hr to 40hrs week)
22-23$ per/hour
Description
Job Description
The Cultural Worker will provide connections and opportunities to learning for STR8 UP participants and members who wish to participate in Indigenous traditional teachings, ceremonies, events, and activities.
In collaboration with the larger STR8 UP team this person will be responsible for organizing, coordinating and/or facilitating cultural activities that connect individuals with opportunities for healing. This position will be filled by an applicant who identifies as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit and Metis).
STR8 UP and the Community Intervention Model. STR8 UP has entered into a contract with the Ministry of Corrections and Policing to provide gang-exit outreach services for the central and northern Saskatchewan and is looking for Outreach workers to provide support to adults and youth in correctional facilities and the community as they move through the justice system and transition out of the gang lifestyle to become responsible community members.
Responsibilities include:
-Provide one-to-one life skills and problem solving counselling
-Conduct sharing circles and meet with members in group settings for fellowship and programming in-person, virtually and in facilities
-Arrange access to spiritual and cultural practices to support healing Help maintain family contact during incarceration and in the community
-Facilitate recreational and cultural opportunities that include family Provide information about services and opportunities in the community
-Identify partnerships for services in the community
-Travel may be required to various communities throughout northern Saskatchewan Shift work (Evenings, Day shifts)
-Comfortable using phones, computers and meeting virtually with participants
Essential Skills
- Oral communication
- Critical thinking
- Computer use
Transportation/Travel Information
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate
- Cultural Awareness Training
Specific Skills
- Provide suicide and crisis intervention
Work Setting
- Community or neighbourhood centre
Work Location Information
- Urban area
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Driving record check (abstract)
Target Groups or Clients
- Aboriginal groups
- Culturally diverse groups
- Young offenders
- Street population
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