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Working collaboratively with colleagues the Cultural Liaison is responsible for the development and implementation of culturally appropriate initiatives, programs and services that support the success of indigenous and non-indigenous participants in the Raising Hope Program. The Raising Hope program provides 24 hour residential supports to pregnant or early postpartum women who have substance abuse issues, are homelessness, and who have involvement or potential involvement Child Protection authorities. Using a culturally appropriate lens, the Cultural Liaison facilitates group and one-on-one programs with participants and their children in life skills, effective parenting, domestic violence, healthy relationships, etc. that contribute to their growth and overall well-being.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
- Social Service Worker (SSW) Diploma
Additional Skills
- Administrative and office activities
- Housekeeping activities
Type of Community or Social Service
- Child welfare
- Personal and social adjustment and health (substance abuse, gambling, behaviour disorders)
- Programs dealing with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Specific Skills
- Obtain information and prepare reports or case histories
- Implement life skills workshops
- Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
- Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
- Conduct follow-up assessments
- Develop, coordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
- Provide suicide and crisis intervention
- Resolve conflict situations
- Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and half-way houses
- Supervise children's visits with parents to ensure their safety
- Conduct individual and group counselling sessions
- Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
- Develop service intervention logic models and outcome measures
- Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
- Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of treatment programs
- Screen, recruit and train volunteers and support staff
Work Setting
- Group home
Work Location Information
- Urban area
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
Target Groups or Clients
- Adolescents
- Female
- Families
- Children
- Aboriginal groups
- Street population
- Persons with intellectual disabilities
- Persons with physical disabilities
- Persons with mental health disabilities
- Persons with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Persons with learning disabilities
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