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Cultural Liaison
Employer
Native Counselling Services of AlbertaDate Posted
September 24, 2024Languages
English-
Location Edmonton, AB
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Earnings $30.00 to $35.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 35 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Oct 08, 2024
Employer
Native Counselling Services of Alberta
Languages
English
Education
- Other trades certificate or diploma
- or equivalent experience
Work site environment
Corrections
Work setting
Urban area
Tasks
- Administrative and office activities
- Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
- Perform administrative tasks
- Liaise with the inmates' families and contacts in the community
- Advise and counsel inmates regarding their problems
- Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
- Implement behaviour management programs
- Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
Supervision
16-20 people
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Cultural Awareness Training
- First Aid Certificate
Target audience
- Aboriginal groups
- Females
- Males
Computer and technology knowledge
- Electronic mail
- MS Office
Area of work experience
Community service organization
Security and safety
- Enhanced reliability security clearance
- Criminal record check
- Child welfare check
- Driver's validity licence check
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Travel expenses paid by employer
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Values and ethics
- Client focus
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Team player
- Organized
Experience
Experience an asset
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Support for Indigenous people
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
- Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers
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Interest Codes
- SOCIAL
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Interest in consulting with social assistance recipients and pensioners to advise and aid them in locating and utitizing a variety of community resources; in referring clients to other social services; in counselling clients living in group homes and halfway houses and assisting in pre-release and release planning; in providing crisis intervention and emergency-shelter services; and in co-ordinating volunteer activities of community and social services organizations
- METHODICAL
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Interest in compiling information to participate in the selection and admission of clients to appropriate programs; to assess clients' relevant skill strengths and deficits; and in maintaining contact with other social service agencies and health care providers involved with clients to provide information and obtain feedback on clients' overall progress
- innovative
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Interest in assisting clients to sort out options and develop plans of action, and in implementing and organizing the delivery of life-skills workshops, substance-abuse treatment programs, behaviour management programs, youth services programs and other community and social service programs under the supervision of social workers and health care professionals
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