Indigenous Youth Leadership Coordinator (Hybrid - Ontario)
at Ontario Native Womens Association
Ottawa, ON, Canada -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 21 Sep, 2024 | USD 56400 Annual | 22 Jun, 2024 | N/A | Service Delivery,Difficult Situations,Office Equipment,Internet Access,Social Sciences,Suicide Prevention,Conflict Resolution,Recreation,Health Sciences,Internet,Measures | No | No |
Required Visa Status:
Citizen | GC |
US Citizen | Student Visa |
H1B | CPT |
OPT | H4 Spouse of H1B |
GC Green Card |
Employment Type:
Full Time | Part Time |
Permanent | Independent - 1099 |
Contract – W2 | C2H Independent |
C2H W2 | Contract – Corp 2 Corp |
Contract to Hire – Corp 2 Corp |
Description:
*INDIGENOUS WOMEN ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. FIRST PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO ALL QUALIFIED INDIGENOUS APPLICANTS.*
This position is Hybrid within Ontario in Any ONWA location! (Thunder Bay, Greenstone, Kenora, Sioux Lookout, Timmins, Hamilton, Ottawa, Toronto, Napanee)
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Post-secondary diploma/degree in Social Sciences, Indigenous Studies, Women’s Studies, Recreation or Health Sciences with a minimum three (3) years’ work experience or combination of work and lived experience in Indigenous youth programming, community service delivery in a project coordination role.
- Experience working with Indigenous youth and with Indigenous organizations.
- Comprehensive understanding of mental health issues and suicide prevention.
- Experience developing programming and tool kits.
- Strong knowledge and awareness of Indigenous culture, traditions, ceremony, and the ability to connect Community Members to cultural practices that can be used in supporting youth.
- Thorough knowledge and experience working in and with a gender-based lens/perspective.
- Solid understanding of recent, historical, and intergenerational trauma Indigenous youth and their families may have experienced.
- Understanding of cultural trauma-informed care and wise practices.
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
- Experience organizing and planning programming with a provincial scope.
- A willingness to work flexible hours as needed to provide ongoing support and services to community members. This position will include evening and weekend hours.
- Must be dependable, able to respond to management direction and improve performance through management feedback.
- Experience with conflict resolution and the capacity to mitigate difficult situations.
- Highly motivated individual with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Excellent organizational skills and an ability to follow through on assigned duties independently with strict deadlines.
- Must be physically fit able to lift 50lbs and able to carry out land-based programming.
- Knowledge of Not-For Profit Organizations.
- Ability to speak an Indigenous Language is considered an asset.
- Knowledge of current youth related trends and influencers and proficient in media platforms.
- Working knowledge of MS Office Software, internet, and general office equipment.
- Ability to travel.
- Reliable vehicle, appropriate vehicle insurance coverage with minimum 2 million liability coverage, valid Ontario “G” class driver’s license and a clean drivers abstract.
- Current, valid vulnerable sector criminal records check. Valid 1st Aid/CPR.
- A cellular phone and internet access is required within this position.
- Must be willing and able to work flexible working from home arrangement if required. This may include a combination of virtual remote work in your home and in office arrangements. This will be based on operational needs and will be determined by the ONWA.
- ONWA is committed on implementing measures to protect its community members, staff, and other stakeholders from COVID-19. As a result, ONWA has implemented a mandatory vaccination policy. Exemptions will be made for those with a valid medical exemption; proof of the exemption will be require.
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 hr@onwa.ca
Responsibilities:
Please refer the Job description for details
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Hospital/Health Care
Pharma / Biotech / Healthcare / Medical / R&D
Health Care
Diploma
A project coordination role
Proficient
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Ottawa, ON, Canada