Nigig Nibi Ki-win Gamik
1467 Mishomis Inamo, Golden Lake, ON, Canada
Aug 19, 2024
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- 1467 Mishomis Inamo, Golden Lake, ON, Canada
- $20.00 - $25.00 hourly
- Aug 19, 2024
Nonprofit-Social Services
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Position Title: Respite Worker, 6-month contract
Posting Period: Until the position is filled.
Salary: $20.00/hour - $25.00/hour
Nigig Nibi Ki-win Gamik Society
Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation has come together to create and assert Nigig Nibi Ki-win, whose name came to the AOPFN Tanakìwin by way of our naming ceremony conducted in accordance with Inàkonigewin. For greater certainty, our inherent right to self-government, as affirmed by the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and s. 35 of the Canadian Constitution Act, 1982, includes jurisdiction in relation to the wellbeing of Ninìdjànisinànig, Weshkinìgidjig, and their families.
Algonquins of Pikwakanagan have cared for our Ninìdjànisinànig and Weshkinìgidjig in accordance with our customs and traditions. Ninìdjànisinànig, Weshkinìgidjig, and their families thrived because they were immersed in their language, connected to the land, and cared for by their people. Inàkonigewin has governed these lands for millennia, well before any colonial laws were brought and imposed on our people and lands.
By asserting this Law through Nigig Nibi-Ki-win, we are not bringing into force a new law, but using our knowledge of Inàkonigewin to provide aid to our people in a modern context, in a way that cares for them, our ancestors, and our descendants. The only way to undo the damage that has been inflicted on our people by colonial governments is to re-assert our inherent right to care for our Ninìdjànisinànig and Weshkinìgidjig.
SUMMARY OF POSITION
This is a 6-month contract position, with full-time hours. This position includes evening and weekend hours.
The Respite Worker will provide respite services to Algonquin families that support the family unit. The focus is on each family to address specific emotional, social and/or behavioural, physical, and spiritual needs.
The Family Respite Worker will provide respite services for families experiencing new or challenging situations, with more ease through access to support, relief, and resources. Nigig Ki-win Gamik will ensure clients have someone supporting them throughout their journey to overcome a new or challenging stage in life. Support is rooted in the power of connection and equitable care with the focus on services that are culturally relevant, utilizing culturally appropriate traditions, practices, teachings.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Respite Services
- Assess family needs, develop, and maintain a service plan for each family in conjunction with Nigig Family Wellness and Prevention staff; working with children, parents, extended family, and local service providers.
- Provide access to programs for the development of parenting skills, including financial and food preparation and such other skills as may be required in providing for one's family, as well as child development programs.
- Family supports including homemaking and in-home support, housing, transportation, daycare and childcare, educational supports.
- Facilitate access to medical and therapeutic supports, including in-home care supports.
- Facilitating access between children and family members.
- Weekly, or as needed, check-ins with clients via mutually agreed upon method of communication.
- Develop a trusting relationship with families through regular visits and contact.
- Foster independence through a holistic and person-centered approach.
- Reinforce concepts and teach new skills to empower the families supported to thrive.
2. Community Development
- Seek and facilitate opportunities within the community to help build and nurture relationships with family.
- Greets and assists the public and staff with general inquiries, directing the public to the appropriate personnel
3. Administrative
- Complete a daily log of interactions with client(s) by recording and providing notes that are relevant to other service or care providers that would contribute to client and family success.
- Report any serious occurrences to Family Wellness Supervisor and/or Manager.
- Prepare serious occurrence reports and/or incident reports when necessary.
- Correspondence tracking and follow-ups with support team members and clients.
- Tracking/monitoring activities, documenting outcomes of activities & relevant programs.
4. Quality Management
- Utilizes evidence-based reporting to evaluate annualized work plans.
- Participates in monthly staff meetings.
- Ensures Family Wellness staff receives cultural awareness and cultural sensitivity training.
- Identifies, coordinates, and participates in staff development initiatives, conferences and training requirements specific to Family Wellness and leadership development.
- Ensures all licenses and certifications are current.
- Ensures that policies and procedures are developed and implemented in adherence to all relevant legislation and regulatory bodies.
5. Risk Management
- Medium level of risk management is required for this position, however, in exercising judgement and taking self-directed actions within the scope of this work – a level of risk is expected.
- Ensures thorough and compete protection of privacy, confidentiality and safeguarding of private and personal information for all clients and matters of sensitive nature. Careful judgement and vigilance are required in the use of social media and other media as these present risks for divulging personal information.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Work involves contact with clients, emergency services workers, child welfare agencies; work is subject to deadlines and interruptions. Work involves handling and dealing with issues of a very sensitive and confidential nature. Work involves travel and working approximately 35 hours per week on a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends and being available for on-call after hours.
EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS
1. Basic Requirements:
- Post Secondary education related to social services, child and youth worker program, community Service Worker, PSW, E.C.E. diploma or other, human services field or equivalent is preferred.
- Minimum 2 years' experience working with families, children and youth.
- Experience working with First Nation people/groups is an asset.
2. Rated Requirements:
Knowledge:
- Experience working with the public.
- General knowledge of prevention services/child and family services, principles, policy, procedures with community-based service resources.
- Knowledge and understanding of family’s dynamics, parenting techniques, and life skills.
- Knowledge of the cultural and social structure of Nigig Nibi Ki-win Gamik Society.
- Experience with computers, MS software programs, and Internet.
- Experience with wholistic approach in delivery of overall family wellness.
- Knowledge of Nigig Nibi Ki-win and the Child and Family Services Act.
Abilities:
- Ability to deal with varied clientele.
- Maintain effective interpersonal relationships with staff, Council members & community.
- Conduct oneself in a professional unbiased manner – always.
- Ability to work flexible hours, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Personal Suitability:
- Strong oral, written and listen communication skills.
- Appreciation of and empathy with the needs of the clients.
- Highly motivated, takes initiative to work independently on assigned work.
- Possess tack, judgement, initiative, motivation, reliability.
- Possess good organizational skills.
3. Conditions of Employment:
- Must have a Class ‘G’ Ontario Driver’s Licence, access to a reliable vehicle.
- Must provide proof of automobile insurance coverage.
- Must provide a clear Drivers’ Abstract.
- Complete and signed Code of Conduct and Confidentiality Agreement.
- Must provide a clear Vulnerable Sector Check Screening.
- Must have a current CPR & Standard First Aid Certificate.
- Willing to work flexible hours.
Nigig promotes equal employment opportunities for all applicants. Persons who identify as Indigenous will be given preference as this role serves the needs of members of Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation. Provided the candidate meets the basic requirements of the position and is deemed qualified following the interview process, preference will be given to
a) the qualified Indigenous person who is a member of Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation; then to,
b) the qualified Indigenous person; then to,
c) the qualified non-Indigenous candidate.
Please submit your cover letter and resume to: employment@nigignibi.com
Contact Information
Nigig Nibi Ki-win Gamik Society
1467 Mishomis Inamo,
Pikwakanagan, Ontario
Email: employment@nigignibi.com
About Nigig Nibi Ki-win Gamik
Nigig Nibi Kw-win Gamik Society
Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation has come together to create and assert Nigig Nibi Ki-win, which name came to the AOPFN Tanakìwin by way of our naming ceremony conducted in accordance with Inàkonigewin. For greater certainty, our inherent right to self-government, as affirmed by the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and s. 35 of the Canadian Constitution Act, 1982, includes jurisdiction in relation to the wellbeing of Ninìdjànisinànig, Weshkinìgidjig, and their families. Algonquins of Pikwakanagan have cared for our Ninìdjànisinànig and Weshkinìgidjig in accordance with our customs and traditions. Ninìdjànisinànig, Weshkinìgidjig, and their families thrived because they were immersed in their language, connected to the land, and cared for by their people. Inàkonigewin has governed these lands for millennia, well before any colonial laws were brought and imposed on our people and lands. By asserting this Law through Nigig Nibi-Ki-win, we are not bringing into force a new law, but using our knowledge of Inàkonigewin to provide aid to our people in a modern context, in a way that cares for them, our ancestors, and our descendants. The only way to undo the damage that has been inflicted on our people by colonial governments is to re-assert our inherent right to care for our Ninìdjànisinànig and Weshkinìgidjig.