First Nations Employment
Indigenous-inclusive employer

Community Service Worker

Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre

$50,000/year

Thunder Bay, ON

Contract, On-site, 35 hours per week, 1 opening.

The opportunity

Status
Active until cancelled
Location
Thunder Bay, ON
Employment
Contract, 35 hours per week
Work arrangement
On-site
Openings
1
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
Education
College/CEGEP

Job description

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

  • Socio-economic needs or conditions (housing, nutrition, unemployment, financial assistance)
  • Early intervention programming for at-risk youth

Work setting

  • Community agency
  • Social service or charity agency
  • Community centre

Tasks

  • Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
  • Perform administrative tasks
  • Implement life skills workshops
  • Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
  • Conduct follow-up assessments
  • Develop, co-ordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
  • Housekeeping activities
  • Food preparation
  • 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
  • Accompany clients to appointments and social outings
  • Manage events
  • Manage knowledge
  • Offer mentoring

Supervision

  • 1 to 2 people
  • 3-4 people
  • 5-10 people
  • 11-15 people
  • 16-20 people

Target audience

  • Aboriginal groups

Area of work experience

  • Community service organization

Weight handling

  • Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)

Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

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

Requirements

Languages: English

Education: College/CEGEP; or equivalent experience; Ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies, other

Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

  • Cultural Awareness Training
  • First Aid Certificate
  • CPR Certificate
  • Food Safety Certificate

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Electronic mail
  • MS Office

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check
  • Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Physically demanding
  • Tight deadlines
  • Attention to detail
  • Large workload

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

Who can apply

  • a Canadian citizen
  • a permanent resident of Canada
  • a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Benefits

Other benefits

  • Other benefits

Work location

Where you’ll work.

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The employer

Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre

Who this posting welcomes

Indigenous-inclusive employer

The employer indicated on this posting that they welcome applications from Indigenous people.

Based in
Thunder Bay, ON

Also open at Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre

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Applying

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Posted
Published for
9 days
Vacancies
1
Category
Social & Community Services
Languages
English
NOC
42201

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