SUMMARY OF THE POSITION
Person who, without having a diploma as a Community Worker or a Social Assistance Technician and within the limits of her / his skills and training, does work that is similar in nature and related to that of a Community Worker or a Social Assistance Technician.
SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS :
The Primary care community representative works with other members of the healthcare team to support the delivery of clinical services.
The person works for the Awash & Uschiniichisuu services that delivers general services to clients aged 0 to 29 years old. The tasks may include :
- Acts as a liaison to help people navigates the medical system and to help the non-indigenous healthcare workers to understand Cree culture and values in order to deliver culturally appropriate care;
- Reports on medical file after seeing the patients;* Work in a multidisciplinary team and participate in inter-professional meetings with community workers, nurses, doctors, nutritionist, dental and psychoeducators, social worker and other community health services and staff;
- Provide emotional support to the clients;
- Participate in intervention plans;* Promotes Health awareness in the community including disease prevention (outreach, pamphlets, workshops, radio);
- Carries out all other related tasks upon the request of her / his immediate supervisor.
Education :
High School diploma.
Knowledge and abilities :
- Demonstrates ability to translate the information from Cree to a second language (or the opposite) into an oral or written way;
- Motivation to work in a health field : education, promotion and prevention of illness to support the individual and community in a holistic manner, to learn more about a healthy lifestyle;
- Interested in families and human relations;
- Sensitivity in coping with behavior problems;
- Good critical thinking, synthesis, organizational and decision-making skills;
- Emotional maturity;
- Autonomous, flexible, discreet and empathetic;
- Teamwork skill, dynamism, sense of accountability and resourcefulness;
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
LANGUAGE* Fluent in Cree and English.
Il y a 7 jours