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Primary Care Community Representative- Awash & Uschiniichisuu (S-2425-0777A)

Primary Care Community Representative- Awash & Uschiniichisuu (S-2425-0777A)

Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay (CBHSSJB)Quebec City, QC, Canada
20 days ago
Job description

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.