North Resource Development Coordinator

COMPETITION # 2024-96

NATIONAL OCCUPATION CODE 42201

POSITION TYPE PERMANENT, FULL-TIME (Travel to SE Communities as needed)

OVERVIEW : Reporting to Wellness Advisor / Manager, The Community Resource Development Coordinator is responsible for ensuring children and youth who access Shawenim Abinoojii’s programs and services, are engaged with opportunities to connect to their identify through cultural and land-based programming.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Establish positive and effective partnerships with communities, SECFS, resources and service.
• Establish positive and effective partnerships with communities, SECFS, resources, and service collaterals on and off-reserve.
• Research and apply for Grants to build programming, run activities, and initiate cultural services that will be geared towards and benefit the children, youth, and families in the community.
• Provide monthly Program Reports outlining planned, ongoing, and completed research grants, services, activities, strategies and needs.
• Recruitment of Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and Community Members to help facilitate programming and services.
• Running workshops for children, youth, and families such as beading, traditional crafting, and Indigenous centered activities.
• Engaging families, children, youth, and the community in setting up and facilitating workshops, events, and programming.
• Develop and facilitate House Parent, Support / Respite, and staff cultural centered teachings, training, and events.
• Finding and planning outside Training / Trainers to attend to the community to facilitate workshops.
• Running Pilot Programs to determine if programming will be successful, how it needs to be altered to fit the needs of all communities.
• Work with the NRCP Community Coordinators and NRCP Case Managers to organize and facilitate Community-based events
• Partner with Community Resources (SECFS, Jordan’s Principle, Leadership, Head Start, Schools etc.)
• Host activities and events that is responsive to community needs and strengths, for the purpose of supporting healthy recreation and community engagement
• Practice inclusion – include all community members in events and encourage SAI homes to engage with others at community events.
• Travel to the SE Communities as needed.
• Utilize a strength-based approach in identifying responses to community needs.
• Coordinate purchase of food and supplies when travelling to communities.
• Actively participate in Community Resources pages on social media.
• Distribute notices of community-based SAI activities and gatherings.
• Developing Holiday and seasonal based contests, events, and activities.
• Ensure outcomes, assessments, service plans are current and up to date.

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