Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc.
Full Time Position
Family Support Coordinator
Medicine Bear Counselling, Support, and Elder Services

Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc. Is a nonprofit, community based; Indigenous lead human services organization that provides a range of Indigenous identified programs and services that focus on the wholeness, wellness and that builds on the strengths and resilience of Indigenous People.

Family Support Coordinator

As the Family Support Coordinator you work from your heart and are a highly compassionate, skilled and creative leader with a passion for supporting families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and ending violence. You use an anti-oppressive and human rights analysis to understand Indigenous women and girl's experience with all forms of violence. You know from personal experience that reclaiming Indigenous cultural practices is a foundation for coping with complex grief and trauma and are committed to healing and wellness. You are committed to cultural safety practice and decolonizing trauma informed care. You are a successful systems advocate and able to assist families to access community resources and supports. You are able to see strength in all people and help people to see the strength in themselves.

As the Family Support Coordinator you will also have experienced in implementing, managing, monitoring and evaluating an annual workplan including report writing, data collection, budget management and supervising a small team of professionals. Your responsibilities include facilitating opportunities for individual, family and group counselling/healing, program development, identifying and engaging Knowledge Keepers and ensuring families have access to a range of ceremonial practices and/or western therapeutic modalities and supports.

You have strong interpersonal and conflict resolutions skills and you have experience working across sectors including government, policing, child welfare and health and social services.

Qualifications

• University Degree or Certificate in related field, or an equivalent combination of relevant post-secondary education, experience and training
• Minimum three (3) years’ experience working within the Indigenous community
• Demonstrated commitment to the strengths and values of Indigenous knowledge, cultural reclamation and traditional practices;
• An understanding of the Indigenous economic, cultural and political environments
• Commitment to and experience in cultural reclamation practice and traditional healing practices is essential
• Intimate knowledge of the issues of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
• Proven experience in creative Supervision, leadership, mentorship and support to a staff team (including contract staff)
• Demonstrated short-term and ongoing counselling skills
• Experience in program coordination, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all program related objectives/deliverables
• Experience facilitating sharing/healing circles and knowledge of traditional healing practices
• Effective crisis intervention skills
• Practice and possess strong organizational skills, excellent communication, both written and oral, and professional work behavior;
• Excellent Computer skills, including effective working of MS Word, Excel and e-mail required.

Candidates are required to provide a current Criminal Record Check and a Child Abuse Registry Self-Check. Valid driver’s license with driver’s abstract and access to a vehicle is an asset. Candidates must be prepared to work 40 hours a week with flexible hours including evenings and weekends.

Ka Ni Kanichihk is committed to achieving employment equity, therefore encourages applicants to self-declare in cover letter if Indigenous (First Nation, Status and Non-Status, Metis and Inuit).

Applications for this position will be received up to closing on December 4, 2017. Please submit your Resume, cover letter and 3 work related references to:

Human Resource Administrator
Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc.
455 McDermot Ave.
Winnipeg, MB R3A 0B5
Fax # (204)953-5824
Email: fpasquarelli at kanikanichihk.ca

Ka Ni Kanichihk thanks all applicants, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.