05 Oct
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Boyle Street Community Services
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Edmonton
05 Oct
Boyle Street Community Services
Edmonton
Temporary Full Time More Than 6 Months Front Line Edmonton, AB, CA
Salary Range: $27.97 To $29.25 Hourly Hours: 37.5 hours/week including weekends and evenings to meet families’ needs. This is a temporary 6-month position, with the possibility of extension. “Despite great challenges we believe unhealthy cycles can be broken, new opportunities created and, through healing, health restored.” The Ubuntu CSD (Collaborative Service Delivery) Program is seeking a Family Connections Facilitator; an integral role on the team responsible for working with families and youth to help them to create a safe and healthy household, to model parenting skills, develop healthy family relationships and boundaries, and to provide fully engaging family time visits.
Family Connections
Facilitators strive to build a family’s capacity with an emphasis on community and cultural involvement, and helping connect families and youth to long term supports in their communities. “Work in collaboration with the FSW, family members, and other service team members to develop a CSPF for the family that focuses on specific goals and reflects Ubuntu’s four pillars (children, family, community, and culture) Address safety concerns by providing coaching on stress and anger management. Support fully engaging family time visits between parents and their children Provide coaching on life skills such as household management, cleaning, nutrition in meal planning and grocery shopping where appropriate. Work with the service team to locate and connect family members to local community resources that will continue to work with the family following Children Services file closure.
Connect families to positive cultural and community activities to build their self-esteem and sense of identity as well as expand their healthy support network (attend activities with them to build relationship and confidence).
Advocate on behalf of families and build capacity to empower families to advocate for themselves to community agencies to help families meet their needs It is a community where everyone helps and contributes to the whole, and there is an expectation that all employees will take part in events (during the work week and occasionally during weekends and evenings). This includes fundraising campaigns, running community meals, medicine picking etc.
All staff at BSCS are expected to participate in occasional outreach and emergency response efforts (e.g., It is a community where everyone helps and contributes to the whole, and there is an expectation that all employees will take part in events (during the work week and occasionally during weekends and evenings). This includes fundraising campaigns, running community meals, medicine picking etc.
Post Secondary
Degree or Diploma in a relevant field of study (i.e., Human Services, Social Work) Family Group Conference certificate or any group facilitation/mediation certification is an asset. Three or more years of experience working with families in the human service field or non-profit sector is an asset.
Police
Check with the Vulnerable Sector and Child and Youth Intervention Check completed within the past six months.
Valid
Class 5 Non-GDL license and access to a reliable vehicle All work done positively impacts the community and its members! Various training initiatives, and development opportunities Boyle Street Community Services (BSCS) is a values-driven organization that believes our clients are the experts in their own life. Your job will be to foster innovation with your team alongside our community members.
Boyle Street Community
Services aims to foster a work environment that is rich with Indigenous culture, teachings, ceremonies, and activities- as a reflection of the communities we serve and the land we reside upon.
Boyle Street Community
Services is an equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity of the communities we serve and are committed to engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Boyle Street Community
Services welcomes applications from First Nations, Métis, & Inuit peoples as well as Recent Canadian, differently abled, and LGBTQ2S communities. #
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