SUMMARY OF THE POSITION Person who participates in identifying the needs of the population and uses the appropriate techniques to implement various community action programs. She/he acts as a resource person for community groups. SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS Under the authorization of the Coordinator Uschiniichisuu, the community worker works with a clientele of 10 to 29 years old to improve their social and psychological functioning and therefore, maximize their well-being. The functions include: • Intervene with people or groups of people who encounter social issues (mentally handicapped, drug addiction, integration problems, suicide, etc.); • Respond to crisis situations with people in distress; • Use different methods, approaches and techniques (individual interview, group facilitation, social activities, etc.) to intervene effectively with the clients and their family; • Arrange counseling sessions and counsel clients in individual and group sessions; • Provide emotional support to the clients; • Receives and assesses service requests from individual users or groups and refers them to the appropriate programs, services or resources (ex: Youth protection, NNADAP worker and other medical Social Services staff and other organisms within and outside the community); • Attend or contribute towards court cases; • Work in close collaboration with social workers; • Participate in intervention plans; • Write reports; • Perform home visits; • Establish relationship with other organisms such as the band office, foster care,



etc.; • Carrie out other tasks usually assigned to a Community worker on the request of his supervisor. REQUIREMENTS Education: • Must have a diploma of college studies in social work techniques or social service techniques or another appropriate specialization from a school recognized by the Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport; • This job title also includes those who have a certificate of college studies in social work techniques or social service techniques; • Applicants with an attestation of college studies in Educators in Native Childcare Services or Special Needs Education aboriginal and Inuit children may be considered. Knowledge and Abilities: • Knowledge of Cree culture and social/health issues in Eeyou Istchee; • Knowledge of Eenou/Eeyou Pimaatsiiun healing practices and paradigms is an asset; • Ability to communicate with people, to run interviews and to establish and maintain a "helping relationship with beneficiaries"; • Ready to learn about 2nd line services ("Youth Protection" and "Young Offender Procedures"); • Skills in counseling and Knowledge of the laws: Y.O.A, Y.P.A, L.H.S.S.S; • Ability to work in collaboration with CLSC Community worker, NNADAP worker and other medical social services staff and other organisms within and outside the community; • Initiative, dynamism and sense of responsibility; • Must show initiative, be energetic, exhibit responsibility and professionalism; • Must be sensitive to issues within the family unit. LANGUAGE • Fluent in Cree and English; • Fluency in French is an asset. OTHER • Possibility of on-call period.

📌 COMMUNITY WORKER (2375) at CBHSSJB (Saint-Prime)
🏢 Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay
📍 Saint-Prime