Cultural Navigator (FT)- Collaborative Service Delivery

Catholic Social Services is currently seeking a Full-time 40 hours per week, Indigenous Cultural Navigator in EDMONTON to join our Collaborative Service Delivery (CSD) Program. Providing excellent client-centered care, you are confident, thoughtful, and motivated to achieve success when supporting others.

Program Overview:

The Indigenous Cultural Navigator provides holistic care for Indigenous children, youth and family in a healing and reconciliation capacity. In recognition that Indigenous culture and ceremony are key elements in recovery from trauma, this position ensures that Indigenous cultural resources are available to meet their needs.

Job Summary:

• Gather information from the family on their experiences, connections and what is important to them and what connections can be built on to strengthen support to the children, youth and family
• Document meetings and support provided to families
• Develop a cultural plan for the service team to use including ideas for removing barriers
• Facilitate access to traditional teachings and ceremonies, promote cultural awareness, language support, cultural based healing, ceremony in practice, work with Elders and traditional people as required, connect and build relationships with Bands and assist with traditional medicines.
• Promote relationships with bands and facilitate children, youth and families connection/travel to their bands
• Act as a cultural resource and support as required, to promote healing and reconciliation for children, youth and families
• Facilitate talking, teaching and healing circles, with a priority to services and supports for Indigenous children, youth and families

What This Job Requires:

• A diploma/degree in Human Services (or equivalent)
• A minimum of one (1) year working with children and families, in-home family support work is an asset
• Demonstrated and related one (1) year work experience within an Indigenous organization or community is an asset
• A valid driver's license and a reliable vehicle are required for the position
• Police Information Check including vulnerable sector search, Intervention Record Check current within six (6) months
• Drivers Abstract with no more than six (6) demerit points are conditions of employment and the financial responsibility of the candidate.
• Required 2 years of Driving experience

What We Offer:

• The annual salary for this position is $54,851.76 to $61,721.28 based on qualifications and experience.
• We offer flexibility and supportive working environment.
• Flexible benefit options when eligible.
• Work within a highly collaborative, team-oriented organization, where your ideas are heard, and you can see your impact consistently.
• Growth Opportunities: apply and grow your skills within a dynamic, innovative and expanding Agency that is taking a leadership role in our industry.

About Catholic Social Services:

You will be joining an established Agency that is guided by faith to care for and bring hope to people in need with humility, compassion and respect.

With more than 60 years of service delivery, Catholic Social Services is one of the largest multi-function social services agencies in Canada, with more than 1900 staff, and hundreds of volunteers delivering 130+ programs throughout Central Alberta and Edmonton.

Our values are at the core of everything we do!

• Humility: We acknowledge with gratitude our human abilities and limitations. We demonstrate humility by doing the best that we can with the resources that we have.
• Compassion: We respond to people in need with love. We demonstrate our compassion by caring for people without judgment and without condition.
• Respect: We demonstrate our respect by being personally present, open and attentive to those we care for and by honouring their dignity and freedom.

We thank all applicants. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

We embrace diversity and offer equal opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of origin, culture, ethnicity, age, ability, gender identity, and people of faith or no faith.