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 dynamic, 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.