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Description

The role of the Post Majority Care Navigator is to support and assist First Nation youth up to 26 years of age who are aging out or have aged out of the Child and Family Well-Being system by identifying current need and resources to help transition into adulthood.  The Navigator will provide assistance and guidance to One Arrow First Nation members to identify and build resources/services, develop plans and report on processes/standards to ensure positive outcomes and a smooth transition of services with respect to applicable Post Majority Support Services terms and conditions, child and family services legislation, regulations and policies/procedures. The successful candidate will be required to collaborate with other community departments/teams and develop effective working relationships with community stakeholders.  The Navigator will report to the One Arrow First Nation Child and Family Well-Being Director.
KNOWLEDGE,SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge and understanding of provincial child and family services legislation, regulations, policies/procedures and the FSIN Indian Child Welfare and Family Support Act.
- Familiarity and understanding of challenges encountered by First Nations youth and families.
- Knowledge of data analysis and interpretation.
- Ability to gain trust and confidence in a supporting role.
- Very organized with both written and oral data.
- Ability to break down project needs to task level and communicate needs in a logical format.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and self-motivated.
- Ability to build team work, cooperation and communication amongst multiple departments and program teams.
- Organizational, time management and multi-tasking skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and Power-Point.
EDUCATION:
- Indigenous Social Work Degree or Social work from an Accredited Canadian Institution, other human services related degree will also be considered.