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First Nation Representative's Services Co-ordinator
Reporting to the Director of Prevention the First Nation Representative Services Co-ordinator will engage with child and family services providers and participate in child and family service matters as set out in provincial, territorial and federal child and family services laws.
First Nation Representative Services activities include, but are not limited to:
    serving as the main contact between a First Nation and child and family services providers
    exercising the rights and responsibilities of the First Nation under provincial, territorial and federal child and family services laws
    ensuring that child and family services providers address the real needs of First Nations children, youth, and families, including needs tied to culture, land and geography, and the effects of historical and contemporary disadvantage;
    building and maintaining meaningful cultural, family, and community connections for First Nations children, youth, and families involved with the child and family services system
    facilitating the repatriation and/or reunification of children and youth in care with their family and First Nation(s)
    supporting First Nations children, youth and families involved or at risk of involvement with the child and family services system outside of their home communities, including working across different regions and jurisdictions
    supporting First Nations youth and young adults with post-majority support services
    participating in child and family services administrative and court proceedings
    accessing legal resources to represent the First Nation's interests in child and family services administrative and court proceedings
    receiving and responding to notices under provincial, territorial and federal child and family services laws
    helping families access prevention supports
    supporting customary care, kinship care and alternative care arrangements