Land Based Coordinator

Why make ONWA your career choice

Make a difference in the lives of Indigenous peoples by supporting and advocating for positive prides itself on providing all employees with a total rewards package that is generous and supports our workforce and their family members:

• Competitive salaries
• Generous paid vacation time
• Paid time off at Christmas above paid vacation time
• Additional paid stat and civic holidays
• 35 hour work week
• Comprehensive benefits program including health paramedical dental vision and EAP. All premiums covered by the employer
• Healthcare Spending Account and Lifestyle Spending Account
• Participate in CAAT defined benefit pension plan and retire with secure lifetime retirement income
• Paid sick days
• Paid cultural/personal wellness days
• Flexible scheduling to support work-life balance
• Ongoing professional development

VISION

At the Ontario Native Womens Association (ONWA) we celebrate and honour the safety and healing of Indigenous Women and Girls as theytake up their leadership roles in the family community provincially nationally and internationally for generations to come.

SCOPE

The Land Based Coordinator position is a key component in the delivery of the ONWA Mental Health Program and ensures a range of wholistic services. This position coordinates land-based activities and traditional healing through ceremony and by offering indigenous teachings and guidance to staff and community or community members. The Land Based Coordinator provides traditional knowledge cultural supports teachings and traditional counselling services that promote healing wellness language restoration and cultural connection for Indigenous women and their families through a culturally grounded and trauma-informed approach.

QUALIFICATIONS

SKILLS:

• Post-secondary diploma or bachelors degree in Social Work Indigenous Studies Health Sociology Womens Studies or a related field or a combination of relevant education and experience.
  
• Minimum of three (3) to five (5) years experience leading and coordinating traditional interventions practices and ceremonies using a Two-Eyed Seeing approach.
  
• Strong knowledge of Indigenous cultures traditions and ceremonies such as sweat lodge qulliq lighting drumming and other traditional practices such as sewing harvesting drumming and throat singing.
  
• Strong understanding of traditional counselling practices and the ability to facilitate and/or coordinate on the land activities.
  
• Ability to facilitate cultural programming healing circles teachings workshops and educational sessions.
  
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
  
• Ability to travel when required.
  
• Ability to speak an Indigenous language is considered an asset.

KNOWLEDGE:

• Strong knowledge and awareness of Indigenous culture traditions ceremony and cultural practices that support healing and wellness.
  
• Thorough knowledge and experience working within a gender-based lens and perspective.
  
• Awareness of the recent historical and intergenerational trauma experienced by Indigenous women and their families.
  
• Understanding of cultural trauma-informed care and wise practices in providing trauma-informed services.
  
• Knowledge of traditional medicines traditional foods harvesting practices and cultural teachings.

Please know this is an existing role we are looking to fill.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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Required Experience:

Manager