Jordans Principle Case Aid
Jordans Principle Case Aid
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Employment Opportunity: Jordans Principle Case Aid
Location: Halifax NS
Salary Range: $57500.00 year
Employment Term: April March 31 2026 (possibility of renewal) Full time hours 35 hours/ week)
General Description:
Mikmaw Native Friendship Centre is centrally located in the urban Indigenous community of Halifax and is looking for One 1 Jordans Principle Case Aid. The Jordans Principle Case Aid (CA) is responsible for assisting the Jordan Principle Coordinator to ensure effective and efficient operations necessary for the Jordans Principle Program. The CA will utilize an integrative multidisciplinary approach for children and youth with social emotional behavioural and mental health needs to access services with the goal of improving positive outcomes for affected children/ families while using a holistic cultural approach.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work collaboratively with children and their families by providing support to access services
- Maintain a high level of confidentiality
- Case management of files
- Complete intakes/ case noting
- Maintain files and documentation requirements
- Help with recommending referrals for assessments to appropriate certified professionals
- Meet the client family children on their terms by being flexible and nonjudgemental
- Build relationships with partners and resources so the families/ children can access a wide range of services
- Work with interdepartmental staff to meet the needs of the family and children and identify gaps in services which you will need to help problem solve
- Assist families with navigating the health and social systems in a timely manner
- Document the needs and services for children who require services
- Assist families (on and off reserve) to complete and submit applications for funding
- Ensure program model is implemented in a cultural way
- Be knowledgeable with Department of Indigenous Services Canada documentation related to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal and Jordans Principle
- Be knowledgeable of the Department of Community Services
- Provide information sessions/ community forums on Jordans Principle to enhance awareness in communities and collaborate with those providing existing communitybased services
- Prepare reports for the Jordans Principal Coordinator
- Work proactively to identify children with unmet needs to facilitate early intervention and timely access to services and resources
- Attend professional development opportunities as requested
Qualifications:
- College/ university degree Social Services/ Human Services and least 5 years of experience in case management working in health social or education sectors by providing communitybased services
- Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered
- Must have exceptional interpersonal leadership team building and reporting skills
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office applications
- Knowledge of First Nations Communities/ Culture and the Urban/ Rural Indigenous Community
- Must possess a current vulnerable sector check child abuse registrar
- Knowledge and understanding of poverty related issues trends and services
- Understanding of Jordans Principles Initiative
- Must have a valid drivers license
- Access to a reliable means of transportation (must own a working vehicle)
- Provide a current driver abstract & proof of insurance
- Indigenous Ancestry is an asset please self identify
Application Deadline: Open Until March 25th 2025
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel working within this job title.
The Mikmaw Native Friendship Centre is an equal opportunity employer; and complies with all fair employment practices laws. We are committed to providing a workplace free form unlawful discrimination and harassment and prohibit the same against employees applicants or other covered persons by coworkers supervisors managers or third parties based on a persons race color religion creed sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin ancestry age veterans status disability unrelated to job requirements ethnicity genetic information military service political affiliation marital status and pregnancy or other protected status.
Qualified Indigenous applicants will be given priority in accordance with the Aboriginal Employment Preference Policy of the Canadian Human Rights Commission. The Mikmaw Native Friendship Centre (MNFC) reserves the right to refuse all applications for employment. The MNFC will not assume any expenses related to this or any job application process included and not limited to travel relocation and application development.
*Only those applicants who are screened in for an interview will be contacted.
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