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FRASER RIVER
INDIGENOUS SOCIETY
employment
Access Worker
Classification: Wage Grid Level 12 JJEP
Permanent Full Time: 35 hrs. (Tuesday - Saturday with occasional evenings) - This position requires union membership.
Location: 200 11830 223rd and outreach
Date of Posting: February 7, 2025
Closing Date: until the position is filled.
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To provide a safe and culturally relevant space for the purpose of visitation. The Supported Access Worker (AW) works with an inter-agency team and the family to reduce the trauma of separation of the child by facilitating positive visits between family members to maintaining significant relationships in the child’s life. The staff supports the child’s safe connections to family (and other significant family members), as well as provides practical parenting support and education for parents. Must possess the ability to consistently lift and support a child in a car seat for the purpose of visitation. Works with the team to support supervised visitations when needed, and to ensure program and family consistency and support.
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Family Strengthening Worker (FSW)
Classification: Wage Grid Level 12 JJEP
Permanent Full Time: 35 hrs. (Monday-Friday with occasional evenings or weekends) - This position requires union membership.
Location: 200 11830 223rd and outreach
Date of Posting: March 21, 2025
Closing Date: until the position is filled.
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The Family Strengthening Workers (FSW) use intensive intervention strategies to support parents/caregivers to care for their children. The work involves hands-on support, engaging in community services, and active communication with involved MCFD or delegated agencies as needed. The FSW works in close consultation with the Family Development Manager and in collaboration with the FRIS team to guide families towards reunification and wellness with strength based and trauma informed approach. The FSW has the responsibility of making program decisions aligned with contractual obligations working from Strength based approach providing families connection to cultural and spiritual expression of self-determination. This is an outreach role and demands a level of self-supervision and flexibility in work schedule. Must possess the ability to consistently lift and support a child in a car seat for the purpose of visitation.
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Indigenous Infant and Child Development Consultant (IICD)
Classification: Wage Grid Level 14-P JJEP
Permanent Full Time: 35 hrs. (Monday-Friday with occasional evenings or weekends) - This position requires union membership.
Location: 200 11830 223rd and outreach
Date of Posting: October 17, 2024
Closing Date: until the position is filled.
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The Indigenous Infant & Child Development (IICD) Consultant provides integrated services as outlined in the provincial Aboriginal Infant Development Program (AIDP) and Aboriginal Supported Child Development Program (ASCD) Guidelines. Consultants support First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children/youth and their caregivers to reach their full potential through a strengths-based, holistic, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive approach. The service is available for ages 0 to 19 residing in Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, and Katzie First Nation. The focus of the service is on health, intellectual, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. Services are provided in the home/community and include family support, provision of developmental and resource information, assessment, individualized activities for children and families, referrals/work with related agencies and professionals, caseload management, group/program facilitation, and work in regulated childcare settings for children/youth needing extra support in their physical, cognitive, communicative, social/emotional development, and/or behavior. Consultants assess children/youth, determine a plan in collaboration with family and childcare providers, monitor progress, and may make recommendations for extra staffing supports.
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Indigenous Cultural Community Liaison
Classification: Family Support Worker, JJEP Grid 12
Permanent Full Time: 35 hrs. (Monday-Friday with occasional evenings or weekends) - This position requires union membership.
Location: 200 11830 223rd and outreach
Date of Posting: September 26, 2024
Closing Date: until the position is filled.
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Fraser River Indigenous Society honours the wisdom of our teachings to create culturally safe programs. The Indigenous Cultural Advisor works with children and families, and individual participants as well as Fraser River Indigenous Society (FRIS) staff to provide information and offer cultural guidance. The Cultural Advisor supports staff to ensure efforts are made to connect individuals and children/youth and families to their Indigenous culture through community engagement, cultural teachings, and connection with home communities. The Cultural Advisor may participate in family meetings, foundation meetings, intakes, or other meetings in collaboration with the FRIS staff for the purpose of mediation, emotional support, and disputes or to ensure that cultural needs are taken into consideration. The position is responsible to develop and facilitate programs in order to support cultural connections and to promote cultural understanding for individuals, families and staff.
Under Section 25 of the Constitution Act and Section 16 (1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act FRIS will give preferences to Indigenous peoples. Only short–listed candidates will be contacted