Career Opportunity: Life Skills Worker

Location: Prince George, British Columbia

Employment Type: Full Time- Term

Carrier Sekani Family Services (CSFS) - A Great Experience Awaits You: CSFS is an innovative and progressive leader in Indigenous health and family services where culture is in everything we do. Since our beginnings 30 years ago, CSFS has grown to over 300 employees providing services to 11-member Nations. Enjoy unique experiences, close connections with communities, and a strong focus on professional development opportunities, as well as the natural wonders of the northern BC while you work.

The Opportunity: The Life Skills Worker is accountable for providing the day to day program services outlined in the Bridging to Employment Program, Funding Contribution Agreement. This includes the development of life skills and employment educational programming, one on one support with participants to ensure they have opportunities to increase their ability to achieve financial self-sufficiency through employment.

• Ensure the implementation of programming based on program objectives as outlined in the deliverables of funding contracts, community plans and individual employment goal plans
• Ensure data collection and file maintenance
• Prepare reports as required
• Provide individual assessments and follow intake processes for applicants to the program as outlined in the funding contract
• Oversee and facilitate culturally appropriate therapeutic life skills and employment psycho-social education training that is experiential in nature and follows contractual obligation as well as the individual needs of the program participants
• Provide referrals for program participants and their families to access community services as required

Go to www.csfs.org/jobs to view the full job description for this career opportunity.

What You Will Bring to The Role:

• Two year post-secondary Diploma in a related field: Life Skills, Social Service
• Therapeutic life skills certification or employment counseling certification an asset
• Experience working in a training or educational setting as a facilitator
• Experience in working with addiction, family violence and disabilities

The Location:

Prince George sits on the traditional lands of the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation and is the largest city in northern B.C. It is a community that includes the renowned University of Northern B.C. and the College of New Caledonia, affordable housing, complemented by an international airport. Prince George offers unparalleled access to outdoor recreation that contributes to the city's high quality of life and standards of living. The Fraser and Nechako rivers are focal points of an extensive park and trail system of more than 100 parks. Enjoy opportunities for year-round outdoor activities from camping to snowshoeing. Learn more about Prince George at https://tourismpg.com/ .

What CSFS Team Members Are Saying

• We live by our organization values of Responsibility, Caring and Compassion while caring and advocating for vulnerable people.
• Supported to pursue life long learning, professional development and recognition for your contribution
• Family like atmosphere without traditional corporate inflexibility
• Recognize the value of Carrier Sekani Knowledge holders and language speakers

Hurry and Apply Now! Go to www.csfs.org/jobs to view the full job description for this career opportunity.

Deadline to apply: December 30, 2022. Along with your resume, please submit a cover letter outlining why you are interested in this opportunity, what skills and experience you will bring, and how your qualifications will make you successful in this role.

With the continuation of the global pandemic and because CSFS provides services to First Nations communities, classified as “Vulnerable Populations,” and to protect the health and safety of employees, candidates applying for employment will need to agree to provide their covid-19 vaccination status as a condition of employment.