Parry Sound Friendship Centre is an Indigenous-led organization dedicated to fostering healing across generations and encouraging profound pride in indigenous identity with the Muskoka and Parry Sound regions. The Cultural Resource Coordinator (CRC) is responsible for maintaining a consistent cultural framework across the Friendship Centre. The CRC delivers prevention-focused, culturally responsive support to address multigenerational trauma. By collaborating with Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and community partners, the CRC creates safe, affirming spaces that promote healing, wellness, and reconciliation for urban Indigenous children, families, and staff. The position coordinates and supports all aspects of cultural knowledge transfer and planning within the Friendship Centre, including but not limited to culture-based healing; cultural awareness, safety, and competency; facilitating ceremonies and teachings; and working with Elders and traditional people as needed.
Position Objectives:
- To build upon the skills and knowledge within Friendship Centre and community of local and traditional Indigenous ways of life
- To facilitate increased access to culture and cultural knowledge within the Friendship Centre, with children, youth and families as the priority, and froRm a perspective that promotes healing
- To ensure safe transmission of cultural knowledge for Friendship Centre and community
- To foster connections to cultural knowledge and ways of being, both within Friendship Centre and with the broader community from a perspective that promotes reconciliation
Requirements:
- Post-secondary education in indigenous studies and/or combination of equivalent and relevant education
- Minimum of 3 to 5 years of demonstrated and related work experience within an Indigenous organization or community
- Strong knowledge and awareness of Indigenous culture and history with particular emphasis on family violence, child welfare, the impacts of trauma, Indigenous youth engagement and outreach
- Knowledge and experience working with urban Indigenous children, youth and families in a healing and reconciliation capacity
- Exceptional knowledge of Indigenous historical and contemporary issues
- Ability to work with and maintain annual program budget
- Ability to work with various computer programs (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite) and to input client/participant information using established databases
- Comprehension of written/spoken Ojibwe language is considered an asset
- Valid driver's license and a clear driver's abstract required
- Must provide a satisfactory CPIC Vulnerable Sector Check
While we encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply, those of Indigenous descent will be given preference.
Please submit a cover letter, resume
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $54,600.00-$58,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Life insurance
- Vision care
Work Location: In person
