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COMMUNITY ORGANIZER
Full time - permanent position (35 hours/week)
RESPONSIBILITY
The Val-d’Or Native Friendship Centre is a hub of urban services, a living environment and a cultural anchor for the First Peoples, fostering harmonious cohabitation in its community. Rooted in human values of inclusion, solidarity, equity and justice, the Centre shares this vision of a fairer society, which makes way for diversity, without discrimination. 
 
If you are looking for a motivating place that showcase First nations culture and a cause to mobilize around, you are going to love working with our teams. The Centre's great quest is the Mino Pimatisi8in, which refers to the state of overall, harmonious, and balanced well-being and, more broadly, the quality of life of its community. 

YOUR BIG CHALLENGES
  • As a multidisciplinary team, participate in the development of a renewed service offering through a dynamic and evolving workplace.
  • Analyze the information collected, identify priorities, and develop a schedule of activities. 
  • Plan, organize and host specific activities for community members in accordance with service’s objectives. 
  • Participate in the creation of support groups, workshops, discussion circles and other community and social programs.
  • Build a relationship based on trust with members.
 
REQUIREMENTS
 
Your profile 
  •  Hold a college degree in social work or equivalent, combined with 6 months to 1 year of work experience in a similar field or 6 years of work experience as an equivalent.
  •  Have work experience and/or knowledge related to the reality of First Nations communities.
  •  General knowledge of clinical professional standards and practices.
  •  Master Office suite software.
  •  Good knowledge of French and English. 
 
Your skills
  •  Interpersonal skills. 
  •  Listening skills and empathy.
  •  Strong teamwork aptitude.
  •  Excellent sense of planning and organization. 
  •  Creativity and dynamism.
  •  Great adaptability in an evolving context.
  •  Autonomy and initiative.
 
OUR BENEFITS
  •  Hourly rate from $21.91 to $28.34, depending on experience.
  •  Summer schedule.
  •  Work-family balance valued.
  •  Group Insurance.
  •  Voluntary retirement savings plan.
  •  Paid sick leave and personal leave.
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OTHERS
 Workplace: Val-d’Or Native Friendship Centre and outreach
 Start date: As soon as possible.
 
You are interested in this challenge? Interested candidates are invited to submit their application, at the following address: 
 
Val-d’Or Native Friendship Centre
Human Resources Services 
Email address: [email protected]
Website: www.caavd.ca
 
We encourage First Nations applications. We thank you for your interest in our organization. 
Please note than only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. 
The male gender is used to lighten the text. It includes the female gender and is not intended to be discriminatory.
 
The Val-d’Or Native Friendship Centre is a hub of urban services, a living environment and a cultural anchor for the First Peoples, fostering harmonious cohabitation in its community. Rooted in human values of inclusion, solidarity, equity and justice, the Centre shares this vision of a fairer society, which makes way for diversity, without discrimination. 
 
If you are looking for a motivating place that showcase First nations culture and a cause to mobilize around, you are going to love working with our teams. The Centre's great quest is the Mino Pimatisi8in, which refers to the state of overall, harmonious, and balanced well-being and, more broadly, the quality of life of its community. 
 
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