Posted 5 days ago
Community worker (2375) at cbhssjb
@ Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay (CBHSSJB)
Mistissini, Quebec
Overview
Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay (CBHSSJB) is hiring a part-time community worker to support youth and young adults aged 10 to 29 with social and psychological needs. The role involves crisis response, counselling, home visits, court support and referrals under the coordinator's authority. The posting requires a college social work or social service techniques diploma, fluency in Cree and English, and possible on-call periods.
Responsibilities:
- Intervene with youth and families facing social issues
- Respond to crisis situations and provide emotional support
- Perform home visits and assess service requests
- Refer clients to programs and services
- Attend or contribute to court cases
Requirements summary:
- College diploma in social work or social service techniques
- Fluent in Cree and English
- Knowledge of Cree culture and Eeyou Istchee issues
- Knowledge of Youth Protection and youth justice laws
- Counselling skills and helping relationship ability
- Possible on-call period
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-03
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-11
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-08
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Job details
| Department | Social & community services |
| Travel | ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Client sites, Office, Home |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | Cree, English |
| Education | College diploma (required) |
| Fields of study | social work techniques, social service techniques |
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Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay (CBHSSJB)
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SUMMARY OF THE POSITION
Person who participates in identifying the needs of the population and uses the appropriate techniques to implement various community action programs. She/he acts as a resource person for community groups.
SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS
Under the authorization of the Coordinator Uschiniichisuu, the community worker works with a clientele of 10 to 29 years old to improve their social and psychological functioning and therefore, maximize their well-being. The functions include:
• Intervene with people or groups of people who encounter social issues (mentally handicapped, drug addiction, integration problems, suicide, etc.);
• Respond to crisis situations with people in distress;
• Use different methods, approaches and techniques (individual interview, group facilitation, social activities, etc.) to intervene effectively with the clients and their family;
• Arrange counseling sessions and counsel clients in individual and group sessions;
• Provide emotional support to the clients;
• Receives and assesses service requests from individual users or groups and refers them to the appropriate programs, services or resources (ex: Youth protection, NNADAP worker and other medical Social Services staff and other organisms within and outside the community);
• Attend or contribute towards court cases;
• Work in close collaboration with social workers;
• Participate in intervention plans;
• Write reports;
• Perform home visits;
• Establish relationship with other organisms such as the band office, foster care, etc.;
• Carrie out other tasks usually assigned to a Community worker on the request of his supervisor.
REQUIREMENTS
Education:
• Must have a diploma of college studies in social work techniques or social service techniques or another appropriate specialization from a school recognized by the Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport;
• This job title also includes those who have a certificate of college studies in social work techniques or social service techniques;
• Applicants with an attestation of college studies in Educators in Native Childcare Services or Special Needs Education aboriginal and Inuit children may be considered.
Knowledge and Abilities:
• Knowledge of Cree culture and social/health issues in Eeyou Istchee;
• Knowledge of Eenou/Eeyou Pimaatsiiun healing practices and paradigms is an asset;
• Ability to communicate with people, to run interviews and to establish and maintain a "helping relationship with beneficiaries";
• Ready to learn about 2nd line services ("Youth Protection" and "Young Offender Procedures");
• Skills in counseling and Knowledge of the laws: Y.O.A, Y.P.A, L.H.S.S.S;
• Ability to work in collaboration with CLSC Community worker, NNADAP worker and other medical social services staff and other organisms within and outside the community;
• Initiative, dynamism and sense of responsibility;
• Must show initiative, be dynamic, exhibit responsibility and professionalism;
• Must be sensitive to issues within the family unit.
LANGUAGE
• Fluent in Cree and English;
• Fluency in French is an asset.
OTHER
• Possibility of on-call period.
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