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SUMMARY OF THE POSITION
This individual participates in the assessment and analysis of user needs, the development of norms, policies, clinical tools, and professional practice standards, and the search for appropriate solutions, with the goal of helping the institution improve the quality of professional services. They contribute to the adoption of clinical orientations, models, and approaches. They advise and support various stakeholders in the application of clinical processes with users. They may participate in various teaching and training activities.

SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS
• Participates to the development, implementation, evaluation and review of rehabilitation programs, and of standards of the professional practice;
• Gives support to the rehabilitation staff to understand the family dynamic;
• Participates to the identification of the needs and to the presentation of the youth’s clinical profile.

REQUIREMENTS
Education:
• Bachelor degree in social work, psychoeducation, criminology or other degree deemed relevant.

Experience:
• Two (2) years of relevant experience working with youth and their families in a well-defined clinical intervention, in a community based or working in a framework based on the community;
• Experience in supervision.

In the absence of applicants with the above-mentioned requirements, applicants with the below detailed requirements can be considered.

• College diploma in Social Work;
• Five (5) years of relevant experience as a YHS Educator.

Knowledge and Abilities:
• Good knowledge of the Act on the youth protection (AYP) and on the criminal justice Act for adolescents (CJAA);
• Knowledge of the child development and family dynamic;
• Experience in case management and as a clinical advisor;
• Experience in working in a multidisciplinary team;
• Knowledge of Cree culture and social/health issues in Eeyou Istchee is an asset;
• Knowledge of Eenou/Eeyou Pimaatsiiun healing practices and paradigms is an asset;
• Knowledge and experience with autism and behavioral techniques;
• Knowledge of appropriate ways to handle intervention with challenging behavior;
• Good understanding of psychosocial issues;
• Experience with First Nation or with cross cultural work is an asset;
• Experience with community-based interventions and coordination of service plans;
• Excellent interpersonal and listening communication, and teamwork skills;
• Ability to communicate theoretical and practical knowledge, as applied to coaching and training;
• Work in a team environment, open to change and development of services, excellent interpersonal skills;
• Autonomous, flexible and discrete;
• Analytical, good judgment, empathetic;
• Excellent critical thinking, synthesis, organizational and decision-making skills;
• High adaptability capacity.

LANGUAGE
• Fluent in Cree and English;
• Fluency in French is an asset.

OTHER
• Ability to travel as required.