Land Based Coordinator

Why make ONWA your career choice?

Make a difference in the lives of Indigenous peoples by supporting and advocating for positive change. ONWA prides itself on providing all employees with a total rewards package that is generous and supports our workforce and their family members:

Competitive salaries

Generous paid vacation time

Paid time off at Christmas above paid vacation time

Additional paid stat and civic holidays

35 hour work week

Comprehensive benefits program including health, paramedical, dental, vision and EAP. All premiums covered by the employer

Healthcare Spending Account and Lifestyle Spending Account

Participate in CAAT defined benefit pension plan and retire with secure lifetime retirement income

Paid sick days

Paid cultural/personal wellness days

Flexible scheduling to support work-life balance

Ongoing professional development

VISION

At the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA), we celebrate and honour the safety and healing of Indigenous Women and Girls as they take up their leadership roles in the family, community, provincially, nationally and internationally for generations to come.

SCOPE

The Land Based Coordinator position is a key component in the delivery of the ONWA Mental Health Program and ensures a range of wholistic services. This position coordinates land-based activities and traditional healing through ceremony and by offering indigenous teachings and guidance to staff and community or community members. The Land Based Coordinator provides traditional knowledge, cultural supports, teachings, and traditional counselling services that promote healing, wellness, language restoration, and cultural connection for Indigenous women and their families through a culturally grounded and trauma-informed approach.

QUALIFICATIONS

SKILLS:

Post-secondary diploma or bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Indigenous Studies, Health, Sociology, Women’s Studies, or a related field, or a combination of relevant education and experience.

Minimum of three (3) to five (5) years’ experience leading and coordinating traditional interventions, practices, and ceremonies using a Two-Eyed Seeing approach.

Strong knowledge of Indigenous cultures, traditions, and ceremonies such as sweat lodge, qulliq lighting, drumming and other traditional practices such as sewing, harvesting, drumming, and throat singing.

Strong understanding of traditional counselling practices and the ability to facilitate and/or coordinate on the land activities.

Ability to facilitate cultural programming, healing circles, teachings, workshops, and educational sessions.

Strong organizational and communication skills.

Ability to travel when required.

Ability to speak an Indigenous language is considered an asset.

KNOWLEDGE:

Strong knowledge and awareness of Indigenous culture, traditions, ceremony, and cultural practices that support healing and wellness.

Thorough knowledge and experience working within a gender-based lens and perspective.

Awareness of the recent, historical, and intergenerational trauma experienced by Indigenous women and their families.

Understanding of cultural trauma-informed care and wise practices in providing trauma-informed services.

Knowledge of traditional medicines, traditional foods, harvesting practices, and cultural teachings.

Please know, this is an existing role we are looking to fill.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

If you would like to learn more about the job, please send us an email at [email protected].