Land Worker

Qualifications:

• Familiarity with First Nation Culture
• Education and/or experience working in the education field and land based activities is an asset
• Experience in utilization of traditional ecological knowledge or cultural knowledge within education related fields
• Experience developing and delivering educational programming, specifically in land based learning activities
• Creating, using and evaluating personalized teaching tools and techniques used in outdoor experiential education and cultural education activities
• Excellent leadership, management, motivation and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills with proficiency in developing written reports, documents and the development and delivery of oral presentations
• Ability to speak one of the local dialects is an asset
• Must be willing to provide a vulnerable reference check
• Experience working with youth is an asset
• Pleasure Craft Boaters Licence or willing to obtain it
• Fire Arms Certification will be an asset and/or willing to obtain it

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead experimental, land based activities
• Develop curriculum and/or programming that is based on the cultural land based program and connections to the land
• Incorporate land based practices, protocols and the relationship to First Nation peoples’ identities and ways of life that will promote identity and culture
• Travel with students to land based programming sites and to KO First Nations
• Take training related to the position
• Maintaining inventory of land based equipment
• Involve elders for guidance and direction
• Promote and encourage all forms of active and healthy activities and lifestyles
• Travel where needed, including to KO First Nation communities
• Work independently and efficiently
• Seek KO First Nations traditions, practices, knowledge, stories, cultures, values from elders, parents, etc. and use them in developing a KOBE Land Based Program vision and programming.
• Incorporate and promote our First Nations dialects when undertaking active land based activities as a way to encourage and restore our language
• Work collaboratively with all KOBE Staff
• Ensure all safety precautions are covered when implementing land based activities
• Ensure all requests for purchases, rentals, etc have prior approval from the Manager
• Document and report on budgets, due dates, etc as required
• Attend meetings when required
• Document incidents relating to students, staff or resource personnel
• Incorporate the 7 grandfather teachings as part of the Land Based programming for students