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Trauma Informed Cultural Support Worker (TICSW) - 4 Locations, 1 Vancouver Coastal and 3 North

May 18, 2022 — Employment Opportunity TRAUMA INFORMED CULTURAL SUPPORT WORKER (TICSW) 4 FULL TIME TERM POSITIONS (Vancouver Coastal and 3 NORTHERN) (NE, NW, N) (Will be reassessed at the end of ONE YEAR) The Trauma Informed Cultural Support Worker (TICSW) will use their cultural and traditional knowledge and practises to support traumatized Residential School survivors and their families across the Vancouver Coastal and...

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Mission

We at Indian Residential School Survivor Society (IRSSS) strive to provide physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual growth, development, and healing through culturally-based values and guiding principles for Survivors, Families, and Communities.

Mandate

To assist First Nation Peoples in British Columbia to recognize and be holistically empowered from the primary and generational effect of the Residential Schools by supporting research, education, awareness, partnerships, and advocating for justice and healing. The Society assists Survivors with counselling, court support, information, referrals, workshops, and more.

Guiding Principles

Principle 1: Transform & Change
Principle 2: Development Comes from Within
Principle 3: Healing is Necessary
Principle 4: Justice Means Equal Opportunity
Principle 5: Vision Creates Growth and Healing
Principle 6: Authentic Cultural Development
Principle 7: Honor of One and All
Principle 8: Unity

Principle 9: Teamwork and Participation
Principle 10: Respect
Principle 11: Spiritual Native
Principle 12: Moral and Ethical Values
Principle 13: Learning
Principle 14: Sustain and Maintain a Strong Foundation
Principle 15: Move to Positive, Turning the Page
Principle 16: Be a Role Model

Contact Us

HEAD OFFICE

413 W Esplanade
North Vancouver, BC
V7M 1A6

Main: (604) 985-4464
Toll Free: 1 (800) 721-0066
Fax: (604) 985-0023

reception@irsss.ca

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