Position Title: Culture and Language Program Officer

Location: Sarnia, ON

Duration: Permanent

Posting Closes/Deadline: September 3, 2025

Tentative Interview Dates: September 9-10, 2025

Position Summary:

Under general supervision of the Manager of Community Services, the Culture and Language Program Officer will support the coordination, facilitation, and delivery of traditional and language programming, foster cultural engagement and strengthen language revitalization efforts. The coordinator will play a key role in ensuring programs align with AFN’s cultural and linguistic priorities.

Responsibilities:

• Organizes a variety of cultural events and ceremonies which involves decision making, input on external resources, managing event processes, coordinating meetings, preparing, and monitoring and distributing event budgets.
• Assists in developing new cultural events, and maintains, organizes and manages existing special events from concept to completion, ensuring they operate smoothly and efficiently.
• Facilitates various event related committees as required.
• Responsible for all communications and networking in support of special events and assists with the development of new opportunities to build community awareness.
• Maintains inventories of supplies, equipment and materials for cultural and language programming.
• Maintain a calendar of seasonal events.
• Take inventory and assess the Anihsinaabemowin learning needs of AFN
• Assess inventory of Anihsinaabemowin fluent speakers
• Organize, oversee and manage Anishinaabemowin learning opportunities and events for AFN community and staff.
• Oversee, manage, take inventory of and coordinate and/or assist in the creation and distribution of Anishinaabemowin learning resources for AFN community and staff.
• Create, organize and maintain a collection of Anishinaabemowin resources for AFN community.
• Promote and advocate for language learning and the presence of language at AFN.
• Provides volunteer coordination and recognition for cultural events.
• Provides directions to volunteer for the cultural events/
• Provides oversight and direction on the preservation of AFN heritage, histories and artifacts.
• Be the main contact for repatriation of found artifacts.