Culture Aide - Mtmo Only ($42,578-$56060 Annually) Doe

Under the guidance of the assigned, assists the teacher and students with assigned cultural activities and implementation of cultural curriculum.

• Attends or participates in required staff meetings and other activities deemed necessary
• Gathers cultural arts materials for use in instruction and activities
• Teaches various indigenous processes including collection processes, procedures, and practices
• Works with the Forestry teacher to plan an instructional program involving cultural activities, knowledge, classes, and other events, including but not limited to song, dance, regalia making, beadwork, drum making and weaving instruction designed to meet individual student needs and whole groups that may include at-risk or special needs youth. Individual will also instruct students in numerous cultural arts and crafts.
• Confers with students, parents or guardians and other staff to provide guidance and evaluation and to encourage student achievement
• May teach the various uses of plants in the production of utilitarian items
• Provides for the school a cultural center including the leadership of a school “Circle” each day, to include presentation of song and dance appropriate for the Muckleshoot Tribe. Other Muckleshoot culture and some Whulshootseed language will be part of these gatherings, as well.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING FOR POSITION (required and preferred)

Required High School diploma or GED equivalent and two (2) years of experience performing Tribal cultural activities and application of indigenous processes, that includes at least (1) year experience working with school age children.

Knowledge of Northwest Native American traditions and culture. Muckleshoot Tribal Member. Experience in forestry, plants, and wildlife.

Cultural plants used in manufacture of native utilitarian items, indigenous collection processes and practices, history, stories, songs, and dances used by cultural groups, design and constructions of cultural items, preparation of raw materials; Muckleshoot history, culture, and arts.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have manual and finger dexterity for operation of personal computer and routine paperwork; sit, talk, see, or hear; remain still in designing and implementing cultural activities. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, balance, bend at the waist, crouch, kneel, twist, use foot controls, and operate a motor vehicle; lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.