1735: FAMILY WELLNESS WORKER

Anishinabek Employment & Training Services; Neebing; On-site; CAD 46,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

OMERS pension

Paid vacation

Christmas PTO

EFAP

Dental healthcare vision

Community impact

Job summary

Dilico Anishinabek Family Care is seeking a Family Wellness Worker in Nipigon, Ontario. The role supports families to promote safety, wellbeing, and reunification, including kinship work and care planning within a culturally respectful framework.

The position requires Indigenous knowledge, community experience, and readiness for travel or on-call duties. Employment is full-time with benefits and a focus on family-centered Indigenous care.

Qualifications

• Minimum post-secondary education: Indigenous Studies or related Human Services diploma with a minimum 3 year of experience in community-based models.
• Anishinabek ancestry and understanding of Anishinabek history, culture, traditions and values preferred.
• Two years minimum experience with Anishinabek children, youth, individuals and families.
• Criminal Records Search required.
• Must be able to travel regularly and be on-call as needed.
• Valid Class G Driver’s License and access to a reliable vehicle with $1M liability.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and support to families to promote safety, success and well-being.
• Perform kinship searches to facilitate permanency and return of children in care.
• Protect children through intake, protection and emergency after hours duties as required.

Skills

Criminal Records Check

Valid Driver's License

Anishinabek knowledge

Education

Indigenous Studies or related Human Services diploma

Job description

Why should YOU choose Dilico?

• OMERS Pension plan available to all employees
• Generous paid vacation time for Permanent employees
• Paid time off at Christmas above paid vacation time
• EFAP available to all employees and their families
• Benefit plan that includes dental, healthcare, and vision services for Permanent employees
• A chance to make a difference in the community

Positions Available: 1 – Permanent Full-Time

Position Location: Nipigon, ON (this position is not remote)

Closing Date: November 24, 2026

Competition #: 1735

Position Overview

Under the direction of the Family Wellness Manager, the Family Wellness Worker will provide guidance and support to families to promote safety, success and well-being for families. The Family Wellness Worker is responsible for working with families that require additional support and guidance to maintain family unity or reunification in a manner that respects and incorporates the concept of family centered, culturally appropriate, and community-based care. The Family Wellness Worker will complete kinship searches to facilitate permanency with the intended outcome to prevent admission to care and to expedite the return of the children recently placed in care. The Family Wellness Worker is responsible for providing the protection of children by performing duties of Intake, Protection, and Emergency after Hours, and Kinship as required, in accordance with Provisions of Dilico Anishinabek Family Care’s Mikinaak Service Model, the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, Ministry Regulations and Standards, and Dilico Anishinabek Family Care policies and procedures.

Employment Type

Full Time

Job Occupation Type

Accounting/Bookkeeping/Finance Clerk

Total Positions

1

Wage

$33.48 To $42.41 Hourly

Hours/Week

32.5

Days of Work

n/a

Closing Date / Apply By

11/24/2026

Start Date

n/a

Qualifications

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Minimum post-secondary education: preference in area of Indigenous Studies or related Human Services diploma with a minimum 3 year of experience in community-based models. A combination of skills, education, and life learning specific to traditional knowledge may be considered.
• An individual who is of Anishinabek ancestry with understanding, practice and sharing of Anishinabek history, culture, traditions, ceremonies and values is preferred.
• A minimum of two years’ experience with Anishinabek children, youth, individuals and families.
• Preferably Child Welfare experience.
• Candidates without the specific education qualifications and where the position does not require certified qualification to practice, but who possess an appropriate combination of experience and other academic qualifications will also be considered.
• Satisfactory Criminal Records Search.
• Required to work flexible hours, travel regularly and to act on an “on-call” basis as determined by the respective Service Manager in relation to service requirements.
• Must possess a valid Class G Driver’s License and access to a reliable personal vehicle with $1 million dollar liability.

Hours of Work: 32.5 weekly

As an Indigenous Agency Dilico gives preference to Indigenous people.

Dilico is committed to diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified candidates.

Only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

Dilico Anishinabek Family Care

200 Anemki Place | Fort William First Nation | ON | P7J1L6