44-CW-24: FAMILY WELLNESS WORKER

Anishinabek Employment & Training Services; Ontario; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Family Wellness Worker, where you will provide essential support to families, promoting their safety and well-being. This role emphasizes family-centered, culturally appropriate care, and involves working closely with Anishinabek families to maintain unity and facilitate reunification. You will play a crucial role in kinship searches, ensuring children remain connected with their families. If you have a passion for community service and a strong understanding of Anishinabe culture, this position offers a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of families in need.

Qualifications

• Minimum post-secondary education in Indigenous Studies or related Human Services.
• 3+ years of experience in community-based models preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and support to families for safety and well-being.
• Complete kinship searches to facilitate family reunification.

Skills

Community-based models

Indigenous Studies

Anishinabe culture and traditions

Flexible working hours

Driving skills

Education

Post-secondary education in Indigenous Studies or related Human Services

Experience with Anishinabek children and families

Tools

Personal vehicle

Class 'G' Driver’s License

Job description

The Family Wellness Worker will provide guidance and support to families in order 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 children recently placed in care.

The Family Wellness Worker is responsible for providing the protection of children by performing duties of Intake, Protection, Emergency after Hours, and Kinship as required, in accordance with the 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 Details

Employment Type: Full Time

Job Occupation Type: Social and community service workers

Total Positions: 1

Wage: $30.93 To 40.36 Hourly

Hours/Week: 32.5

Closing Date / Apply By: 6/25/2024

Qualifications

• A minimum post-secondary education; preference in the area of Indigenous Studies or related Human Services diploma with a minimum of 3 years 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 Anishinabe ancestry with understanding, practice, and sharing of Anishinabe history, culture, traditions, ceremonies, and values is preferred.
• A minimum of two years of experience with Anishinabek children, youth, individuals, families, and communities.
• 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.
• A 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 Class “G” Driver’s License with $1 million liability insurance, possess a clean driving record, and have access to a personal vehicle which will pass a safety inspection.

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