Foster Care Resource Worker

Kina Gbezhgomi Child and Family Services; Wikwemikong; On-site; CAD 61,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Kina Gbezhgomi Child and Family Services on Manitoulin Island seeks a Foster Care Resource Worker to deliver its Foster Care Program within the service area, guided by First Nation traditions and funding terms.

Reporting to the Service Supervisor, the role ensures the program aligns with unity, traditions, values and customs while meeting CYFSA and related standards. candidates with Anishinaabe knowledge preferred.

Qualifications

• Preferred Bachelor of Social Work degree.
• Minimum Social Services Diploma or Native Child and Family Worker Diploma.
• Minimum 2 years direct experience in child welfare.
• Experience with Anishinabek/Anishinaabe communities preferred.
• Anishinaabe ancestry preferred with understanding of Anishinaabe worldview.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the Foster Care Program in accordance with First Nation traditions and funding agreements.
• Report to Service Supervisor and ensure program aligns with unity, traditions, values, beliefs, and customs.
• Ensure compliance with funding agreements and standards.

Skills

Anishinaabe community engagement

Social Work practices integration

Cultural congruence participation

Anishinaabe culture knowledge

CYFSA and relevant legislation

Anishinaabemowin (asset)

Education

Bachelor of Social Work

Social Services Diploma

Native Child and Family Worker Diploma

Job description

Location: Manitoulin Island, ON

Candidates must live within the service area.

Starting Salary: $67,676.17.

KGCFS is a designated Children’s Aid Society delivering Child Protection Services within seven member First Nations in the Districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin. KGCFS honours and supports our families’ and community’s inherent authority to care for their children based on unity, traditions, values, belief, and customs.

Preference will be given to Anishinaabe Candidates, please self-identify in your application.

Job Overview

Reporting to the Service Supervisor, the Foster Care Resource Worker is responsible for the delivery of the Foster Care Program; and ensures, that the program is implemented in a manner based on unity, traditions, values, beliefs, and customs of the First Nation serviced by the Agency; and, per the funding agreements and the First Nations’ standards.

Education & Experience

• Preferred education is a Bachelor of Social Work Degree.
• Minimum is a Social Services Diploma or Native Child and Family Worker Diploma.
• Minimum of two (2) years direct experience in child welfare.
• Experience in working within an Anishinaabe Child and Family Well-Being Services is preferred or proven experience in working with Anishinabek people.
• An individual of Anishinaabe ancestry is preferred with genuine understanding and lived experiences of Anishinaabe worldviews, traditions, customs, and practices.

Skills, Knowledge, & Abilities

• Active participation in the Anishinaabe communities with building knowledge of the teachings from the medicine wheel acquired through personal learning journey will be of significant consideration.
• Ability to interpret, apply and blend a wide range of Social Work practices and principles and Anishinaabe methods to help children/youth/families achieve a healthier lifestyle.
• Must be willing to participate in the activities, events, and circles for the acquisition of cultural congruence.
• Must have working knowledge of Anishinaabe culture, customs, traditions, and practices.
• Proven knowledge of First Nation communities’ standards, the Child, Youth and Family Services Act (CYFSA) and other relevant federal and provincial legislation.
• Ability to speak Anishinaabemowin is a definite asset.

Work Environment

• Given the traditional practices of the Anishinabek, from time-to-time exposure to wood smoke and the burning of sacred medicines, including tobacco, sweet grass, sage, or cedar, may occur within the work setting.
• Candidates must live within service area.

KGCFS is committed to providing a barrier-free work environment in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates participating in the recruitment process.

As a condition of employment, successful candidates will be required to submit satisfactory Criminal Reference Check (within 3 months of application date), Vulnerable Sector Check and Driver’s Abstract.