Heart Helper Casual – Isobel’s Place

Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre Inc.; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre, Inc is seeking a Heart Helper for Isobel's Place, a 24/7 residential care facility serving pregnant adolescent parents. The casual position focuses on supporting well-being, safety, and development of youth through hands-on care and documentation.

Responsibilities include meal planning and preparation, medication administration, day-to-day house management, and coordinating with family, advocates and other stakeholders to promote healthy outcomes.

Qualifications

• Residential care experience would be an asset.
• Strong facilitation skills.
• Experience in working with teen moms.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Strong program development skills.
• Comprehensive knowledge of issues and practices in social work field, particularly related to Child Welfare.
• Strong assessment skills.
• Crisis counseling/problem solving skills.
• Effective communication and written skills.
• Valid driver's license and access to a vehicle.
• Must provide a current (within the last three months) Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector search, Child Abuse Registry check and be subject to a Prior Contact Check.

Responsibilities

• Provide physical care for residents.
• Menu planning and meal preparation.
• Medication administration.
• Day-to-day house management and documentation.
• Support participants by promoting involvement with family, advocates and other stakeholders.
• Encourage participants to develop individual skills, talents and abilities while maintaining health and safety requirements.

Skills

Residential care

Facilitation

Teen moms experience

Organization

Program development

Social work knowledge

Assessment skills

Crisis counseling

Communication skills

Driver's license

Background checks

Tools

Driver's license

Job description

JOB POST ID: 26-004-OUF (Please include this number when applying)

Position

Heart Helper

Classification

Casual

Location

Isobel's Place

Starting Salary

Subject to Qualifications

Background

The Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre is currently seeking an individual for the position of a Heart Helper. Isobel's Place strives to provide a nurturing and safe environment for pregnant adolescent parents to acquire the skills necessary to make informed decisions and healthy choices for themselves and their children. Programming is designed to build on the capacities of children, parents, family and community through providing interactive learning experiences. The Heart Helper is responsible for maintaining and promoting the well-being, uniqueness and independence of each youth. This may include, but is not limited to, providing physical care, menu planning and meal preparation, medication administration, day-to-day house management and documentation. The Heart Helper supports the participants by promoting their involvement with family, friends, advocates and other stakeholders. The Heart Helper also encourages the participants to develop individual skills, talents and abilities while maintaining their health and safety requirements. Isobel's Place is a residential care facility that operates 24 hours, seven days per week.

Qualifications

• Residential Care experience would be an asset.
• Strong facilitation skills.
• Experience in working with teen moms.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Strong program development skills.
• Comprehensive knowledge of issues and practices in social work field, particularly related to Child Welfare.
• Strong assessment skills.
• Crisis counseling/problem solving skills.
• Effective communication and written skills.
• Valid driver's license and access to a vehicle.
• Must provide a current (within the last three months) Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector search, Child Abuse Registry check and be subject to a Prior Contact Check.

Attention

Human Resource Assistant

Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre, Inc

350-200 Alpine Way, Headingley Manitoba R4H 0B7

Fax # [phone] or [e-mail]

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

As an Indigenous employer, we encourage First Nations, Inuit and Métis applicants to self-declare when applying.