Indigenous Healthy Babies Healthy Children Worker

Ontario Native Women's Association; Thunder Bay; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Ontario Native Women's Association (ONWA) is seeking an Indigenous Healthy Babies Healthy Children Worker to support prenatal to age 6 families and coordinate early intervention services. You will provide home visiting, referrals, and parenting groups with a focus on Indigenous culture and traditions.

Applicants should have a post-secondary credential in social sciences or health services, plus relevant community experience.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary diploma or bachelor's degree in social sciences or health services, or equivalent education/experience.
• Three years’ community-based work experience is required.
• Advocacy and referral to local service agencies are essential.
• Ability to network with community agencies and organizations.
• Experience tracking and reporting statistics.
• Crisis support, guidance and referral skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management abilities; meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and oral communication with active listening.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and databases.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Indigenous families and children receive early intervention services.
• Provide home visiting, service coordination, and parenting support.
• Coordinate referrals to local service agencies and maintain records.
• Engage in cultural teaching and traditions to support child development.

Skills

Advocacy

Networking

Crisis support

Time management

Communication

Microsoft Office

Data reporting

Presentation skills

Education

Social sciences / health services degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Databases

Job description

Why make ONWA your career choice?

Make a difference in the lives of Indigenous peoples by supporting and advocating for positive change.ONWA prides itself on providing all employees with a total rewards package that is generous and supports our workforce and their family members:

• Competitive salaries
• Generous paid vacation time
• Paid time off at Christmas above paid vacation time
• Additional paid stat and civic holidays
• 35 hour work week
• Comprehensive benefits program including health, paramedical, dental, vision and EAP. All premiums covered by the employer.
• Healthcare Spending Account and Lifestyle Spending Account
• Participate in CAAT defined benefit pension plan and retire with secure lifetime retirement income
• Paid sick days
• Paid cultural/personal wellness days
• Flexible scheduling to support work-life balance
• Ongoing professional development.

VISION:

At the Ontario Native Women's Association (ONWA), we celebrate and honour the safety and healing of Indigenous Women and Girls as they take up their leadership roles in the family, community, provincially, nationally and internationally for generations to come.

SCOPE:

The Indigenous Healthy Babies Healthy Children Worker is responsible to ensure that all Indigenous families and their children (prenatal to age 6) who need assistance with physical, emotional, mental and social issues have access to effective, consistent, early intervention services.

The Indigenous Healthy Babies Healthy Children Worker provides the best opportunities for healthy child development through home visiting, service coordination, parenting groups, cultural teaching, traditions, and referrals.

QUALIFICATIONS:

SKILLS:

• Post-secondary diploma or bachelor's degree in social sciences or health services, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum three (3) years’ experience in a community setting.
• Advocacy work on behalf of Community Members, including referral to local service agencies.
• Ability to network with other community agencies, services, and organizations.
• Experience tracking and reporting statistical information.
• Crisis support, guidance and referral skills.
• Demonstrated organizational, time management and presentation skills with the ability to follow through on assigned duties independently within strict deadlines.
• Excellent written and oral communications, with emphasis on keen listening and ability to effectively interpret verbal communications and needs of prospective Community Members.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office and competency working with other databases.

KNOWLEDGE:

• Knowledge of Indigenous culture, history, and traditions.
• Knowledge of and connection to service agencies in the location of service delivery.
• Knowledge of parenting skills, prenatal health and issues, infant care, and nutrition issues.
• Knowledge and working understanding of Not-for-Profit Organizations.
• Knowledge and understanding of current issues facing Indigenous women and their families.
• Ability to speak an Indigenous language is considered an asset.
• A Doula certification is considered an asset.

Please know, this is an existing role we are looking to fill.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

If you would like to learn more about the job, please send us an email at [e-mail].