Indigenous Healthy Babies Healthy Children Worker (Contract)

Ontario Native Women's Association; Thunder Bay; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Christmas PTO above vacation time

Additional paid holidays

35 hour work week

Cultural/personal wellness days

Flexible scheduling

Ongoing professional development

Job summary

Ontario Native Women's Association (ONWA) is seeking an Indigenous Healthy Babies Healthy Children Worker to support Indigenous families with children from prenatal to age 6. This role focuses on ensuring access to effective, consistent early interventions through home visiting, service coordination, parenting groups, cultural teaching, traditions, and referrals.

You will collaborate with local agencies, track progress, and advocate for community members while upholding occupational standards

Qualifications

• Post-secondary diploma or bachelor’s degree in social sciences or health services.
• Minimum three years' experience in a community setting.
• Advocacy work on behalf of Community Members, including referrals 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 interpret needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide home visiting and service coordination to Indigenous families with children prenatal to age 6.
• Facilitate parenting groups and cultural teaching, incorporating traditions and referrals.
• Connect families with local service agencies and resources to ensure access to early intervention services.
• Support accurate documentation, data collection, and reporting of program activities.

Skills

Community engagement

Advocacy

Networking

Statistics reporting

Crisis support

Time management

Oral & written communication

Microsoft Office & databases

Education

Post-secondary diploma or bachelor’s degree in social sciences/health services

Equivalent education/experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Database software

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
• Paid time off at Christmas above paid vacation time
• Additional paid stat and civic holidays
• 35 hour work week
  
• 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.