Roots & Wings (Community Development Specialization) - 1026

The-Family-Centre; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully paid Group Benefit Plan

Health Spending Account

3 weeks’ vacation

RRSP Matching

Ongoing Paid Training

Mileage Allowance

Paid Sick Time

Agency-wide Social Events

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

The Family Centre is seeking an individual to provide support to families, grounded in trauma-informed care and evidence-based practices. The role focuses on strengthening parental capacity, resilience, and connections to community resources, with a commitment to Indigenous practices and a safe, inclusive work environment.

Responsibilities include facilitating community activities, partnering with organizations, and meeting with families to develop goals and effective parenting skills.

Qualifications

• Degree in Child & Youth Care, Social Work (or)
• Proficient communication, caseload management, and facilitation skills
• Experience working with diverse populations

Responsibilities

• Facilitate capacity building activities based on community needs (presentations, events).
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to meet community needs.
• Facilitate groups in community spaces based on community needs.
• Meet with families 1:1 to develop goals for parenting skills, supports, and advocacy.
• Address and provide resources for issues affecting positive parenting (mental health, addictions, DV).
• Influence brain development by focusing on attachment, literacy, culturally sensitive play, nutrition.
• Educate caregivers on effects of trauma and adverse childhood experiences on parenting.
• Assist caregivers to engage their child in learning at school (homework, attendance).
• Build connections between school and caregivers.

Skills

Communication

Caseload management

Facilitation

Diverse populations experience

Education

BA/BS Child & Youth Care

BA/BS Human Services (Psychology, Sociology, Education, Human Ecology or ECD)

Diploma in Child & Youth Care or Social Work

Job description

Why work with us:

The Family Centre is currently looking for an individual to provide support to families. We are focused on Trauma-Informed Care for both our communities and staff, and provide services based on research and evidence-based practices. We encourage employees to bring their authentic self to work in our diverse and inclusive environment. The organization is committed to Indigenous ceremony and practice and welcomes knowledge of ceremony and lived experience. Our culture is focused on providing a safe and supportive workplace including paid training, excellent benefits, a wellness program, and much more.

What you will be doing:

Roots and Wings workers support families to improve overall functioning, working with caregivers to create healthy family environments. You will support caregivers to increase their parental capacity, resilience, and natural connections; viewing families that you are working with as having the potential for success. You will also play a role in the community by enhancing connections to resources and encouraging families to positively engage within their community.

• Facilitate capacity building activities based on the needs of the community, such as: presentations, community events, etc.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to meet the needs of the community, through activities such as: partnering with organizations to provide programming in community spaces, participating in community conversations, etc.
• Facilitate groups in community spaces, based on the specific needs of the community.
• Meet with families 1:1 to develop goals enhancing effective parenting skills, increasing natural supports, strengthening core life skills, communication and advocacy skills, and reducing sources of stress
• Address and provide resources for issues that are interfering with positive parenting, such as mental health concerns, addictions, domestic violence, etc.
• Positively influence brain development by focusing on attachment, literacy, culturally sensitive play, and nutrition
• Educate caregivers on how adverse childhood experiences, toxic stress, and trauma affect parenting and child development
• Assist caregivers with developing an interest in and establishing a process to engage in their child’s learning at school (homework time, school attendance, etc.)
• Build connections between school and caregivers

What you will bring to the role:

• Degree in Child & Youth Care, Social Work (or)
• Degree in Human Services (Psychology, Sociology, Education, Human Ecology or Early Childhood Development) with experience in the field (or)
• Diploma in Child & Youth Care or Social Work with related experience
• Proficient communication, caseload management, and facilitation skills
• Experience working with diverse populations

Attributes that will help you be successful in this role:

We are looking for someone who is relationship-centered, practice-oriented, trauma-informed, culturally humble and equity-oriented, strengths-based, collaborative, adaptable and grounded, self-directed, reflective and resilient, and professional and values-aligned.

Background Check Process & Requirements:

• As a part of the selection process, The Family Centre will conduct reference checks with your most recent employers
• Satisfactory Police Information Check with Vulnerable Sector Check, renewed every three years;
• Satisfactory Alberta Child Intervention Record Check, renewed every three years
• Current suicide intervention certification, such as ASIST or an agency-approved equivalent (Our Child Are Sacred);
• Current Standard First Aid with CPR Level C/AED;
• Valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle for regular work use;
• Proof of automobile insurance with a minimum of $2 million third-party liability coverage, verified annually;
• Satisfactory five-year driver’s abstract, renewed every three years; and
• Registration with the applicable professional regulatory body is required where eligible for profession.

What you can expect:

Training – comprehensive onboarding/orientation process which includes service specific, leading-edge training, and agency-wide core training

Feedback – a strong reflective supervision model that provides regular formal and informal opportunities for feedback

Performance Coachin g

Reasonable Accommodation – The Family Centre will provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee

Compensation – Our comprehensive compensation package offered to employees reflects a strong commitment to employee wellbeing and is competitive within the marketplace

• Starting salary range of $50,461 to $53,615 per annum, commensurate with level of education and experience
• 36.5-hour work week
• Fully paid Group Benefit Plan
• Health spending account
• 3 weeks’ vacation
• RRSP matching
• Ongoing paid training
• Mileage compensation
• Paid sick time (up to 8 days per calendar year)
• Agency-wide social events
• Employee Resource Groups

Closing Date: November 13, 2026

The Family Centre acknowledges that our work takes place on Treaty 6 territory, a traditional meeting ground, gathering place, and traveling route for the nehiyaw (Cree), Anishinaabe (Ojibway/Saulteaux), Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Métis, Dene, and Nakota (Stoney).

Through our support of an Indigenous way of being and seeking towards being wichitasowak (people who are helping), the Family Centre acknowledges all the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit whose footsteps continue to enrich these lands.

The Family Centre thanks all applicants in advance. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.