Urban Indigenous Healthy Kids Worker Timmins Native Friendship Centre

Timmins Native Friendship Centre; Timmins; Vor Ort; CAD 53.000 - 58.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Timmins Native Friendship Centre (TNFC) invites applications for a full-time role. The position designs and coordinates an urban Indigenous healthy living program, implementing lifestyle initiatives for children and youth aged 0–18 while promoting healthy eating and physical activity.

The role requires collaboration with community agencies, facilitation of workshops, and a flexible schedule including occasional evenings. Preference for Cree/Jibwe knowledge and Indigenous experience.

Qualifikationen

• Secondary degree or diploma in health fitness or social services
• Experience presenting educational workshops and facilitating groups
• Excellent interpersonal skills with staff and community members
• Willingness to work 35-hour week with 2 evenings per month
• Knowledge of community agencies and referral sources
• Ability to coordinate activities with other friendship centre programs
• Knowledge of the friendship centre movement and TNFC services
• Minimum 3 years experience in an Indigenous organization
• Cree and/or Ojibwe language an asset
• First aid CPR level C WHMIS and food handler's cert

Aufgaben

• Design, develop, coordinate, facilitate, monitor and evaluate the urban Indigenous healthy living program.
• Design and implement healthy lifestyle programming for children and youth aged 0-18.
• Increase access to healthy food for children, youth and families and promote physical activity.
• Incorporate traditional cultural activities into recreation and sports.
• Collaborate with community agencies and referral sources.

Kenntnisse

Workshop facilitation

Interpersonal skills

Community engagement

Cree/Ojibwe asset

Driving license

Email & Internet proficiency

Ausbildung

Diploma/degree in health or social services

Tools

Email/Internet proficiency

Jobbeschreibung

Full-Time | Timmins, Ontario | Unionized Position

Date Posted: November 2, 2026

The Timmins Native Friendship Centre (TNFC) is an award-winning Friendship Centre in Ontario and Canada. The TNFC provides services and programs to support the cultural heritage of Indigenous peoples and assist in their inclusion and participation in urban life. We strive to improve the quality of life for urban Indigenous peoples living in the Timmins area by providing intervention, direct services, advocacy, and support in the areas of health, education, employment and training, culture, recreation, and social services.

Temporary: Maternity Leave Position

Expectations

Worker will be responsible to design develop coordinate facilitate monitor and evaluate the urban indigenous healthy living program based on community needs and interests.

To design and implement healthy lifestyle programming for children and youth aged 0-18 with the intent to increase access and availability of healthy food for children youth and families. Increase awareness and provide education on healthy food for children, youth and families. Increase children and youth physical activity rate through access to recreational physical fitness and sports activities.

Increased recreation and sports activities that incorporate traditional cultural activities.

Qualifications

• Secondary degree or diploma in social services sports and recreation or other health fitness related program
• Must possess skills and experience in presenting educational workshops and facilitating groups.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with staff and community members
• Good judgment adaptability and willingness to learn.
• Willingness to work a 35-hour flexible week with a minimum of 2 evenings per month.
• To be knowledgeable of and to collaborate with community agencies and referral sources
• Must have the ability to work as a collaborator and be capable of coordinating activities with other friendship centre programs.
• Knowledge of the friendship centre movement its aims and objectives
• Knowledge of Timmins native friendship centres programs and services
• Minimum of three years of demonstrated and related work experience within an indigenous organization or community
• Ability to speak Cree and or Ojibwe an asset.
• Current standard first aid and CPR level C CPR, WHMIS, and food handlers' certificate
• Exceptional knowledge and ability to work proficiently with the company's software packages e-mail and the Internet must possess A valid drivers license and have access to reliable vehicle ability to provide a clear criminal reference check and vulnerable persons check.

The successful candidate will work a flexible 35-hour work week on occasion, evenings or weekends. The time of work hours will meet the demands of the position, the needs of and the objectives of TNFC is the sole discretion of the organization

Salary Range $53,000-$58,000

Three (3) employment references will be required at the time of the interview *

Email: [e-mail]

A full job description is available through Reception at [e-mail].

Date Posted: November 2, 2026

Posting Deadline: Noon, November 17, 2026