Indigenous Child and Family Well-Being Worker

Indigenous Child and Family Well-Being Worker

Family & Children’s Services of Renfrew County is a multi-service agency committed to providing preventative, protective, and socially inclusive services and programming that empower and strengthen everyone. We are focused on cultivating a team-oriented work environment where everyone thrives. Our goal is to develop and strengthen collaborative partnerships to increase the availability, accessibility, and quality of care to our communities. Our agency commitments include moving forward anti-oppressive practice, French-language services and working alongside our Indigenous communities.

We are recruiting for an Indigenous Child and Family Well-Being Worker. This is a full-time position.

The Indigenous Child and Family Well-Being worker is dedicated to building and maintaining family support networks for children and youth who are separated or at risk of being disconnected from their home, traditional communities and culture. This position ensures that the spiritual, physical, emotional and mental well-being of indigenous children, youth and families remains healthy and strong by exploring and nurturing crucial family and community networks meant to last a lifetime.

The Indigenous Child and Family Well-Being Worker will:

• Seek to improve outcomes for our children and youth by encouraging decision-making and planning with parents and caregivers who are unable to provide immediate care while on their journeys of healing and recovery.
• Assist in re-establishing important bonds, especially with those who are willing to provide permanent, meaningful relationships for children and youth in our care or in need of alternative care placements.
• Work closely with family, bands and indigenous communities by building upon existing family or adult supports that youth have identified as important or significant to them.
• Provide case management and support, facilitation, prevention and intervention services.
• Provide services to support families in the community or children in care.
• Offer culture-based approaches to services.
• Work collaboratively with partners to improve access to high-quality services.

Complete Job Description

• Master’s degree or bachelor’s degree in social work.
• Have knowledge and linkages with the education sector to help resolve issues that may affect student learning.
• Have a strong knowledge and connection around the indigenous teachings, history and culture.
• Understand and experience working with indigenous communities and organizations and have experience engaging respectfully with indigenous community members.
• French Language skills are considered an asset.
• Knowledge, experience, and understanding of the culture, history and current oppressions experienced by marginalized groups.
• Highly effective listening, verbal and written communication skills.
• Interviewing and assessment skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to balance multiple tasks and assignments.
• Highly effective time management skills.
• Knowledgeable about computer-based technologies relevant to report writing, the collection and maintenance of service user information, data and other common office tasks and ability to learn new information systems.

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First, Nations, Inuit and Metis people are strongly encouraged to apply and self-identify.