Parent Education Facilitator

6 days ago


Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health Full time
Are you passionate about contributing to the community? Are you interested in working for an organization that is committed to learning and growing, puts people at the centre of our work, believes in a culture of belonging and building on the strength of our community?


Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health supports individuals, families and communities as they work to strengthen their wellbeing and mental health.

Our vision is to have a connected community where all people thrive.

WHAT'S THE OPPORTUNITIY?
We have an exciting opportunity for a
Parent Education Facilitator (full time 6-month contract) to join our Home & Community Outreach Team


In this role you will be responsible for contributing to the development and delivery of individual and group programming, at site specific locations across Waterloo Region (including county sites).


As part of the Children and Parents Connecting (CAPC) program, the CAPC Parent Education Facilitator provides parents/caregivers of children 0-6 with support achieving healthy child development, attachment, positive parenting, social support, referrals to appropriate community services, and practical safety information.

The CAPC Faciliator partners with families to identify and implement strategies to build resilience and wellness for their child.

WHY WORK FOR US?


We are a new organization (a new entity formed from the unification of KW Counselling Services, Monica Place and Carizon) that serves Individuals, families and communities within the Waterloo Region We are excited about our work, the impact we have in the community and our people (our people are our superpower).

We are committed to doing what is best for our community and to developing our people.

Join us to:

  • Do work that matters
  • Be part of a caring, passionate, and collaborative workplace that lives its values
  • Learn a ton and support us in creating a more seamless experience for individuals, families and our community
  • Be a part of our diversity, equity, and inclusion journey
  • Put the people we serve at the centre of everything we do
  • Have a positive impact in our community
  • Work with an organization that supports your growth and provides opportunities for you to use your transferrable skills among other teams and programs.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

  • Collaboratively develop content for and facilitate groups to promote healthy development of children aged 0
  • Promotes activities that strengthen the skills and capabilities of communities, parents and caregivers to act on the health and wellbeing of their children and families
  • Provide in home coaching to families focused on how to use 'play' as a means of promoting healthy child development
  • Engage in virtual service delivery options via Zoom, Microsoft Teams, etc. on an as needed basis
  • Engage effectively with the CAPC team and leadership to evaluate and strengthen our services, aligning closely with the CAPC objectives set out by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and that of Camino
  • Engage in site specific promotion of CAPC programs to target population
  • Support parents and their children by increasing their knowledge of community resources and programs available and linking them to these services
  • Create an environment and quality programming at each site that is inclusive, participatory, supportive, culturally sensitive and meets the needs of the partents and children
  • To work in accordance with the Child and Family Services Act and other relevant legislation.
  • Collaborate and foster relationships with other community partners, & attending other community meetings, as assigned.
  • Ensure individual families receiving service are provided with a warm transfer when additional services within or outside of Camino are necessary.
  • Share in planning, facilitating, and delivering inclusive, participatory, supportive, and informative parent/child activities with the collaboration of other staff, including maintaining communication with parents.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

  • Child and Youth Worker (CYW), Early Childhood Education (ECE) or equivalent and registration in the respective regulatory body is preferred.
  • Certification in infant mental health, "Circle of Security", "Nobody's Perfect" and/or other evidencebased programs is an asset.
  • 35 years of related experience (e.g. working in communitybased programs focused on supporting young children and parents; experience supporting prenatal families, working with young parents and early child development)
  • Demonstrated strength in engaging with young children in the 06 age range.
  • Ability to drive change with enthusiasm and to be engaged and responsive to shifts in the community.
  • Demonstrated skill in developing content and facilitating groups with knowledge of current trends in parent education is required.
  • Demonstrated understanding of practical strategies to promote child development (i.e., verbal, fine and gross motor skills, se


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