Parent Outreach Worker

3 weeks ago


Guelph, Canada Guelph CHC Full time

**PROGRAM AREA: Community Development - Family Support**

**EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Contract, Part-time, to March 31 2024**

**HOURS/WEEK: 17.5 hours/week**

**Our Vision**

A community without barriers to health and wellbeing

**Our Mission**

We reduce health inequities by providing inter-professional primary health services and community programs, focused on our priority populations, in collaboration with community partners.

**Our Values**

Innovation, Accountability, Person-Centred, Health Promotion, Excellence, Sustainability, Accessibility

Are you passionate about the Guelph CHC's Vision, Mission and Values and working with our priority populations who are: homeless or at risk of homelessness, low income, newcomers to Canada with language barriers, moderate to severe mental health and/or addiction issues, moderate to severe disabilities, without access to primary care, aboriginal communities, including First Nations, Inuit and Métis, 2SLGBTQ+ populations, other marginalized groups, and vulnerable children and their families experiencing violence, family conflict, social isolation and attachment struggles? If you are passionate about Guelph CHC's Vision, Mission, Values and priority populations and meet the below qualifications, we want to hear from you

The **Parent Outreach Worker** will be located in a priority neighborhood and be accessible to all community members who are caregivers to children 0-18. Parents with concerns about their children or with developing problems in their family (i.e. domestic violence, addictions, insecurity of food, housing or income) will be able to access the Parent Outreach Worker to help with problem-solving and to have some support navigating formal and informal systems and services that could alleviate the difficulty. Using strength based approach the overall objective of this position is to provide early help to children and families whose problems, if left without help, may grow and have irreparable impact on child outcomes.

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES**
- University degree or College diploma in related field or lived experience
- 3-5 years outreach and counselling experience with vulnerable populations
- High comfort level and knowledgeable about working on issues related to poverty, inequality, child and infant mental health, addictions, mental health and family violence, positive parenting and family functioning
- Excellent knowledge of community resources, supports and services in Guelph and Wellington County
- Experience with and understanding of strategies that support behaviour change with vulnerable individuals/families.
- Knowledge of the Social Determinants of Health and Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Knowledge of community development principles.
- Solid family assessment and advocacy skills
- The ability to effectively assess individual, group and family needs.
- Knowledge/ skills working on computers programs and software and social media platforms.

**PRINCIPAL JOB DUTIES**
- Outreach to families (eg. Sharing information, assisting with formal and informal referrals.)
- Accompany or support access to community programs.
- Direct service with families.
- Coordinate neighborhood services with other agency partners
- Build relationships with community health and social service providers
- Respond to parents who identify they need help with family challenges
- Help parents navigate extensive community agency and community support networks and ensure responsiveness.
- Information sharing about and connections with specialized community services, Public Health, child care, Family and Children’s services
- Promote community dialogue and discussion regarding benefits of Early Help as a preventative measure.
- Ensure effective communication systems within neighbourhood settings with both neighbourhoods and Guelph CHC teams as appropriate
- Provide leadership in program-related problem solving and decision making

If you are interested in this position, please submit a resume and cover letter, outlining how your skills, qualifications and experience meet the position requirement before 5:00 p.m. on **December 1, 2023.**

We are an equal opportunity employer. We thank, in advance, those who apply, but will contact only those who qualify for interviews.

If at any stage in the selection process you require special accommodation, please let us know the nature of the required accommodation.

We require that all finalist applicants undergo a Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Screen through their local Police Services Branch prior to start date.



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