Child and Youth Worker

2 months ago

Port Perry, Canada MISSISSAUGAS OF SCUGOG ISLAND FIRST NATION Full time

**Use your knowledge and understanding of Child and Youth Worker skills in representing our community's members**:

- **Receive a competitive hourly wage of $33.45/hour**:

- **Don't miss this chance to make a true difference to the vibrant community of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation**

**About the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation**:
The Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation is a strong, vibrant, and progressive Indigenous community that is approximately 1.5 hours drive from the heart of Toronto. Located nearby to the rural community of Port Perry, MSIFN has the benefits of small-town living while having close proximity to urban areas. As part of the Anishinabek Nation and signatories to the Williams Treaties and other pre-confederation treaties, MSIFN is extremely proud of our Indigenous culture and long history of protecting our Aboriginal and Treaty rights. As owners of the Great Blue Heron Casino and creators of the Noozhoo Nokiiyan Economic Development Limited Partnership, MSIFN has an entrepreneurial spirit and expectation for excellence. We encourage team members to be professional, flexible, dynamic, team players, who have a self-starting attitude and respect for all employees in the workplace. While working within clear lines of authority, MSIFN requires someone who can bring out the best in those who surround them. We are a busy First Nation, with many capital projects and opportunities ahead. The community and workplace are led by an elected Council of 3 (a Chief and two Councillors) and a Senior Management Team led by the First Nation Manager and including Managers from Operations, Finance, Human Resources, and Health and Social Services. We value the hard work of our entire workforce and support them with a culture of collaboration and respect.

For more information about our vibrant community please visit our homepage by clicking here.

**Make a Difference Within Our Community**:
Currently, the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation (MSIFN) is looking for an experienced **Child and Youth Worker **to join our community and work with our members and management team in **Scugog, ON** on a **full-time basis**. The hours of this role are Monday to Thursday, 8.30 am to 4.30 pm, and Friday 8.30 am to 1 pm. The Child and Youth Support Worker is required to be onsite Monday to Friday.

As our new **Child and Youth Worker**, you will report to the Health and Social Services Manager and will be responsible for protecting the collective best interest of MSIFN children and ensuring the heritage, cultural traditions, as well as identity, and rights of MSIFN members are protected and preserved in all child welfare matters. Working from a holistic lens, this role requires a highly motivated individual with exceptional advocacy skills and critical knowledge of the Child and Family Services Act. The FNCWR acts on behalf of MSIFN as a party in the court proceedings involving the First Nation's Children under the Child and Family Services Act.

Your typical responsibilities include:
The role of the Child & Youth Worker will be to inspire children and youth by being a strong role model and by demonstrating with their actions the contributions children and youth can make to their community.

***Key activities**:

- Develop and implement programming and activities focusing on aspects of healthy living, life skills and self-reliance, personal confidence, self-esteem, and enhancement of cultural identity and drug-alcohol and prevention.
- Demonstrate and exemplify personal leadership qualities that embody self-responsibility, community building, and positive life choices.

**Programming**
- Plan, carry out and assess developmentally appropriate activities and experiences that promote the well-being of each child and that respect and reflect the diverse needs of children, youth, and families.
- Ensure that recreational, prevention, and social programs and events incorporates and/or are reflective of MSIFN’s culture and traditions.
- Implement life skills prevention workshops, youth service programs, and other community and social service programs or refer to outside agency.
- Assist children and youth in expressing themselves by listening and responding with questions or comments that extend conversations and provide support.
- Ensure the child and youth environment is healthy and safe for all.
- Ensure positive and effective communication with parents/legal guardians.
- Build strong interpersonal relationships with children and youth one-on-one and in group settings.
- Coordinate programming and services to ensure safety for all participants and provide emergency or first aid assistance when required.
- Make referrals to internal and external agencies to support the overall well-being of the MSIFN.
- Provide lifestyle awareness information.
- Liaise with outside agencies and communities on programs relating to MSIFN children and youth.
- Develop and implement yearly community event

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