Indigenous Healthy Babies Healthy Children Family Home Visitor Worker

2 weeks ago

Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Ontario Native Women's Association (ONWA) Full time
About the Role

The Ontario Native Women's Association (ONWA) is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Family Home Visitor to join our team in the Indigenous Healthy Babies Healthy Children program. As a Family Home Visitor, you will play a vital role in supporting Indigenous families and their children (prenatal to age 6) who require assistance with physical, emotional, mental, and social issues.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide effective, consistent, early intervention services to Indigenous families and their children through home visiting, service coordination, parenting groups, cultural teaching, traditions, and referrals.
  • Work collaboratively with community agencies, services, and organizations to ensure seamless support for families.
  • Track and report statistical information to inform program development and evaluation.
  • Provide crisis support, guidance, and referrals to families as needed.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with community members, service agencies, and organizations to ensure effective service delivery.
Requirements
  • A minimum College diploma and/or degree in social sciences or health services, and 3 years' experience in a community setting.
  • Doula certification is an asset.
  • Advocacy work on behalf of community members, including referral to local service agencies.
  • Ability to network with other community agencies, services, and organizations.
  • Experience tracking and reporting statistical information.
  • Crisis support, guidance, and referral skills.
  • Knowledge of Indigenous culture, history, and traditions.
  • Knowledge of and connection to service agencies in the location of service delivery.
  • Knowledge of parenting skills, prenatal health and issues, infant care, nutrition issues.
  • Knowledge and working of Not-For-Profit Organizations.
  • Demonstrated organizational, time management, and presentation skills with the ability to follow through on assigned duties independently within strict deadlines.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, with emphasis on keen listening and ability to effectively interpret verbal communications and needs of prospective community members.
  • Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office; competency working with other databases.
  • Knowledge and understanding of current issues facing Indigenous women and their families.
  • Ability to travel.
  • Ability to speak an Indigenous language is considered an asset.
  • Current, valid vulnerable sector criminal records check. Valid 1st Aid/CPR.
  • A cellular phone and internet access is required within this position.
  • Must be willing and able to work a flexible working from home arrangement if required.
  • Must be willing to work workdays, evenings, and weekends as required.
  • Must be dependable, able to follow instructions, respond to management direction, and be able to improve performance through management feedback.
What We Offer
  • A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
  • A generous paid vacation time and paid time off at Christmas above paid vacation time.
  • Additional paid stat and civic holidays.
  • A 35-hour workweek.
  • A comprehensive benefits program, including health, paramedical, dental, vision, and EAP, with all premiums covered by the employer.
  • A Healthcare Spending Account and Lifestyle Spending Account.
  • Participation in a CAAT defined benefit pension plan and retirement with secure lifetime retirement income.
  • Paid sick days.
  • Paid cultural/personal wellness days.
  • Flexible scheduling to support work-life balance.
  • Ongoing professional development.
  • Possible reimbursement on portion of cell phone and internet expenses.
Why Join ONWA?

At the Ontario Native Women's Association (ONWA), we celebrate and honor the safety and healing of Indigenous women and girls as they take up their leadership roles in the family, community, provincially, nationally, and internationally for generations to come.

We are committed to implementing measures to protect our community members, staff, and other stakeholders from COVID-19. As a result, we have implemented a mandatory vaccination policy. Exemptions will be made for those with a valid medical exemption; proof of the exemption will be required.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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