Family Support Worker

Permanent Full Time:

Family Support Worker

Location:

Child and Family Wellness

ʔumʔiiqsu Centre

and Anacla Government Office

Salary Range:

$68,000 - $80,000 per annum

Authority Relationship:

Child and Family Wellness Manager

Position Summary

Huu-ay-aht First Nations is showing initiative and leadership in a concentrated effort to bring the nation's children home and to provide strong support to the Nation's citizens throughout the life cycle. This includes ensuring strong frontline support for Huu-ay-aht families and citizens. The Family Support Worker is a frontline staff member who provides strong support and preventive tools to Huu-ay-aht citizens to help them build healthy, strong family lives.

Key Accountabilities:

• Promoting child and family wellness through advocacy, direct support, and program activities.
• Support parents, extended families, and the community in protecting children from abuse and neglect.
• Build supportive, caring arrangements that draw on several family members and community members when necessary.

Job Duties include but are not limited to:

• Provide immediate and consistent Nation involvement when working with protection services.
• Support crisis management and safety planning with families by ensuring that safety and advance plans are put in place before a crisis.
• Providing home and community-based support and prevention services to Huu-ay-aht First Nations children and families.
• Actively identify Huu-ay-aht supports.
• Navigating and coordinating proactive outreach services for Huu-ay-aht citizens throughout the lifecycle.
• Work with other Huu-ay-aht services and external resources to provide wrap-around, life cycle care for Huu-ay-aht citizens.
• Build family-specific supports with strength-based and solution-focused practice.
• Focus on healing from intergenerational trauma.
• Promotes healthy lifestyles and relationships with clients and proactive service representatives.
• Facilitates health and wellness groups and individual support programs.
• Develops and facilitates parent education opportunities.
• Supports clients through a strength-based, solution-focused practice.
• Attends family planning and case management meetings.
• Work effectively and productively within the Huu-ay-aht organization during the evolution of and transition to strengthened service provision to Huu-ay-aht families.
• Provides after-hours and weekend child protection support.
• Maintains client files and all other required forms of documentation in a thorough, clear, and concise manner.
• Performs regular reporting of activities and program statistics as required.

Operational Requirements

• Valid class 5 driver's license
• Some travel, including overnight and or weekends.
• Willingness and ability to work overtime, including evenings and or weekends.
• Successful background checks, employment verification, criminal record checks, including vulnerable persons, reference checks, and education/credential verification.

Educational and Experience Requirements

• Diploma in Human Services, or experience advocating for families within the community, wellness planning, and social services
• Understanding of intergenerational experiences and wellness pathway
• Experience working with First Nations people, knowledge of issues unique to First Nations people, and demonstrated cultural sensitivity.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience using Microsoft Programs, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Experience with online platforms.
• Ability to work in a performance-focused, fast-paced environment in alignment with Huu-ay-aht First Nations values, culture, and business goals.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this position; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Please email your covering letter & resume to
, fax to , or mail to
Human Resources Manager, 4644 Adelaide St, Port Alberni, BC, V9Y 6N4. Please quote Family Support Worker Job Posting. Closing date for this position is January 9, 2026, at 4:00 pm.