Families First Home Visitor

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Posting End Date: January 13, 2026

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority 

Site: WRHA Community Health Services - Point Douglas Home Care  

Department / Unit: Public Health Point Douglas  

Job Stream: Clinical Support  

Union: CUPE 

Anticipated Start Date: 02/16/2026  

FTE: 1.00  

Anticipated Shift: Days 

Work Arrangement: In Person  

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Salary: $23.339, $23.848, $24.314, $24.794, $25.280

Shift Pattern:

All shift patterns are subject to change in accordance with the collective agreement

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The Families First Home Visitor works with families using a strength-based and solution-focused approach to promote positive parent-child relationships, support healthy childhood growth and development, enhance parenting skills, promote safety and well-being, and connect families with their community. The Families First Home Visitor reports to the regional Public Health/Community Team manager and in conjunction with the Public Health Nurse who provides reflective supervision and coordination for guidance in regional day-to-day operations.

Families First is a community-based resource designed to promote healthy growth and development of children by supporting families, in their homes, during pregnancy and the first five years of a child's life, for a period of up to three years. A Families First Home Visitor works as a member of an inter-disciplinary team and is responsible to initiate and maintain regular connection through family-centered home visiting. The incumbent will utilize an evidence-informed curriculum and share activities that support positive parent-child interactions. In consultation and with guidance from Public Health Nurses, the Home Visitor has a responsibility to support families to explore goals related to their family's culture and values. The Home Visitor implements home visiting practices according to established guidelines of the provincial Families First Program. The position functions in a manner that is consistent with the mission, vision, values, and policies of the Regional Health Authority.

• Minimum (1) year experience working with families with young children ages 0-5, or prenatal families in areas related to parenting, in the last five years required.

• High School Diploma or equivalent; or GED Manitoba Standards required.
• Certification as a Community Support Worker, Social Services Worker, Family Support Worker, Early Childhood Educator, or other relevant post-secondary education in a related field, is an asset. 
• Other combinations of education and experience may be considered.
• Successful candidate required to complete Families First provincial orientation and training as scheduled.

Not applicable

• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to adapt to a work environment within an organization that embraces change.
• Shows initiative and able to take direction.
• Able to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team using effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to effectively use curriculum-based resources, utilizing adult learning principles.
• Ability to plan, organize and implement strength-based, trauma-informed, and culturally safe practices effectively.
• Knowledge of early childhood growth and development prenatally up to five years of age.
• Understanding of Indigenous culture, traditions, values, and language is an asset.
• Proficiency with Microsoft programs (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint), as well as Internet applications, other Information Technology, and technical equipment.
• Demonstrated fluency in English including verbal, reading and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in both official languages essential for designated bilingual positions.

• Valid Manitoba Class 5 driver's license, an all-purpose insured reliable vehicle and liability insurance of at least $1,000,000.00.
• Physically capable of providing service in a wide variety of community settings under varying weather and environmental conditions.
• Physically able to lift and carry equipment weighing up to 20 lbs. or 9 kgs.
• Physically able to climb stairs, crouch, and to kneel/sit on the floor when facilitating home visit components and engaging in parent-child activities.
• Expected travel throughout the region/province for training requirements, program needs, or for provision of home visiting services to families.
• Designated Northern positions requires travel to remote communities, and this may necessitate overnight accommodations.
• Evening and weekend work may be required to meet client needs.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services. 

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.