Family Resource Worker - Casual Relief

Job Description

Posted Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 4:00 a.m. | Expires Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 3:59 a.m.

The Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre (WOCRC) is a community-based, not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting health, wellness, safety, and inclusion across far west Ottawa. Since 1986, WOCRC has supported individuals and families through a wide range of community, social, and health services designed to strengthen and empower the communities we serve.

Our programs support children, youth, families, newcomers, seniors, and individuals experiencing crisis or social isolation through counselling, housing and violence against women services, community development initiatives, health promotion, and family support programming.

At WOCRC, we are committed to fostering healthy, inclusive, vibrant, and resilient communities where individuals feel supported, connected, and empowered to thrive.

The Family Resource Worker – Casual Relief is responsible for delivering programs and services that support the needs of parents, care providers and children up to 6 years old in the communities of Kanata, West Carleton and Stittsville.

• Deliver playgroups and activities for children
• Promote child development and encourage parent/care provider-child interaction
• Use the recreational resources available in the community
• Deliver, on an on‑call basis, programs and services including playgroups and activities
• Model positive parent/care provider interaction with the child
• Ensure the parent/care provider understands the reason and impact of activities
• Present activities in a dynamic and stimulating fashion for the child, in collaboration with the parent/care provider
• Ensure integration and adaptation of children and parent/care providers

• Provide information and referral to parent/care providers
• Provide education services for parent/care providers through workshops and other training opportunities
• Support parent/care providers in identifying their needs
• Assist parent/care providers to identify their strengths and limitations to help improve their child’s and their own quality of life
• Link and refer care providers to other programs offered by WOCRC and other community organizations
• Develop and maintain the EYC program
• Deliver, on an on‑call basis, early learning programs and services throughout our communities, including rural, in local schools and in the EarlyON CFC
• Provide support and training to volunteers as required
• Create a sense of program ownership and engagement with parent/care providers and partnering organizations
• Deliver programs and services that are aligned with community needs, trends and gaps based on client feedback and data such as Child Status Index, Early Development Instrument and Census data as well as in consultation with partnering organizations
• Perform program evaluation in collaboration with participants, volunteers and partners
• Maintain and develop professional competence and quality assurance through appropriate continuing education methods; to support both family resource worker and community development role and responsibilities
• Record data on the delivery of services (e.g. attendance sheets and membership forms)
• Serve as ambassador to ensure that services are accessible and the general public is informed regarding EarlyON CFC services
• Promote participation of parent/care providers, and the community, in activities designated to educate and/or advocate for healthy child development
• Distribute materials and resources related to the activities of the EarlyON CFC

• Ensure that the commitment to diversity is understood and respected, covering culture, language, faith expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic resources and degrees of physical (dis) ability
• Work in a manner that incorporates health promotion and recognizes the determinants of health
• Maintain up-to-date professional skills and knowledge through formal and informal training
• Act as an ambassador for WOCRC within and outside the Centre by creating awareness of WOCRC programs…