Community Worker Home Visiting

Support Healthy Babies, Healthy Children families as a Community Worker at Lakelands Public Health’s Peterborough office, using communication and resource-linking skills.

This temporary full-time Community Worker position supports Home Visiting programs and services. You will maintain supportive client contact, share general information, assist families with problem-solving, and collaborate with Nursing staff, volunteers, students, partners, and multidisciplinary public health teams.

• Maintain supportive contact with Healthy Babies, Healthy Children clients
• Provide evidence-based information aligned with established family service plans
• Accompany families to appointments or community programs when required
• Link families with appropriate health and community resources
• Document interactions, observations, interventions, and program activities accurately

• Ontario Secondary School Graduation Diploma or equivalent
• Six months to one year of home visiting experience
• Knowledge of child development, parenting, infant feeding, and community resources
• Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle
• Current satisfactory Criminal Records Check and Vulnerable Sector Search

Bring supportive family contact, community-resource knowledge, and sound judgment to Home Visiting services in Peterborough.