Indigenous child and family well- worker FTE, Pembroke

Full Time Contract Pembroke, ON, CA 1 Attachments

4 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $62,893.00 To $96,915.00 Annually

Indigenous child and family well-being worker, 6-month contract, 1

FTE, Pembroke

Existing Vacancy

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Department:

Child Welfare

Accountability:

Location:

Pembroke

Family & Children’s Services of Renfrew County is a multi-service agency committed to providing preventative, protective, and socially inclusive services and programming that empower and strengthen everyone. We are focused on cultivating a team-oriented work environment where everyone thrives. Our goal is to develop and strengthen collaborative partnerships to increase availability, accessibility, and quality of care to our communities. Our agency commitments include moving forward Anti-Oppressive Practice, French Language Services, and working alongside Indigenous Communities.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Indigenous Child and Family Well-Being Worker (ICFWBW) provides protection and well-being services in accordance with the Child, Youth and Family Services Act (CYFSA), Ontario Child Protection Standards, Signs of Safety framework, and agency policies, while integrating Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing into all aspects of service delivery, supporting Indigenous children, youth and families in maintaining meaningful connections to their family, extended family, community, culture, language, traditions, spirituality and identity.

The ICFWBW works from a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and culturally grounded approach, supporting the spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical well-being of Indigenous children, youth, and families. This includes engaging families, communities, Elders, and Knowledge Keepers through culturally meaningful practices such as circle, Seven Grandfather Teachings, and land-based and relational approaches.

This position is designated and authorized to perform the duties of a Child and Family Protection Worker in accordance with the Child, Youth and Family Services Act.

The role includes investigation, ongoing protection, and integrated/community-based work while maintaining compliance with legislative obligations and supporting culturally appropriate planning, kinship, and customary care.

CORE FUNCTIONS

The Indigenous Child and Family Well-Being Worker will:

• Assess safety and risk, determine service responses, and collaborate with families, Indigenous communities, and collateral partners using both clinical and culturally grounded approaches.
• Complete investigations, case management, and service planning in line with CYFSA, Child Protection Standards, and agency policies, while incorporating Indigenous teachings and practices.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation and participate in supervision, team collaboration, and ongoing professional development.
• Ensure services are provided in compliance with applicable legislation, including the Ontario Human Rights Code, AODA, OHSA, and FLSA where applicable.
• Uphold commitments to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action and support Indigenous self-determination in service delivery.
• Recognize the importance of family, extended family, community, culture, language, land, spirituality, ceremony and identity.
• Work respectfully with Elders, Knowledge Keepers and Indigenous service providers.
• Support opportunities for children and youth to reconnect with their culture, community and traditional knowledge.
• Recognize that First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities have distinct cultures, traditions, governance structures, protocols and approaches to child and family well-being.

ASSIGNMENT FOCUS

• Investigation-Receive and assess referrals, conduct investigative interviews, complete safety and risk assessments, develop safety plans, and determine next steps, while ensuring culturally respectful engagement with children, families, and communities.
• Ongoing Protection-Provide ongoing case management, safety reassessment, permanency planning, and service coordination, integrating Indigenous approaches such as circle, ceremony when appropriate, and community involvement.
• Integrated / Community-Based-Perform both investigation and ongoing functions, responding to service needs while prioritizing culturally responsive and community-based approaches.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (ALL ASSIGNMENTS)

• Build respectful, collaborative relationships with children, youth, families, Elders, Knowledge…