Mamow Weechiwaywin Manager

Job Overview

Location:

Winnipeg

Salary Grid: $70-110 Salary Grid Based on Education and Experience

Under the direction of the Mamow Weechiwaywin Director, and Sandy Lake First Nation Chief & Council, The Winnipeg Office Manager is responsible for supervising first nation representative services & early intervention programs run out of our Winnipeg Satellite Office.

Responding to Notices of Significant Measure (NoS).

• Receive and respond to NoS from mandated Child Welfare agencies.
• Follow up with each new NoS by responding to the notice and coordinating a follow up case conference with the assigned worker.
• Ensure that the Sandy Lake Caregiver who is the subject of the NoS understands what is going on, and is connected with legal support if needed.
• Follow the progress of the file to ensure appropriate deadlines are met.
• Retain legal representation for the First Nation in consultation with the Band Rep Associate Director

• Provide support, capacity building and direction to the Intake worker.
• Ensure that intake is being done in a streamlined way
• Intake & Assessment forms are being filled out for each new intake
• Consent forms are filled out & uploaded to the database
• Intake notes are uploaded to the database
• A worker is assigned by the Case Manager to follow up on new intakes
• Educate Intake workers on the duty to report where allegations relate to abuse or severe neglect.
• Ensure files are being referred to the appropriate program:
  Band Representative Services, Prevention or Post-Majority Care

• Establish communication expectations with mandated agencies to provide scheduled case reviews

1. Participating in the Case Plan with the Mandated CFS Agency (Band Rep Files)

• Ensuring that all workers have copies of the case plan from the mandated agency and have identified in collaboration with the client & agency how they are assisting in the case plan. ( Both Caregiver & Child Plans)
• Ensure that the case plan identifies and prioritizes maintaining connections to family, extended family and the community. Identify and ensure collaboration with other First Nation Band Reps.
• Ensure that children and families are supported with  & Registration as a priority
• For children over the age of 15 years, the case plan to include ‘age of majority’ planning

2. Developing a Case Plan with a Client where they are not open to CFS.(Imminent Risk of Child Welfare Involvement)

• Ensure that workers collaborate with the client to develop a case plan:
• Check in via supervision meetings to provide mentorship and support.
• Ensure that children and families are supported with  & Registration as a priority

• Sit down monthly with workers to learn about their caseload and review/evaluate the case plan for each file.
• Ensure that client files are kept up to date ie; all case notes and documentation are uploaded to the database.
• Discuss training goals with workers and assist with the coordination of identified training.
• Ensure that workers are provided with regular opportunities to debrief, coordinating with elders or outside mental health services if needed.
• Keep an ongoing and current record which details all workers and the clients they support.

• Provide mentorship and training opportunities on MB provincial and federal child welfare laws
• Oversee all court-related matters to ensure that all timelines are met and that all identified support tasks are completed prior to court.
• Where appropriate, provide mentorship to Staff as they communicate with the family about any information related to the court process and identify opportunities for training and capacity building.
• Ensure that Sandy Lake community members are supported to access the appropriate legal aid.

• Develop a monthly on-call schedule for after hour child protection emergency response. Distribute the schedule to staff and managers 1 month in advance.
• Ensure that the team is inputting on-call and after-hours case notes into the system and that new intakes are passed to the intake worker for processing.
• Process purchase-authorizations for overtime worked during on-call shifts.

• Facilitate weekly meetings Monday mornings to get all staff on the same page for the upcoming week
• Check in with staff with an awareness of vicarious trauma and a focus on mental health, self-care opportunities, and teambuilding. Host Friday debriefing meetings when needed.

• Work towards developing, implementing and monitoring protocols…