Parent Ally - Fire Preservation Program

Position: Parent Ally - Home Fire Preservation Program
About The Link:
Youth and Family Supports
For more than
90 years, The Link has helped youth and families on a journey to healing, hope,and better lives. The organization is dedicated to walking alongside children,youth, and families as an inclusive community, strengthening and empowering asense of being, pride, and purpose. With over 15 diverse programs, The Link hasa community of caring staff that work together to provide support through a24-hour crisis line, youth resource centers, emergency shelters, mobile crisis teams, specialized foster care, healing homes, job readiness supports, andSkills4

Life. With a strong foundation within the community and a focus on connection, unity, and compassion, the organization provides a vital link foryouth and families in the province of Manitoba.  Position Summary  The Parent Ally is a front-line family-centred role within Home Fire, aFamily Preservation program designed through a First Nations lens to strengthen families and support children to remain safely at home whenever possible.

Reporting to the Family Preservation Manager, the Parent Ally works as part ofthe Home Fire Family Support Team to provide practical, culturally responsive,trauma-informed, and strengths-based support to caregivers and families.
The Parent Ally is responsible for implementing key aspects of theday-to-day functioning of the program and providing ongoing, culturally responsive support while adhering to organizational policies and procedures. Aprimary focus of this role is providing culturally safe, in-home guidance and practical support to caregivers impacted by mental health challenges, the effects of trauma, or circumstances that place children at risk of entering

Child and Family Services care.
Parent Allies provide empowering, family-centred support that helps strengthen family relationships, increase wellness, promote family autonomy,and keep children safely within their family homes.
Reporting Relationships and Program Context  The Parent Ally reports directly to the Family Preservation Manager andworks collaboratively with Home Fire family support team, caregivers, ,cultural supports, community agencies, and other service providers involved with the child, youth, or family.
The position contributes to the overall goals of family preservation byhelping caregivers strengthen parenting confidence, promote healing and resilience, and enhance family wellbeing through guidance that is grounded inconnection, culture, and self-determination. The Parent Ally works with caregivers to develop goals that align with cultural identity, safety,stability, and long-term well-being.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities   Provide in-home and community-based support to parent sand caregivers participating in the Home Fire program, offering coaching and mentoring related to parenting strategies and family relationships.
Assist parents and caregivers in establishing specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals fortheir parenting journey.
Work collaboratively with Home Fire team members to implement individual and family support plans focused on improving family functioning, developing healthy coping strategies, and achieving desired outcomes.
Develop activity plans that align with family interests, strengths, and identified goals.
Build supportive and trusting relationships with caregivers and maintain effective communication regarding scheduling, progress,activities, and family goals.
Provide timely and accurate documentation and reporting, including activities, interventions, goals, and outcomes.
Provide de-escalation, conflict resolution, and firstaid interventions as required.
Participate in team meetings, case discussions, andother program-related activities.
Adhere to established documentation, confidentiality,and program standards.
Participate in training, professional development opportunities, and compliance requirements as defined by organizational policy.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Core Competencies  Culture Responsiveness   Demonstrates respect for First Nations ways of knowing, family systems, community relationships, and culturally grounded approaches to healing, wellness, and support.
Trauma-Informed Practice   Understands the impacts of trauma,grief, loss, displacement, colonization, and systemic barriers on caregivers,children, youth, and family functioning.
Practical Coaching and Capacity Building   Practicalcoaching and capacity building:
Supports caregivers to develop sustainableparenting practices…