Family Wellness Worker

Job summary

The Family Wellness Worker provides guidance and support to families to promote safety, success, and well-being while facilitating kinship searches. They are responsible for child protection duties including intake, emergency after-hours support, and maintaining family unity through culturally appropriate care.

Job details

Why should YOU choose Dilico? * Optional Hybrid work schedule * Optional Flexible schedule to support work-life balance * OMERS Pension plan available to all employees * Competitive salaries * Generous paid vacation time * Paid time off at Christmas above paid vacation time * EFAP available to all employees and their families * Benefit plan that includes dental, healthcare, and vision services * A chance to make a difference in the community POSITIONS AVAILABLE: 2 - PERMANENT FULL TIME POSITION LOCATION: REGULAR TRAVEL BETWEEN THUNDER BAY AND LONGLAC, ON (THIS POSITION IS NOT REMOTE) CLOSING DATE: OCTOBER 13, 2026 Competition #: 1672 Position Overview: The Family Wellness Worker will provide guidance and support to families in order to promote safety, success and well-being for families. The Family Wellness Worker is responsible to work with families that require additional support and guidance in order to maintain family unity or reunification in a manner that respects and incorporates the concept of family centered, culturally appropriate, and community-based care. The Family Wellness Worker will complete kinship searches to facilitate permanency with the intended outcome to prevent admission to care and to expedite the return of the children recently placed in care. The Family Wellness Worker is responsible for providing the protection of children by performing duties of Intake, Protection, and Emergency after Hours, and Kinship as required, in accordance with Provisions of Dilico Anishinabek Family Care’s Mikinaak Service Model, the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, Ministry Regulations and Standards, and Dilico Anishinabek Family Care policies and procedures. Qualifications and Requirements: * A minimum post-secondary education; preference in area of Indigenous Studies or related Human Services diploma with a minimum 3 year of experience in community-based models * A combination of skills, education, and life learning specific to traditional knowledge may be considered * An individual who is of Anishinabe ancestry with understanding, practice and sharing of Anishinabe history, culture, traditions, ceremonies and values is preferred * A minimum two years experience with Anishinabek children, youth, individuals, families and communities * Candidates without the specific education qualifications and where the position does not require certified qualification to practice, but who possess an appropriate combination of experience and other academic qualifications will also be considered * A satisfactory Criminal Records Search * Required to work flexible hours, travel regularly and to act on an “on-call” basis as determined by the respective Service Manager in relation to service requirements * Must possess a Class “G” Driver’s License with $1 million liability insurance, possess a clean driving record and have access to a personal vehicle which will pass a safety inspection Hours of Work: 32.5 hours per week Please apply directly at https://www.dilico.com/careers/ [https://www.dilico.com/careers/] As an Indigenous Agency Dilico gives preference to Indigenous people. Dilico is committed to diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified candidates. Only those considered for an interview will be contacted. Dilico Anishinabek Family Care 200 Anemki Place | Fort William First Nation | ON | P7J1L6 TF +1 855 623 8511 | T +1 807 623 8511

What you’ll do

The Family Wellness Worker provides guidance and support to families to promote safety, success, and well-being while facilitating kinship searches. They are responsible for child protection duties including intake, emergency after-hours support, and maintaining family unity through culturally appropriate care.

Requirements

Candidates must have a minimum post-secondary education, preferably in Indigenous Studies or Human Services, with at least 3 years of experience in community-based models. A valid Class G driver's license, a clean driving record, and a satisfactory criminal records search are required.

Benefits

• Pension plan
• Paid vacation time
• Paid time off at Christmas
• Employee and family assistance program
• Dental services
• Healthcare services
• Vision services
• Flexible schedule

Listed skills

• crisis intervention · Preferred
• assessment · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• case management · Preferred
• Documentation · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• social services · Preferred
• Conflict Resolution · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Family support
• Child protection
• Case management
• Kinship care
• Crisis intervention
• Community-based care
• Cultural competency
• Indigenous studies
• Social services
• Conflict resolution
• Documentation
• Advocacy
• Assessment
• Communication
• Interpersonal skills
• Good Driving Record
• Indigenous Studies
• Time Off Management
• Valid Driver's License
• Higher Education
• Human Services

Job areas

• Social Services
• Government & Public Sector
• Family Worker
• Family / School / General Social Worker
• Social Work and Counselling Professionals
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers

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