Youth Transitional Home Worker

• Minimum three-year Child and Youth Worker Diploma
• Experience in working within an Anishinabe Child and Family Well-Being Services is preferred
• The ability to speak the Anishinaabe language is a definite asset and / or willingness for continual learning.
• Ability to provide a clear Broad Record Check
• Have a class 'G' Ontario Driver's License, an acceptable Drivers Abstract, access to a reliable vehicle and have the ability to travel. A requirement of $1M Liability Insurance due to the transport of clients.

• Sound knowledge of the Anishinabek culture and the principal issues affecting the mental health of Anishinabek children, families, and communities in the Districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin.
• Promote and apply Anishinabek Culture, values, traditions, and teachings in the work of the Service teams where appropriate.
• Develop and maintain respectful, cooperative working relationships with Anishinabek children, families, communities, and service workers to promote an integrated, seamless delivery of service.
• Applying an attitude and practice model that promotes flexibility, diversity, and engagement with marginalized populations.
• Knowledge and understanding of flexible, diverse, traditional, and non- traditional support, advocacy, and intervention processes.
• Comprehension of at-risk youth-related issues, such as mental health and addictions, gender orientation/identity, peer/social culture, violence, teen pregnancy, human trafficking, drug trafficking, etc.
• Awareness of micro and macro community social systems, structures, and issues.
• Familiarity of community assets and asset mapping procedures.
• Facilitate, coordinate, and promote group programming and workshops on a variety of social issues and topics.
• Familiarity of case management systems, reporting procedures and responsibilities and the ability to work within those systems.
• Managing crisis and adverse situations with staff, youth, and families.
• Knowledge and understanding of health and safety practices related to outreach work and Universal Care precautions.
• Understand the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, the Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation.

• Given the traditional practices of the Anishinabek, from time-to-time exposure to wood smoke and the burning of sacred medicines, including tobacco, sweet grass, sage, or cedar, may occur within the work setting.
• Candidates must live within service area.

On April 1, 2012 Kina Gbezhgomi Child And Family Services transferred the direct service delivery and management of the prevention services inclusive of family and community support services to the First Nations. Each of the First Nations and Kina Gbezhgomi Child and Family Services has a Contribution Agreement outlining the roles and responsibilities of the agency and First Nation in this collaborative partnership inclusive of agency support and training, funding arrangements, service and financial reporting. Kina Gbezhgomi Child And Family Services completed this process as a transition phase to a fully integrated child welfare model in preparation for designation as a child welfare agency, and also to reflect the membership requests in relation to First Nation community based delivery of prevention services.
VISION:
Kina Gbezhgomi Child And Family Services will honour and support our family's and community's inherent authority to care for their children based on unity, traditions, values, beliefs and customs.
MISSION:
Our services ensure children are protected and stay connected with their culture, language and community while strengthening family and community relationships.