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Responsibilities As a Family Connector (FC), you will provide inhome and communitybased support to vulnerable children and families with Children and Family Services involvement. Your caseload will include primarily Indigenous families and individuals who have experienced trauma and multigenerational abuse and neglect. Operating on a flexible work schedule that includes some evenings and weekends, you will build therapeutic relationships with parents using basic counselling skills and a traumainformed care approach. You will work as a member of a collaborative team and will coordinate, initiate, and mobilize internal and external resources required to meet the service plan objectives. You will engage in excellent problem solving, organization, and collaboration. Support family time between children in care and their parents or significant others. Amplify caregiver strengths while modelling and teaching parenting skills, child development, play, structure and routine, and positive discipline. Support children and parents to connect with their culture and support Indigenous families to participate in ceremony. Identify, strengthen, and reconnect relationships with family, kin, and friends creating long-term support for wellbeing, reunification, and safety of the children. Initiate and facilitate family support network meetings. Assess ongoing risk for children and families receiving services as per the Child Youth and Family Enhancement Act (CYFEA). Transport parents and children as needed between appointments and scheduled family time. Complete formal documentation and ensure file standards are met. Provide on-call support to families 24/7 on a rotational basis. Qualifications Degree in Child & Youth Care, Social Work (or related field). Degree in Human Services (Psychology, Sociology, Education, Human Ecology or Early Childhood Development) with experience in the field. Diploma in Child & Youth Care or Social Work with related experience. Certificate in Human Services Sector with extensive experience with Indigenous culture and communities. Benefits and Compensation Training: comprehensive onboarding/orientation process which includes servicespecific, leadingedge training, and agencywide core training. Feedback: a strong reflective supervision model that provides regular formal and informal opportunities for feedback, and coaching regarding personal and professional growth. Reasonable Accommodation: The Family Centre will provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee. Starting salary range: $54,660 - $58,164 (commensurate with level of education and experience). On-call compensation. 36.5-hour work week. Fully paid employee group benefits plan. Health spending account. 3 weeks vacation. RRSP matching. Ongoing paid training. Mileage compensation. Paid sick time (up to 8 days per calendar year). Agency-wide social events. Employee Resource Groups. #J-18808-Ljbffr