Indigenous Healthy Babies Healthy Children Worker - Temporary
$49,500–$55,139 year
On-siteOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Job Summary
Ensure all Indigenous families and children (prenatal to age 6) accessing effective, consistent early intervention services through home visiting, service coordination, parenting groups, cultural teaching, traditions, and referrals. Provide crisis support, guidance, and referrals to local service agencies while tracking and reporting statistical information. Network with community agencies and organizations to advocate for positive change. Requires a post-secondary diploma or bachelor's degree in social sciences or health services, minimum three years' community experience, and excellent communication skills. Full salary range is $49,500-$60,778. This existing role supports the ONWA vision of honoring Indigenous women and girls in leadership.
Required Qualifications
- Post-secondary diploma or bachelor's degree in social sciences or health services, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum three (3) years' experience in a community setting
- Advocacy work on behalf of Community Members, including referral to local service agencies
- Ability to network with other community agencies, services, and organizations
- Experience tracking and reporting statistical information
- Crisis support, guidance and referral skills
- Demonstrated organizational, time management and presentation skills with the ability to follow through on assigned duties independently within strict deadlines
- Excellent written and oral communications, with emphasis on keen listening and ability to effectively interpret verbal communications and needs of prospective Community Members
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office and competency working with other databases
- Knowledge of Indigenous culture, history, and traditions
- Knowledge of and connection to service agencies in the location of service delivery
- Knowledge of parenting skills, prenatal health and issues, infant care, and nutrition issues
- Knowledge and working understanding of Not-for-Profit Organizations
- Knowledge and understanding of current issues facing Indigenous women and their families
Desired Qualifications
- Ability to speak an Indigenous language is considered an asset
- A Doula certification is considered an asset
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