Family Support Resources Worker - Ottawa, Canada - Carlington Community Health Centre

Carlington Community Health Centre

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Ottawa, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

The Family Support Resource Worker (FSRW) works with local Food Banks to provide vulnerable families with children (between 0-18 years old) with wrap-around family support.

The FSRW provides service navigation and coordination, parenting support and education, connects families and facilitates their access to early years services, family supports and other social services.

Carlington Community Health Centre serves children and families facing multiple challenges, addressing specific social determinants of health in a manner that is culturally sensitive, respectful and holistic in approach, grounded in attachment principles and a trauma-informed practices.

Program-Related Activities

Works with local Food Banks to connect with vulnerable families that would benefit from wraparound family support.
Creation and facilitate quarterly meetings with local foodbank partners to optimize program delivery, client service, share ongoing outcomes, identify and work on solutions for any gaps or issues
Create tools to track client engagement/outcomes, program outcomes, partner satisfaction.
Provide individual client needs assessments, action plans, one on one support.
Completes needs assessment and jointly identified need priorities.
Manages caseload (integrate/coordinate resources, crisis intervention, supportive counselling, information and referrals, supports parents, and provides advice on parenting).
Provides oneonone family support focused on parenting and based on jointly identified family needs.
Plans and delivers programmes that enhance child and family welfare, such as cooking programs, parent education in a group format and/or individually, family visits, dropins, and others as needs are identified.
Actively connects families to resources and services in the community, as appropriate.
Identifies high need families in service area and link to family support and related services, as appropriate.
Develops and maintains uptodate resource materials relevant to families with children.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work or Social Service Work with extensive experience working with parents of children 018yo; community development experience is an asset; or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience.

Professional Experience

Three to five year experience providing direct family support and community resources referral services to families relevant to vulnerable families with children, including for children with special needs.
Three to five years fulltime experience providing supportive services to low income, multicultural families, and vulnerable families.
Experience and interest in working with marginalized and diverse clientele, such as lowincome, highneeds, newcomer, and a variety of multicultural communities, presenting complex needs.

Key Competencies

Knowledge of child development and behaviour management.
Knowledge of local resources for families, children, including children with special needs, and their referral pathways.
Understanding of complex family dynamics and issues relevant to working with vulnerable, multirisks parents/caregivers.
Ability to work independently and in a multidisciplinary team environment.
Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural, multidisciplinary team environment.
Ability to work and establish trusting relationships with diverse families, including marginalized, lowincome, multicultural, history of trauma.

Linguistic Profile

English: fluency speaking/writing/reading.
A second language (French and/or relevant to our client population) an asset.

Personal Suitability

Sensitivity to the needs of marginalized and diverse clientele.
Commitment to health promotion concepts, strategies, and philosophy.
Commitment to communitybased health care and social services, and strengthbased philosophy and practices.
Position is based within a Carlington CHCoperated childcare centre.

Job Types:
Part-time, Fixed term contract

Salary:
$26.27-$30.90 per hour

Expected hours: 24.50 per week

Benefits: