LOCATION: MANITOULIN ISLAND, ON
CANDIDATES MUST LIVE WITHIN SERVICE AREA.
COVER LETTER NEEDS TO BE SENT WITH RESUME.

Applicants are encouraged to visit our website at www.kgcfs.org/employment to review the job description.
Include in your application a cover letter, resume, and (3) three reference letters - two (2) employment related from recent employers. Please also detail in your application: education, employment experience, and cultural participation.
KGCFS is a designated Children`s Aid Society delivering Child Protection Services within seven member First Nations in the Districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin. KGCFS honours and supports our families' and community's inherent authority to care for their children based on unity, traditions, values, belief, and customs. Preference will be given to Anishinaabe Candidates, please self-identify in your application.
Starting Salary $56,637.
OVERVIEW:
Under the direction of the Services Supervisor, the Team Assistant works and is responsible for the duties as outlined herein.
QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must possess a 2-year business related Diploma from an accredited college and/or other diploma in a discipline deemed appropriate for the position.
• Experience in working within administrative areas within an Anishinabe Child and Family Well-Being Services is preferred or proven experience in working with Anishinabek people.
• An individual of Anishinaabe ancestry is preferred with genuine understanding and lived experiences of Anishinaabe worldviews, traditions, customs and practices.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, & ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of the Child, Youth, and Family Services Act, Child Protection Standards, Ministry of Children and Youth Services Regulations, Guidelines, and Policy Directives.
• Must have working knowledge of computer equipment and programs (e.g., Microsoft Office programs, Windows operating systems, etc.) and other office equipment.
• Ability to establish and maintain purposeful relationships within the service teams, collateral organizations, and service providers.
• Firm understanding of the functioning and dynamics of Anishinaabe families and childcare principles.
• Must possess knowledge, respect, and sensitivity to Anishinaabe culture and be committed to helping First Nation families strengthen and achieve a healthy level of well-being.
• Ability to speak Anishinaabemowin is a definite asset or must have the willingness to learn.
• Must be willing to participate in the activities, events, and circles for the acquisition of cultural competence.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• 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.

Applications are accepted and in the following order of preference: by email, mail, or website at:

• Human Resources – Confidential.
• CHILD AND WELL BEING WORKER.
• Kina Gbezhgomi Child and Family Services.
• 98 Pottawatomi Avenue.
• Wikwemikong, Ontario, P0P 2J0.
• Email: [email protected].

KGCFS We are committed to providing a barrier-free work environment in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in the recruitment process. Miigwetch for your application, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to submit the following: satisfactory Criminal Reference Check (within 3 months of application date), Vulnerable Sector Check and Driver's Abstract.