Kina Gbezhgomi Child and Family Services

Posted: June 16, 2023

Employment Opportunity                          

Location: Sudbury

Kina Gbezhgomi Child and Family Services (KGCFS) is a designated Child Welfare Service 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, beliefs, and customs. Preference will be given to Anishinaabe Candidates, please self-identify in your application.

After Hours Youth Outreach Supervisor

(1) Contract Position on site: 3260 Bancroft Drive

Starting Salary: $86,649 Annually

OVERVIEW

The After-Hours Youth Outreach Supervisor provides progressive leadership in all aspects of management, including management of the transition home and Youth Outreach team after-hours and administration and supervisory case collaboration with agency and community stakeholders. This position requires evening and weekend hours, statutory holidays and flexible scheduling and will involve being positioned at the Roy House location in Sudbury for the full after hours shift when not engaging directly with youth versus an on call after hours model.

QUALIFICATIONS    

Bachelor of Social Work Degree or a bachelor’s degree in a related discipline deemed appropriate.
At least (3) years of successful employment experience within a child welfare environment with progressive levels of responsibility, including (2) years of front-line service delivery of Child Welfare Services
Comprehensive experience in Child Welfare Frontline Case Management systems and Child Welfare recordings.
Experience in working within an Anishinaabe Child and Family Well-Being Services is preferred or proven experience in working with Anishinabek people.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, & ABILITIES

Expert knowledge of the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, Child Protection Standards, Ministry of Children and Youth Services Regulations, Guidelines and Policy Directives, Case Management and Supervision requirements particularly in relation to the delivery of Child and Family Services.
Expert knowledge of Indigenous history, legislative rights, First Nation community models and holistic and Indigenous models of healing and wellness.
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.

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.
Must be willing to comply by KGCFS COVID-19 Vaccination Policy.

DEADLINE: June 30th, 2023 at 4pm

Applicants are encouraged to visit our website at www.kgcfs.org/employment to review the full job description.

Please submit your application marked “Confidential: After-Hours Youth Outreach Supervisor: Contract”. 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.

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

Human Resources – Confidential

After Hours Youth Outreach Supervisor– Sudbury Contract

Kina Gbezhgomi Child and Family Services

Main Office – 98 Pottawatomi Avenue,

Wikwemikong, Ontario   P0P 2J0

Email: hr@kgcfs.org

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. 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.