Family Connections Facilitator

Boyle Street Community Service Ltd•Edmonton, AB

2d•CA$28 - CA$29•Hybrid

About The Position

The Ubuntu CSD (Collaborative Service Delivery) Program is seeking a Family Connections Facilitator. This role is integral to the team, responsible for working with families and youth to help them create a safe and healthy household. The facilitator will model parenting skills, develop healthy family relationships and boundaries, and provide fully engaging family time visits. Family Connections Facilitators strive to build a family’s capacity with an emphasis on community and cultural involvement, and helping connect families and youth to long term supports in their communities. BSCS is a values-driven organization that believes our clients are the experts in their own life. The job will foster innovation with the team alongside community members. BSCS emphasizes addressing each other correctly by using preferred pronouns and invites applicants to share their pronouns. BSCS aims to foster a work environment rich with Indigenous culture, teachings, ceremonies, and activities. BSCS is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion, welcoming applications from First Nations, Métis, & Inuit peoples, New Canadian, differently abled, and LGBTQ2S communities.

Requirements

Post Secondary Degree or Diploma in a relevant field of study (i.e., Human Services, Social Work)
Police Check with the Vulnerable Sector and Child and Youth Intervention Check completed within the past six months.
Valid First Aid certificate or enrolled in a future course.
Valid Class 5 Non-GDL license and access to a reliable vehicle

Nice To Haves

Family Group Conference certificate or any group facilitation/mediation certification is an asset.
Three or more years of experience working with families in the human service field or non-profit sector is an asset.
Trained to facilitate family group conferencing, Family Circles, and in mediation for conflict resolution practices.

Responsibilities

Work in collaboration with the FSW, family members, and other service team members to develop a CSPF for the family that focuses on specific goals and reflects Ubuntu’s four pillars (children, family, community, and culture)
Build trusting relationships with family members.
Provide strength-based feedback on parenting skills.
Address safety concerns by providing coaching on stress and anger management.
Support fully engaging family time visits between parents and their children
Provide coaching on life skills such as household management, cleaning, nutrition in meal planning and grocery shopping where appropriate.
Work with the service team to locate and connect family members to local community resources that will continue to work with the family following Children Services file closure.
Provide transportation to and from various appointments, as scheduled or as necessary.
Connect families to positive cultural and community activities to build their self-esteem and sense of identity as well as expand their healthy support network (attend activities with them to build relationship and confidence).
Advocate on behalf of families and build capacity to empower families to advocate for themselves to community agencies to help families meet their needs
Contribute to a positive team environment by demonstrating the values of accountability, reliability, respect, and creativity
Take part in events (during the work week and occasionally during weekends and evenings), including fundraising campaigns, running community meals, medicine picking etc.
Participate in occasional outreach and emergency response efforts (e.g., winter response) to support and engage with clients
All other duties as outlined by program manager