Family Support Worker - Youth and Indigenous Culture Focus

Boyle Street Community Service Ltd•Edmonton, AB

15h•CA$28 - CA$29•Hybrid

About The Position

The Ubuntu CSD (Collaborative Service Delivery) Program is seeking a Youth and Culture Focused Family Support Worker. This role is integral to the team, responsible for working with families to coordinate services and build relationships to achieve family goals. The Family Support Worker will also act as a support to other Family Support Workers, providing overflow case management support to the team. Additionally, this role will actively support access to Indigenous cultural resources, ceremonies, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and land-based or culturally grounded supports identified by families. The Ubuntu CSD program is an innovative approach to child and family support, leveraging a network of partner agencies and Children’s Services to create customized support for children, youth, and families in Northeast Edmonton. Ubuntu offers a continuum of culturally aligned, community-based, family and child centered services. Collectively, with Boyle Street as the lead agency, Ubuntu is one point of access to a streamlined set of services that leverages the expertise of five networks to meet the needs of our families, children, and youth. Ubuntu works collaboratively with Boyle Street Community Services, Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society, Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers, Norwood Child and Family Resource Centre, and Terra Centre for Teen Parents.

Requirements

Ability to register with the Alberta College of Social Workers
Satisfactory Driver’s Abstract competed within the last 6 months, with no major infractions. Results will be reviewed on a case by case basis.
Valid (Non-GDL or GDL for more than 3 years) Class 5 driver’s license with no major license suspensions and reliable vehicle with minimum $2,000,000 liability insurance
Minimum 3 years’ working with families and experience conducting home visits and case management
Understanding of Child and Family Services and guiding legislation
Knowledge of and experience with Indigenous and multicultural communities is essential, particularly how they have been affected by the child welfare system
Experience working with partnerships and across sectors
Knowledge of and experience working with local community resources in Northeast Edmonton
Knowledge of Early Childhood Development, Toxic Stress, and the Social Determinants of Health
An understanding of poverty, racism, and marginalization and how and why it impacts those we serve
An understanding of, and preferably experience with, the principles of Wraparound and Signs of Safety models
Valid First Aid certificate or enrolled in a future course
Police Check with the Vulnerable Sector completed within the past six months and kept up to date (every 3 years)
Child and Youth Intervention Check completed within the past six months and kept up to date (every 3 years)

Nice To Haves

Experience with and knowledge of Indigenous culture and ceremonies is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

Work in collaboration with family members, Children’s Services’ Assessors and Caseworkers, as well as partnering community agencies to develop a Children’s Services Planning Form (CSPF) for the family.
Collaboratively design the CSPF to include tasks assigned to specific individuals to work towards specific goals that relate to the safety of children, with an intentional consideration on Ubuntu’s four pillars (children, family, community, and culture).
Focus time spent with family (whether a formal meeting, driving to appointments, and/or phone and text coordination and check-ins) with the intention of working towards reaching the service plan goals.
Coordinate and attend monthly service team meetings with all the service providers and natural supports involved.
Locate and connect family members to community resources, especially within the C5 partnership and Northeast Edmonton.
Role modelling healthy boundaries and relationships with family members and collaborative community partners.
Build positive relationships with children, families, the Northeast Child and Family Services Neighborhood Office staff, and multi-disciplinary partners to better support families.
Contribute to a positive team environment by demonstrating the values of accountability, respect, and creativity.
Advocate on behalf of families, and teach self-advocacy.
Responsible for on-call services on a rotational basis.
Maintain accurate records, files, and documentation to track outcomes.
All other duties as outlined by program manager.
All staff at BSCS are expected to participate in occasional outreach and emergency response efforts (e.g., winter response) to support and engage with clients.
BSCS is more than a workplace. It is a community where everyone helps and contributes to the whole, and there is an expectation that all employees will take part in events (during the work week and occasionally during weekends and evenings). This includes fundraising campaigns, running community meals, medicine picking etc.