Aftercare Worker

Why make ONWA your career choice

Make a difference in the lives of Indigenous peoples by supporting and advocating for positive prides itself on providing all employees with a total rewards package that is generous and supports our workforce and their family members:

• Competitive salaries
• Generous paid vacation time
• Paid time off at Christmas above paid vacation time
• Additional paid stat and civic holidays
• 35 hour work week
• Comprehensive benefits program including health paramedical dental vision and EAP. All premiums covered by the employer.
• Healthcare Spending Account and Lifestyle Spending Account
• Participate in CAAT defined benefit pension plan and retire with secure lifetime retirement income
• Paid sick days
• Paid cultural/personal wellness days
• Flexible scheduling to support work-life balance
• Ongoing professional development.

VISION:

At the Ontario Native Womens Association (ONWA) we celebrate and honour the safety and healing of Indigenous Women and Girls as theytake up their leadership roles in the family community provincially nationally and internationally for generations to come.

SCOPE:

Reporting to the Branch Manager the Aftercare Worker provides wholistic services that meet the needs of Indigenous women and their families through a range of supports focused on mental physical spiritual and emotional well-being through a cultural trauma-informed gender-based and family-centred approach. The Aftercare Worker provides counselling consultation aftercare services follow-up support advocacy crisis intervention referrals and case coordination for Community Members who have previously received mental health supports completed substance dependency treatment programs attended healing lodges or are participating in harm reduction programs.

QUALIFICATIONS:

SKILLS

• A Bachelors degree is preferred; however a minimum two-year Social Work Diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience advocating for and supporting Indigenous women and/or Indigenous families.
  
• Experience working with Indigenous populations experiencing mental health and substance use concerns.
• Ability to provide evidence-based counselling support services.
• Experience providing case coordination aftercare services referrals advocacy and follow-up support.
  
• Strong crisis intervention risk assessment safety planning and emergency response skills.
• Experience completing assessments case notes reports and other program documentation.
  
• Experience facilitating presentations wellness education and community-based workshops.
  
• Excellent organizational administrative time-management and communication skills.
  
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
  
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
  
• Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with Community Members healthcare providers treatment centres community agencies Elders Knowledge Keepers and Traditional People.
• Proficient working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications internet-based systems databases and office technology.
  

KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of Indigenous culture traditions teachings ceremonies and community-based healing approaches.
• Knowledge of mental health substance use addictions recovery and wellness support services.
• Thorough knowledge and experience working from a gender-based lens and Indigenous women centred perspective.
• Strong understanding of behavioural emotional psychological social and mental health challenges experienced by Indigenous women and their families including children and youth.
  
• In-depth understanding of psychological social emotional and cognitive development.
  
• Awareness and understanding of historical intergenerational and ongoing trauma experienced by Indigenous women and families including psychological neurological physiological social and spiritual impacts.
• Understanding of trauma-informed care cultural safety wise practices and strength-based service delivery.
  
• Knowledge of crisis intervention case management care coordination and community support services.
  
• Knowledge of community resources referral pathways treatment centres healing lodges harm reduction programs and healthcare systems.
  
• Knowledge of relevant legislation including the Mental Health Act.
  
• Knowledge of not-for-profit organizations and community-based service delivery models.
  
• Understanding of ONWAs vision mandate strategic priorities and Indigenous women-centred approaches.
  
• Ability to speak an Indigenous language is considered an asset.

Please know this is an existing role we are looking to fill.

The full salary range for this role is $49500- $60778 ONWA conducts annual performance reviews and employees may be eligible for salary adjustments based on performance outcomes and available funding.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

If you would like to learn more about the job please send us an email at

Required Experience:

Manager