Job Description

Position: Reintegration Worker (1 Full Time Permanent Vacancy)

Location: Rama First Nation, ON

Closing Date: March 9, 2025

full job description can be viewed at www.binnoojiiyag.ca/careers

PROGRAM VISION:

We believe children have the right to life long positive connections with family, community, ancestors, and land. Creating places of belonging for Indigenous youth and children in care informs their identity, both where they came from and where they are going. The Family Connections team supports to (re)establish connections, (re)build connections for our children, youth and families who have been disconnected and to help children reclaim their permanent place as part of their extended family, community and culture.


Children and youth will have better outcomes when they are supported wholistically, understand their own history, who they are as an individual and are surrounded by a natural support system that will be there for them through all stages of life. With the understanding that we are accountable to children and youth we serve our program aims to have well established connections that support child/youth into adulthood.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

The Reintegration Worker supports connection plans for children/youth in care. The role provides support to our service teams by working with our children/youth to connect them to lifelong meaningful relationships and back to their culture and community. The Reintegration Worker interprets Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child & Family Services policies and procedures and ensures Ministry standards are maintained while providing wholistic support to our children and youth.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop connection plans using wholistic service planning and case coordination with a focus on addressing connection needs of children/youth. Implement connection plans, provide ongoing support and appropriate follow-up. Accompany children/youth to meet with family members, community members and any other identified connections important to that child/youth. This may include air travel and may require the worker to be away from home for several days. Provide support, guidance and share information to ensure the best possible outcomes for the children/youth, families and community involved. Prepare and maintain regular reports, analyses and statistics as required. Walk alongside the child/youth to support connections that support the cultural plan as laid out in the child/youth's plan of care. Support the child to maintain a relationship with their First Nations, Inuit and Metis community, consulting with the service worker and Family Finder if appropriate to find relatives that the child can build relationships with. Familiarize the child/youth with their local Indigenous services/programs. Actively work towards the reunification of siblings (supporting visits and establishing contact, letter writing and social networking). Organize and lead in collaboration with the assigned family finder, if involved, monthly alignment meetings with the service team to promote open communication and collaborative decision-making through regular consultations as required Maintain accurate and up-to-date case files in accordance with agency policies and procedures. Actively seek out lifelong permanent relationships for children in care. Build social capital by strengthening the child's social network (eco-map) Participate in regular evaluation of the Reintegration program. Participate with community and/or provincial working groups related to the role, as may be appropriate.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Education and Experience Requirements:

A diploma in the Human Services field; or A combination of education and relevant experience which, in the opinion of the Executive Director and Director of Cultural & Wellbeing Services is an equivalency for the purposes of this position. Experience working within Child Welfare and/or Indigenous Child-Wellbeing setting would be considered an asset.

Availability Requirements:

Our office hours are 8:30am - 4:30pm, Monday to Friday, with a one-hour unpaid lunch. However, based on the needs of those we serve, our frontline staff regularly find themselves working outside of these hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays. Long distance travel is also required.

TO APPLY:

Please email the following to careers@binnoojiiyag.ca + Application for Employment (available at www.binnoojiiyag.ca)
+ Please indicate preferred location in your application
+ Resume (include 3 work-related supervisory references)
Incomplete Applications will not be considered. Only those selected will be contacted for an interview. As an Indigenous Child Wellbeing Agency, we give priority to applicants who identify as First Nations, Inuit, Metis, and those with close affiliations.

About Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child & Family Services:

Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag (Nog-dah-wen-mawg) (Bin-ooh-zhee-yug) Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child & Family Services is a multi-service Indigenous Child Well-Being Agency. We provide a stable foundation for children, youth, and families, through wraparound services that are culturally based and family-focused. We seek to support our families in the way they deserve, with care and authenticity, and by recognizing and respecting spirit. We form a wholistic, inclusive, and nonjudgmental circle of care. We seek to honour and support those we serve, with a constant commitment to growing our base of knowledge and expertise.We are an agency that delivers culturally-intelligent services to our partner First Nation communities in Ontario. With our team of dedicated staff, we work with children, youth, and families as early as possible to help them navigate various obstacles and access services available to them. We offer services such as Child & Youth Mental Health and Addictions, Youth Justice, Youth in Transition, Child Welfare, and Alternative Care.