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About the role

  • Families First Home Visitor supporting Winnipeg families through Manitoba public health services. Conducting family-centered home visits and promoting child development, parenting skills, safety, and community connections.

Responsibilities

  • Work with families using a strength-based and solution-focused approach to promote positive parent-child relationships, healthy childhood growth and development, parenting skills, safety, and well-being.
  • Connect families with community resources.
  • Report to the regional Public Health/Community Team manager and work in conjunction with the Public Health Nurse for reflective supervision and day-to-day operational coordination.
  • Initiate and maintain regular family-centered home visits during pregnancy and the first five years of a child’s life, for up to three years.
  • Work as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
  • Use evidence-informed curriculum and share activities supporting positive parent-child interactions.
  • Support families in exploring goals related to their culture and values.
  • Implement home-visiting practices according to provincial Families First Program guidelines.
  • Travel throughout the region/province for training, program needs, and home-visiting services.
  • Facilitate home-visit components and parent-child activities in varied community settings.

Requirements

  • Minimum one year of experience working with families with young children ages 0–5 or prenatal families in parenting-related areas within the last five years.
  • High School Diploma or equivalent, or GED Manitoba Standards.
  • Successful completion of Families First provincial orientation and training as scheduled.
  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
  • Ability to adapt to organizational change, show initiative, and take direction.
  • Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team using effective communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to use curriculum-based resources and adult learning principles.
  • Ability to plan, organize, and implement strength-based, trauma-informed, and culturally safe practices.
  • Knowledge of early childhood growth and development from prenatal stage through age five.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Internet applications, other information technology, and technical equipment.
  • Demonstrated fluency in English, including verbal, reading, and written communication.
  • Valid Manitoba Class 5 driver’s license, reliable all-purpose insured vehicle, and liability insurance of at least $1,000,000.
  • Physical ability to provide service in varied community settings and weather conditions.
  • Ability to lift and carry equipment weighing up to 20 lbs. (9 kg), climb stairs, crouch, and kneel or sit on the floor.
  • Ability to travel throughout the region/province; designated Northern positions may require travel to remote communities and overnight accommodations.
  • Evening and weekend work may be required.
  • Current satisfactory Criminal Records Check, including Vulnerable Sector Search, Child Abuse Registry Check, and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment.
  • Understanding of Indigenous culture, traditions, values, and language is an asset.
  • Relevant post-secondary education or certification as a Community Support Worker, Social Services Worker, Family Support Worker, or Early Childhood Educator is an asset.
  • Other combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Benefits

  • Families First provincial orientation and training
  • Accommodations available upon request during the assessment and selection process
  • Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and voluntarily self-identify

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Junior

Salary

CA$24 - CA$26 per hour

Degree requirement

High School Diploma

Location requirements

OnsiteWinnipegCanada

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