PREVENTION WORKER, Location: Kenora ON, Full-Time, fixed term contract (one-year) position with the possibility of an extension
Reporting to the Program Supervisor, the Prevention Worker will provide prevention and early
intervention services, using least intrusive measures to enhance child, youth, and family well-being and to help keep families together
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Prevention Worker is responsible for supporting children and families from an early help
and intervention lens. The Prevention Worker will collaborate with services that are
individualized, strength-based, child-centred, family focused, community based and culturally
supportive. The Prevention Worker will provide, plan, and deliver early help services to families,
children, and youth that is responsive to their needs and helps achieve family outcomes that will
minimize the potential for child welfare intervention/investigation. The Prevention Worker will
also plan and organize social and recreational activities, plan educational and wellness
programs for children, families, and Elders based on the cultural needs of Métis people. The
Prevention Worker will also provide clients with land-based social, recreational, and educational
programming and will create awareness through a culturally supportive and wholistic approach.
Closing Date: March 7, 2025