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Family Home Visitor

Posted on: Nov 4, 2024
Posted by: City of Leduc

Summary

Temporary, Full time – 35 hours / week

14 month Term

$41.54 – $51.92 /hour

At the City of Leduc, our mission is People. Building. Community.  We offer a collaborative and dynamic workplace where our values of Teamwork, Service, Respect, and Leadership guide our team’s work to support community wellbeing and connection, making Leduc a place where people want to live, work and play.

Come work with us!

We are currently recruiting for a temporary, full-time Family Home Visitor for our Family Resource Network under our Family and Community Support Services department.

What is the opportunity?

Reporting to the Lead, Family Resource Network, this position will provide intense and targeted in home supports to families requiring services in order to meet residents’ goals and needs.  This may include: education and support of parenting and childhood development, working with appropriate stakeholders to advocate for client’s needs and continue the work with those already involved with client, and build capacity in individuals through education and goal accomplishments.

Key Responsibilities

What will you do?

  • In Home Family Support and building individual goal plans with families to meet their goals
  • Develop and maintain ongoing contact with social services
  • Assist and support residents to navigate and access services, programs and resources
  • Provide caregiver capacity and child development programming for families

Requirements

What do you need to succeed?

You are an ideal candidate if you have the following:

  • Post-secondary education, with a diploma in social services and/or human services discipline.
  • Solid understanding of childhood development and the needs of parents, children and families is preferred.
  • Integrated Strategies for Home Visitation, Suicide Intervention, Mental Health First Aid and Standard First Aid are assets. Equivalencies will be considered.
  • Minimum three (3) years of experience working one-on-one with individuals and families, as well as working in partnerships with a variety of agencies.
  • Experience working with a diverse population that may be experiencing mental health, poverty, homelessness and/or addictions issues.
  • Knowledge of housing, employment, social services and supportive agencies.
  • Training in ASQ-3 an SE2, Kimochis, Circle of Security, VTRA and Nobody’s Perfect would be considered an asset.
  • Must be able to maintain healthy boundaries, communicate care and provide professional referrals.
  • Successful completion of a Child Intervention check.
  • Experience and training in Emergency Social Services is an asset.
  • Be willing to work flexible hours that may include evenings and weekends.
  • Must have an operator’s license and vehicle to drive.

MyRewards@COL

  • Competitive salary
  • LAPP pension eligibility
  • Comprehensive health, dental and wellness benefits, including a generous healthcare spending account
  • Starting at 3 weeks’ vacation per year-prorated based on days worked
  • Safe office location
  • Free parking
  • Annual City of Leduc recreation pass, including access to free drop-in programs

Successful candidate must be willing to provide a clean Criminal Records Check-Vulnerable sector and Child Intervention Check, at own expense, as part of the hiring process.

If this sounds like you, please apply through our website at www. leduc.ca/careers

Competition closes at 11:59 PM (MT) on November 15, 2024. This competition may be used to fill future vacancies at the same or lower classification level. Due to the high volume of resumes received, we are not able to respond to individual phone calls. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for interviews will be selected.

Job Type

Temporary, Full time

Employer Contact

No employer contact listed.

Salary Range

$41.54 - $51.92 /hour

Closing Date

November 15, 2024
Posting ID: 28744