OrganisationalDUTIES:
The Healthy Lifestyle Coordinator is responsible for the planning, delivery, coordination, and evaluation of holistic health programs and services for the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation (MSIFN), with a primary focus on mental health, addictions, and overall community wellness. This role supports individuals, families, and the broader community through culturally grounded, trauma-informed approaches that integrate Indigenous teachings, values, and traditional healing practices alongside Western service models. The Coordinator works collaboratively with internal departments and external partners to ensure the community has equitable access to high-quality, culturally responsive supports that promote well-being, resilience, and self-determination.
- Mental Health, Wellness & Cultural Supports: Provide holistic, trauma-informed mental health supports through counselling, workshops, outreach, and home visits while integrating Indigenous teachings, values, traditional healing practices, and cultural supports including Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and community resources.
- Client Assessment & Counselling: Conduct intake and ongoing assessments with individuals, families, and groups to identify needs, strengths, risks, and appropriate interventions; provide individual and group counselling using strength-based and client-centered approaches.
- Service Planning & Case Management: Develop, implement, monitor, and coordinate individualized wellness, care, and treatment plans that support long-term healing, stability, continuity of care, and collaboration with service providers.
- Referrals, Navigation & Advocacy: Connect clients with internal and external supports, including health, legal, housing, and financial resources; assist clients in navigating complex service systems; and provide advocacy, mediation, and referrals to reduce barriers to service.
- Addictions Intervention & Aftercare: Deliver and coordinate addiction-related services, including early intervention, assessment, counselling, treatment referrals, and aftercare support, ensuring intake and referrals align with MSIFN policies, procedures, and funding requirements.
- Prevention & Health Promotion: Design and deliver primary and secondary prevention initiatives that promote healthy lifestyles, mental wellness, community resilience, cultural continuity, and individual, family, and community well-being.
- Partnerships & Community Engagement: Build and maintain collaborative relationships with Indigenous organizations, service providers, educational institutions, government agencies, internal departments, and community resources to enhance coordinated service delivery.
- Documentation, Reporting & Administration: Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential case notes, client files, statistics, program reports, budgets, expenditures, requisitions, financial records, and funding reports in compliance with privacy legislation and organizational requirements.
- Organizational Support: Participate in meetings, training, case conferences, community events, and organizational initiatives, and perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
PAY GRADE: $39.63-$45.41 per hour
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- College Diploma in Social Services is required; Bachelor of Social Work is preferred.
- Registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers in good standing, or eligibility and willingness to obtain registration, is preferred.
- Minimum 3 years of related work experience in mental health, addictions, or community services.
- Minimum 5 years total overall work experience.
- Demonstrated understanding of Indigenous worldviews, teachings, ceremonies, and healing practices, with the ability to respectfully integrate these into program design and service delivery.
- Comprehensive knowledge of mental health and addictions issues, including prevention, intervention, treatment, and aftercare approaches, with the ability to deliver trauma-informed, strengths-based supports.
- Ability to conduct holistic client assessments, evaluate complex situations, identify risks and supports, and develop appropriate care plans.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work respectfully with individuals, families, community members, leadership, and service providers in supportive and high-stress situations.
- Ability to build trust, maintain professional boundaries, and work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and with external partners.
- Strong planning, organization, documentation, budgeting, reporting, and administrative skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and related digital or case management systems.
- Valid driver's license and $1M liability insurance.
- CPIC/VSS acceptable to position upon conditional offer.
- Experience working with a First Nation or Indigenous organization is considered an asset.
- Knowledge, understanding, and respect for Indigenous culture, traditions, teachings, and community dynamics is considered an asset.
- An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience, as deemed appropriate by the hiring panel, will also be considered.
Pay: $39.63-$45.41 per hour
Work Location: In person
