Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre

The Transitional Housing Support Worker’s primary responsibility is to support urban Indigenous youth and young adults (ages 18-29) experiencing homelessness or at risk of insecure housing, by providing responsive participant-based and one-to-one services. The Transitional Housing Support Worker will support youth and young adults in identifying, accessing and navigating adult service systems relevant to their housing needs and transition to adulthood. This position will use a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach and will collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary team to coordinate services and support in consultation with individuals and partnering programs.

The Transitional Housing Support Worker’s primary responsibility is to support urban Indigenous youth and young adults (ages 18-29) experiencing homelessness or at risk of insecure housing, by providing responsive participant-based and one-to-one services. The Transitional Housing Support Worker will support youth and young adults in identifying, accessing and navigating adult service systems relevant to their housing needs and transition to adulthood. This position will use a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach and will collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary team to coordinate services and support in consultation with individuals and partnering programs.

The Transitional Housing Outreach Worker’s primary responsibility is to support urban Indigenous individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk of insecure housing, by providing responsive participant-based and one-to-one services. The Worker will support individuals in identifying, accessing and navigating adult service systems relevant to their housing needs. This position will use a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach and will collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary team to coordinate services and support in consultation with individuals and partnering programs.

The Wasa Nabin Worker is responsible for providing urban Indigenous youth, ages 13-18 identified as at risk, with the support, tools and healthy activities that build upon and foster their inherent ability to make healthy choices. This program, meaning “to look forward,” is based on a fundamental principle: to improve the quality of life of urban Indigenous youth through the delivery of culturally appropriate programming (participant based) and client-based services in the areas of justice, social services and the educational system.

The Life Long Care Support Worker’s primary responsibility is to develop and provide culturally appropriate community support services to urban Indigenous individuals that are elderly, frail, physically disabled, and chronically ill, which promote an integrated response, community participation, independent living and an improved quality of life. The program provides security checks, transportation, adult day programming and congregate dining, and Indigenous support services.

The Indigenous Criminal Court Worker’s primary responsibility is to assist in reducing the over representation of Indigenous people involved in the Canadian justice system to better understand their rights, options and responsibilities when appearing before the courts. The Indigenous Criminal Court Worker will collaborate with the client in the development of a plan of care directed towards addressing the root causes of the client’s behaviour which brought them before the courts. Frequent and consistent follow up with the client will be required to support the client to complete their plan of care. This position will collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary team.

The Gladue Aftercare Worker is responsible for providing case and file management by assisting Indigenous clients to follow through with recommendations of their Gladue Report upon sentencing. The Gladue Aftercare Worker will provide direct services, and make necessary referrals to programs and services, within the Friendship Centre, corrections and in the community to ensure the clients receive services in a timely fashion. The Gladue Aftercare Worker will work in partnership with the TBIFC social justice programs in providing necessary client input and updates as required.