EARLY YEARS CONSULTANT
PERMANENT/FULL TIME
Windermere, BC
Who We Are: Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child & Family Services (KKCFSS) is a non-profit Delegated Aboriginal Agency governed by the Ktunaxa Nation Council Social Sector Board. KKCFSS is available to Ktunaxa citizens, First Nations, Métis and Inuit living on and off-reserve in the Ktunaxa Traditional Territory.
KKCFSS believes in a holistic approach to providing services with some fundamental beliefs:
- Healthy communities make healthy children.
- Children are the future of our, and all, nations.
- Children have the right to a safe, secure and culturally appropriate family and community experience.
- Children have the right to grow up connected to their family, community and culture.
- Families have the right to culturally relevant services.
Living and Working in ʔakisq’nuk: Located in the heart of the East Kootenays, the Columbia Valley offers an exceptional lifestyle surrounded by mountains, lakes, and year-round outdoor recreation. Windermere and nearby Invermere sit along the shores of Lake Windermere and provide a welcoming small-town community with access to hiking, skiing, paddling, and other outdoor activities.
The Opportunity: The role of the Early Years Consultant is to provide hands-on education and guidance to families and promote growth in parenting health and wellness while building community connections.
The role is also to contribute to an outcome in which parents within their own communities raise healthy children in a manner that best suits their personal and cultural goals and values and nurtures children to reach their full developmental potential.
In the Role as Early Years Consultant, You Will:
- Provide early childhood educational resources, preventative services, and parenting skills to individuals, children and families
- Support child care settings and make recommendations to develop and implement inclusion of children with additional support needs through consultation, guiding support workers, modelling and educating
- Complete home visits with clients, throughout the Ktunaxa Nation territory
- Conduct needs assessments, and/ or child-based developmental screenings and assessments
- Assist with the development of individual or family plans
- Follow case management procedures
- Liaise with community child and family services and health professionals
- Liaise with outside agencies
- Update and maintain confidential client files
- Provide monthly reports to supervisor on caseloads
- Make referrals for other identified services needed for clients through KKCFSS
- Attend staff meetings
- Attend workshops and training as assigned by the supervisor to enhance case management knowledge
- Assist in the planning and facilitation of a variety of workshops, events and gatherings
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to lift up to 25lbs
- Comfortable working at floor level and engaging with children
- Ability to participate in active play, including running, bending and other movement based activities with children
What You Will Bring to the Role:
- Two-year Diploma in Health Service Work, Early Childhood Education or Degree in Child and Youth Care (or related)
- Background in Child and Youth Care or Child Development preferred
- One to two (1-2) years of related experience
- Combination of education and experience may be considered
- Working knowledge of Child Development
- Experience working with families at risk
- Ability to work independently and within a team
- Sound knowledge of aboriginal issues both historical and current in British Columbia and Canada
- A commitment to confidentiality
- A valid drivers’ license and reliable vehicle available at work
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Commitment to life-long learning
- Self-direction, flexibility and creativity
Our Commitment to You:
- Salary range $50,812 to $64,974, with placement based on your education and relevant experience. Candidates with extensive education and relevant experience may be placed at higher steps upon hire.
- Above-standard time off and flexible leave options, unique to KKCFSS
- Top-tier extended health and wellness benefits, fully supported by the employer
- Matched pension program to support long-term financial security
- Wellness benefits to support your mental, emotional, and physical well-being
- A people-centred, supportive culture focused on sustainability in meaningful work.
Apply Now!
Please submit your cover letter and resume to:
https://ca.indeed.com/cmp/Ktunaxa-Kinbasket-Child-&-Family-Services-1/jobs
OR
Human Resources
Email: [email protected]
Preference will be given to candidates of Ktunaxa or other Indigenous ancestry. If you are a Ktunaxa citizen who is interested in this opportunity but do not feel you have the necessary qualifications, please contact the Ktunaxa Nation Council Education and Employment Sector.
We thank those who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Visit https://kkcfss.org/ for more information about this the Agency, and https://foundrybc.ca/eastkootenay/ to learn more about the East Kootenay Foundry
Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. The posting will remain open until the position is filled.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $50,812.00-$64,974.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care
- Wellness program
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Windermere, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Education:
Work Location: In person
