Community Connector

We are looking for a Community Connector—Contract

Who we are: 

Interwoven Connections is an Ontario based not-for-profit organization that supports families and relationships formed through adoption, kinship and customary care. We rely on a community of people with lived experience to provide relevant and timely guidance, advocacy, encouragement, and resources to families.  We believe that all families have a right to advocacy, support and guidance.

 
Purpose of role: 

Your role is to lead in capacity building, knowledge transfer and development of collaborative relationships within our community. You will facilitate and deliver in- person and virtual presentations to Children’s Aid societies, Indigenous Family well-being agencies, related service providers and professionals. Your role will focus on cultivating relationships not yet created across the province introducing Interwoven Connections’ various programs, services and mission.

Location: 

Work virtually anywhere in Ontario

Hours of work: 

  • Flexible hours

  • 35 hours per week

  • This is a contract position with possibility of extension based on external funding

Salary and benefits: 

  • $24.94

  • 3 weeks paid vacation; 6 days of personal time off; 12 statutory holidays

  • Group Benefits for employees working more than 20 hours per week including Healthcare, Dental Care, Disability and Life Insurance after 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities and duties:

  • You will represent Interwoven Connections at local and provincial adoption, kinship, and customary care related events, highlighting Interwoven’s Peer to Peer Support Network, with an objective to increase awareness of available supports for parents and caregivers.

  • You will work collaboratively with Interwoven Connections Peer Connectors and AFCCA Family Supports team to identify potential areas of growth for capacity building.

  • You will develop and maintain a collaborative relationship with child welfare professionals from local Children’s Aid Societies (CAS) and Indigenous Family Well-being agencies

  • You will promote and develop community partnerships and networks with CAS workers, and family well-being agencies, mental health service providers, public health, child development agencies, medical professionals and other relevant community partners.

Qualifications and skills:

  • Communication skills both written and verbal in English. Fluency in French is preferred but not mandatory.

  • Direct lived experience with adoption, kinship, customary care and/or fostering

  • Demonstrated understanding of anti-racism, including anti-Black and anti-indigenous racism, equity and the issues impacting these communities.

  • Experience and/or knowledge related to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), developmental trauma, Aggression toward Family/Caregivers in Childhood and Adolescence (AFCCA), and/or attachment disorders.

  • Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including service providers, organizational leaders, and families.

  • Technical proficiency with Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint.

How to apply:

Submit your cover letter and resume online at p2p_jobs@interwovenconnections.ca.

Interwoven Connections is an equal opportunity employer.  Candidates from equity seeking groups are strongly encouraged to apply.  We prioritize hires from the communities we serve, balanced with a critical need for a diversity of marginalized experiences.

We are committed to a selection process and work environment that is inclusive and barrier free.  Accommodation will be provided at all stages of the hiring process if requested.

Our values:

We hold ourselves to a high standard in performing our mission.  Our values reflect our identity and aspirations and guide our beliefs, principles, behaviours, and decisions.

Interwoven Connections’ values define who we are, what we stand for and how we hold ourselves and others accountable.   These are our values.

Connection: We foster and support meaningful and authentic relationships.

Collaboration: We build connections with individuals and communities to learn and grow together.

Community: Our shared experiences unite us while our unique perspective strengthens us.

Integrity: We act with unwavering commitment to one another.

Empowerment: We amplify the unique voices of our community through our shared belief in each other.

Interwoven Connections is an equal opportunity employer.  Candidates from equity seeking groups are strongly encouraged to apply.  We prioritize hires from the communities we serve, balanced with a critical need for a diversity of marginalized experiences. 

 We are committed to a selection process and work environment that is inclusive and barrier free.  Accommodation will be provided at all stages of the hiring process if requested.