Tikinagan Child & Family Services

The Residential Care Worker is under the direct supervision of and reports to the DSS-Residential. The Residential Care Worker’s main responsibilities are to maintain our foster homes through visitations on a regular basis and respond to referrals for opening Provisional and Foster Homes. The worker submits reports, assessments, and documentation on a timely basis to substantiate these visits and is responsible for the case management of foster care files. The Residential Care Worker provides crisis intervention and support services to foster parents. In addition, the worker will, in partnership with the Legal Services Worker, focus on Band Representative cases where families/children are involved with other Child and Family agencies outside of our jurisdiction.

Reporting to the Info Systems - Supervisor, the Info Systems – Resources is responsible for providing support for existing childcare software, to provide training as required in our communities and to interpret and analyze data. This position requires experience in data processing as well as the knowledge of the Ministry standards for child welfare. The successful candidate must have effective written and oral communication skills as well as being able to work with all levels of staff.