Housing Worker

The Ontario Native Women’s Association is hiring a Housing Worker! For more information about this LEAP posting please see the details below!

The Housing Worker advocates and supports Indigenous people 16 years of age or older
who are or are at imminent risk of homelessness throughout the province. Priority is given to
Indigenous people who are at a greater risk of losing their children to the child welfare
system and or who are at a greater risk of becoming in conflict with the law because of their
homelessness.
The Nihdawin Program assists Indigenous people in these circumstances and supports their
traditional roles within our culture.

Employer Name: Ontario Native Women’s Association
City: Kenora
Province: ON
Postal Code: P9N 1S9
Application Deadline: October 11, 2023
Hours of Work: Full-time
Job Type: Full-Time
Wages: $49,500 - $60,778 DOE

Duties of this LEAP Job Posting:

The Housing Worker advocates and supports Indigenous people 16 years of age or older who

are or are at imminent risk of homelessness throughout the province. Priority is given to

Indigenous people who are at a greater risk of losing their children to the child welfare system

and or who are at a greater risk of becoming in conflict with the law because of their

homelessness.

 

The Nihdawin Program assists Indigenous people in these circumstances and supports their

traditional roles within our culture. The Housing worker provides advocacy and support in the

areas of housing; maintaining existing housing and finding affordable sustainable housing for

Indigenous people, acting as advocates with Ontario Works, Ontario Disability Support

Program, the court system, schools, landlords and medical services. Nihdawin recognizes the

importance of providing wraparound supports and services to attend to the needs of

Indigenous people as they strive for personal recovery, to maintain their families and live their

best lives.

How To Apply to this LEAP Job Posting:

If you would like to learn more about the job, please send us an email at hr@onwa.ca.

Visit our careers page www.onwa.ca/careers to view all current job openings!

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