Metis Child, Family & Community Services (MCFCS) Agency is a mandated child and family services agency with the responsibility to administer and provide culturally relevant community-based child protection and support services for Metis and Inuit people in Manitoba. Metis Child, Family and Community Services and our entire Métis CFS System is evolving and shifting our practices to be ready for the exciting changes that will be coming as a result of the new Federal Act. We have launched and expanded on some very important initiatives that include welcoming family to be at the center of our practice where they participate in planning and decision-making as we walk alongside them on their healing journey.

The Metis CART "Creating Authentic Relationships Together" Program (Metis CART) is a wraparound program that walks alongside parents who struggle with their relationship with substances and supports the family in ways that will allow their children to live with them safely.

Our Metis Connect Program has seen great success connecting children and youth to their extended families, community and culture as well as making it possible for parents to get the extra family/ community support they need to go home safely with their babies at birth and/or reunify safely with their children again. We believe in planning around the kitchen table rather than the boardroom table. This has also allowed our agency to expand its own Kinship Care program while meeting with families.

Come join our progressive agency to work alongside families with our All My Relations model of practice. We offer competitive wages, comprehensive pension and benefits, support continuing education and supportive work environment to name a few reasons to come join our family.

CART Case Manager

Creating Authentic Relationships Together

Full-Time / 8 Month-Term

Competition# MCFCS-CM-2024.042

Hours of Work: 7.25 hours per day

Classification and Salary: SP3 $28.49-36.69/ SP4 $31.42-43.56

Location: Winnipeg, MB

The Creating Authentic Relationships Together (CART) is an inclusive child protective project for families referred to Metis Child, Family and Community Services with co-occurring parental substance abuse and mental health issues.

Metis CART will pair a case manager with a Peer Family Mentor to work collaboratively with in-house addiction and mental health treatment resources towards providing intensive support, treatment and child welfare services to families in need of these services. The Metis CART case manager will also actively involve safe and supportive extended family members to create safety for children in the home. Whenever it is possible and safe, the Metis CART program will keep children in their homes while parents work toward and achieve recovery from their substance use issues.

Listed below is a summary of the qualifications and responsibilities of the position; complete job descriptions will be available to the successful candidate.

Main areas of Key Responsibilities and Activities

As a member of the CART team,

• In collaboration with parents, extended family members and external resources, develop realistic and sustainable child safety plans that address substance use and mental health issues

• Facilitate family network and collateral meetings

• Assess risk of maltreatment and identify family strengths and needs
• Coordinate planning with families utilizing principals of a participatory practice approach

• Work with families in their home setting in order to improve family's level of functioning
• Assist in the development and evaluation of interventions used in the CART project

• Complete all administrative and reporting requirements

• Provide, where requested, culturally relevant service or assist with access to such service

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work or Master of Social Work degree
• Bachelor of Arts degree and three years related experience or a combination of education and five years related experience
• Two years of direct child welfare experience
• Experience facilitating a participatory practice approach (i.e. Family Finding, Family Group Conferencing, etc.)
• Experience working with families affected by substance use
• Experience in crisis intervention, abuse investigation and assessment of high risk situations

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated understanding of Metis and Inuit culture and communities.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the impact of substance use on parents and children
• Demonstrated skills in clinical assessment, child safety assessments, planning and interventions
• Ability to work from a strength based and solution focused perspective
• Ability to work collaboratively with families and collateral resources
• Strong and respectful engagement skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of CFSIS, Microsoft Office, and Outlook.
• Understanding of the Manitoba Child and Family Services Act, standards and regulations.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality in all interactions.
• Excellent assessment, interviewing and counseling skills.
• Strong organizational, time management and prioritizing skills.
• Advanced communication skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to work cooperatively within a team environment.
• Ability to work effectively in a high volume and time sensitive environment.
• Ability to work in an ethical manner and ensure integrity.
• Possess an acceptable Child Abuse Registry Check, Prior Contact Check and Criminal Records Check

Prior to commencing employment the successful applicant will be asked to provide satisfactory results of a Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Search, a Child Abuse Registry Check, Prior Contact Check and a Driver's Abstract upon hire at their own expense. In light of long processing times for these checks we encourage applicants to apply early, as this will reduce wait times to begin employment. A valid Manitoba driver's license and the use of a personal vehicle are requisites as travel within and outside the city are required.

MCFCS offers a supportive and progressive work environment, competitive salaries, excellent benefits package and training opportunities.

We thank all who apply; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Preference will be given to qualified Metis, Inuit and Indigenous applicants.

All are encouraged to self-declare in cover letter.

Applications will be accepted until 4:00 PM, Monday December 2, 2024.