Kinship Childcare Worker to support our groundbreaking Child Protection program Big Island Lake Cree Nation (BILCN) is strongly committed to building a comprehensive Prevention and Protection program to keep BILCN children and youth connected to their families, community and culture. We are currently looking to hire a community-based Kinship Childcare Worker who will play a critical role to ensure that BILCN children in care remain safe, maintain family connections and are supported within their community.

The Kinship Childcare

Worker will partner with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Social Services (MSS) Child Protection Workers and support their work to ensure safety of children in care, and strengthen caregiver placements with supports to maintain child placements with culturally grounded, stable, and nurturing environments where the children can thrive. Support the BILCN caregivers to maintain the child placement in a safe and supportive environment and provide ongoing guidance and support to caregivers. Meet regularly with the children in care to assess emotional, social, developmental, safety and well-being needs within the placement.

Promote age-appropriate development and well-being of children in care and advocate for services that support healthy child development. Build capacity in the BILCN community for child placements. Support MSS Child Protection Workers with case management of childcare placement files which may include responsibility for transferred or delegated cases. developing and maintaining case plans focused on child safety; monitoring child well-being and placement stability; participating in planning meetings, case conferences or court processes where needed.



~ Knowledge of Saskatchewan Child and Family Services legislation and policies

- Knowledge of Indigenous Services Canada Child and Family Services Program
- Understanding of trauma-informed care
- Knowledge of child development stages and needs
- Knowledge of Indigenous history, including intergenerational trauma
- Understanding of Indigenous cultural practices and community values
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
- Bachelor of Social Work undergraduate degree (BSW) or Bachelor of Indigenous Social Work undergraduate degree (BISW), and Child welfare and child protection
- Foster care, kinship care, or family support roles
- Case management
- An equivalent combination of education, training and relevant experience.

Big Island Lake Cree Nation Band

Office near Pierceland, Saskatchewan.

Flexible hours of work: typical office hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, however, this role may be required to work some evenings and weekends. Flexibility will be provided in consideration of these work requirements.

Travel requirements: travel may be required to administer and facilitate the child protection work. Therefore, a valid Class 5 driver’s license is required.

Background checks: a successful criminal record check and a successful vulnerable sector check will need to be provided. a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience: $36.70 – $46 per hour competitive perks, including health and dental, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and a pension plan with up to 5.5% employer match of gross wages; three weeks’ paid vacation

- Full-time, based on a 37.5 hour work week, 1-year-term employment with opportunity for annual extensions.

📌 Kinship Childcare Worker Big Island Lake Cree Nation BILCN is strongly committed to families, community and culture. (Pierceland)
🏢 First Nations University of Canada
📍 Pierceland