Job Description: Frontline Addiction Recovery Worker – Cat Lake First Nation

Cat Lake First Nation is seeking a Frontline Addiction Recovery Worker to join our dedicated, dynamic team supporting individuals at various stages of addiction and recovery. This position plays a vital role in our holistic approach to healing, which integrates Western addiction treatment and the revitalization of Anishnawbe culture, including connection to The Land.

Position Type

Contract, Permanent- Rotational (14-day shifts each month)

Location

Cat Lake First Nation, Ontario

Compensation

$400-$600/day (commensurate with experience & qualifications)

Application Deadline

October 9, 2026 (will remain open until filled)

About the Role

As a Frontline Addiction Worker, you will provide daily support to individuals in addiction recovery. This is more than a clinical position — it is a community role grounded in the belief that true healing involves reconnecting with traditional values, The Land, and cultural identity.

Key Responsibilities

- Medication Administration:
- Ensure Suboxone is professionally and safely distributed daily to participants by Daily Observed Therapy.

- Professional Communication:

- Liaise with clients, community program staff, the pharmacy, physicians, Recovery Co-Leads, and Cultural Recovery Centre leadership to ensure seamless care coordination.

- Organization & Documentation:

- Maintain meticulous medication records. Sort them upon arrival to the community, document distribution, send forms to doctors and pharmacies, and perform other administrative duties.

- Testing & Monitoring:

- Conduct urine drug tests and manage results confidentially and respectfully, including inputting data into our treatment database.

- Program Support:

- Assist with treatment programming, workshops, land-based activities, cultural events,



and other activities connected to the Cultural Recovery Centre.

Qualifications

- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail, especially in documentation and medication handling.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; able to work collaboratively with team members and external health professionals.
- Understanding of and respect for Anishnawbe culture and a willingness to engage in cultural activities.
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality.
- Dependable, compassionate, and committed to supporting others’ healing journeys.
- Clear criminal record check
- Healthy life with no active addictions.

Assets

- Education, experience and/or training in addiction services, health care, mental health or social work is an asset.
- Other skills and interests you are willing to share with people in recovery in areas such as visual and performing arts, woodworking, gardening, farming, cooking, land-based skills, operating a small business, and cooking.
- Lived experience or formal education related to addiction and recovery in First Nations contexts.
- Familiarity with harm reduction and trauma-informed care.

What We Offer

- On-the-job training
- 14-day rotational shifts each month, offering work-life balance and consistency.
- Complimentary shared accommodation and transportation while in the community.
- Meal allowance and transportation to and from the community from the Sioux Lookout or Thunder Bay areas.
- A meaningful opportunity to be part of an initiative focused on healing and cultural renewal.
- Supportive team setting.

Closing Date: October 9, 2026

Important Information: Cat Lake is a fly-in community, so candidates must be willing to live in the community for 14 days each month. Travel to the community is paid from within Northwestern Ontario.

Company Name: Colleen Oombash Memorial Cultural Recovery Centre Cat Lake First Nation

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