About The Link: Youth and Family Supports

For more than90 years, The Link has helped youth and families on a journey to healing, hope,and better lives. The organization is dedicated to walking alongside children,youth, and families as an inclusive community, strengthening and empowering asense of being, pride, and purpose. With over 15 diverse programs, The Link hasa community of caring staff that work together to provide support through a24-hour crisis line, youth resource centers, emergency shelters, mobile crisisteams, specialized foster care, healing homes, job readiness supports, andSkills4Life. With a strong foundation within the community and a focus onconnection, unity, and compassion, the organization provides a vital link foryouth and families in the province of Manitoba.

Position Summary

The Home Ally is a front-line family-centred role within Home Fire, aFamily Preservation program designed through a First Nations lens to strengthenfamilies and support children to remain safely at home whenever possible.Reporting to the Family Preservation Manager, the Home Ally works as part ofthe Home Fire Family Support Team to provide practical, culturally responsive,trauma-informed, and strengths-based support to caregivers and families.

This position plays a central role in supporting families to createsafe, organized, functional, and sustainable home environments that promotefamily wellness, stability, autonomy, and preservation. The Home Ally assistscaregivers to identify household strengths and barriers, develop practicalplans, establish routines, improve organization, and access supports thatenhance daily family functioning.

Working collaboratively with families, community resources, andinterdisciplinary team members, the Home Ally provides hands-on coaching,modelling, encouragement, and follow-up support. The role requires soundjudgement, cultural humility, respectful engagement, strong boundaries,accurate documentation, and a commitment to meaningful outcomes for children,youth, caregivers, and families receiving services.

Reporting Relationships and Program Context

The Home Ally reports to the Family Preservation Manager and workscollaboratively with Home Fire team members, caregivers, children, youth, andrelevant community supports. The position contributes to case planning, servicecoordination, information sharing, and team-based decision-making whilemaintaining appropriate professional boundaries and confidentiality.

Home Fire is grounded in family preservation, relational practice, andculturally responsive service delivery. The program focuses on strengtheningcaregiving capacity, reducing risks that may contribute to family disruption,supporting safe home environments, and promoting family-led change. Servicesare delivered in collaboration with families and are guided by respect,dignity, self-determination, and an understanding of the historical and

ongoing impacts of colonization, intergenerational trauma, systemicbarriers, and involvement with Child and Family Services.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

HouseholdSupport, Family Capacity Building, and Direct Service

Provide in-home support to caregivers and familiesparticipating in the Home Fire program.

Conduct assessments of home environments and identifyareas that may benefit from improved organization, structure, cleanliness, orfunctionality.

Collaborate with families to develop practical andachievable plans to improve the flow, safety, and function of the household.

Support caregivers in creating and maintaininghousehold organization systems, including storage solutions, routines,schedules, and family responsibilities.

Assist families in establishing household processesand routines that support daily functioning and reduce family stress.

Develop meal plans and support families in creatingsustainable weekly meal preparation routines.





Provide coaching related to household management,budgeting for household needs, and food planning when appropriate.

Assist with light housekeeping tasks alongsidefamilies to model and support the development of healthy household practices.

Coordinate the removal, disposal, donation, orrelocation of unnecessary household items, boxes, furniture, or clutter asappropriate.

Identify environmental factors within the home thatmay impact family wellness and work collaboratively with families to addressthem.

Support families in accessing community resources andservices that can assist with improving household stability and familywell-being.

Develop trusting and supportive relationships withcaregivers and family members.

Work collaboratively with Home Fire team members toimplement family support plans and contribute to identified goals and outcomes.

Provide timely and accurate documentation andreporting, including activities, interventions, goals, and outcomes.

Participate in team meetings, case discussions, andother program-related activities.

Adhere to established documentation, confidentiality,and program standards.

Participate in training, professional developmentopportunities, and compliance requirements as defined by organizational policy.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Professional Practice, TeamCollaboration, and Administration

Maintain professional boundaries and upholdrespectful, ethical, and culturally safe practice in all interactions withfamilies, colleagues, service providers, and community partners.

Communicate relevant observations, progress, barriers,and emerging needs to the Family Preservation Manager and Home Fire team in atimely manner.

Contribute to case planning, safety planning, servicecoordination, and goal review processes as requested.

Maintain accurate, objective, and timely records ofservice activities, interventions, family goals, progress, and outcomes inaccordance with organizational documentation standards.

Participate in supervision, team meetings, training,case consultation, program evaluation activities, and other duties that supporteffective service delivery.

Experience

Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of thehistorical and ongoing impacts of colonization, residential schools, childwelfare involvement, systemic barriers, and trauma on Indigenous peoples,families, and communities in Canada.

Experience working with children, youth, caregivers,and families using strength-based, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, andrelationship-based approaches.

Experience supporting people who may be navigatingpoverty, housing instability, family conflict, grief and loss, mental healthconcerns, addictions, abuse, intergenerational trauma, or involvement withsocial service systems.

Demonstrated self-awareness and reflective practice,including the ability to recognize how personal experiences, values, and biasesmay influence professional interactions and decision-making.

Knowledge of building capacity using MedicineWheel-informed wellness planning, household organization and budgeting toolsand strategies, home management practices, and environmental wellness.

Experience developing practical solutions to improvehousehold functioning and organization using visual scheduling, behaviouralactivation principles, habit-stacking strategies and routine-building tools.

Strong relationship-building and engagement skills.

Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and writtencommunication skills.





Ability to motivate and support families inachieving household and family goals.

Ability to work independently and as part of amultidisciplinary team.

Strong organizational, planning, and problem-solvingskills.

Demonstrated ability to maintain accuratedocumentation and case records.

Knowledge of Indigenous cultures, traditions, andcommunity resources is considered an asset.

Experience in home support, family support,coaching, community outreach, housing support, or related fields is consideredan asset.

Commitment to creating positive and meaningfulexperiences for children, youth, and families receiving services.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

Post-secondary education in Social Services, FamilySupport, Human Services, Community Development, Inner-City Studies, or arelated discipline is preferred.

An equivalent combination of education, relevantemployment experience, and/or lived experience will be considered.

Emergency First Aid and CPR Level C certificationrequired.

ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training),Crisis De-escalation Training, or willingness to obtain required certificationsis an asset.

Core Competencies
Culturalresponsiveness

Demonstrates respect forFirst Nations ways of knowing, family systems, community relationships, andculturally grounded approaches to healing, wellness, and support.

Trauma-informedpractice

Understands the impacts oftrauma, grief, loss, displacement, colonization, and systemic barriers oncaregivers, children, youth, and family functioning.

Practicalcoaching and capacity building

Supports caregivers todevelop sustainable household routines, organization systems, meal planningpractices, and strategies that strengthen daily family life.

Relationship-basedpractice

Builds trust with familiesand service providers through consistency, respect, confidentiality,collaboration, and follow-through.

Communicationand collaboration

Communicates clearly andprofessionally in writing and verbally, and contributes effectively tofamily-centred and multidisciplinary planning.

Organizationand accountability

Manages competingpriorities, maintains accurate records, follows timelines, and demonstratesinitiative in supporting families to achieve practical goals.

Conditions of Employment

Satisfactory Criminal Record Check with VulnerableSector Search, a clear Child Abuse Registry check with acceptable Prior Contactchecks, and a explicit Adult Abuse Registry check, all completed within the lastthree months.

Travel throughout Winnipeg and Southern Manitoba isrequired.

Valid Manitoba Class 5F Driver's Licence and access toa personal vehicle are preferred.

Alternate transportation methods will be considered.

Ability to perform light physical tasks, includinglifting, moving, organizing, and sorting household items as required.

Accommodationsare available for applicants with disabilities upon request. If you arecontacted by The Link regarding a job opportunity, please know that you arewelcome to request accommodation at any point in the process. All informationreceived regarding accommodations will be kept confidential.

Positionstatus: Full-Time – 80 hours biweekly

Hours of work: Varied hours, includingdays, evenings, and weekends. Schedule flexibility is required based on theneeds of families and the program.

Union: No

PostingEnd Date: Openuntil filled
Site: The Link: Youth and FamilySupports
Work Location: 175 Mayfair Avenue;in community
Salary Range: $54,080.00 - $62,400.00

We are an equal opportunity employer, Indigenous people, women, visibleminorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The Link iscommitted to developing and retaining a diverse workforce. We thank allapplicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will becontacted.

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📌 Home Ally - Home Fire Preservation Program (Manitoba)
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