Provide residential support for boys and girls needing care and structured living in a group home setting. This position requires travel and onsite work.

As a Residential Counsellor, you will support clients experiencing difficulties with life at home. You will help protect children, promote their best interests, and contribute to their safety, health, and well-being. The position reports to the Direct Services Supervisor and provides on-the-job training for recent skills. Experience in social services or child welfare is an asset, not a requirement.

Key Responsibilities:

- Support clients experiencing difficulties with life at home
- Provide care within a residential group home setting
- Promote the best interests of each child
- Provide for children’s protection and safety
- Support children’s health and well-being

Requirements:

- Experience raising a family or working with children
- Community life experience in small remote communities
- Basic verbal and written communication skills
- Computer experience is an asset, not required
- Ability to speak Oji-cree or Ojibway is an asset

Use your care, communication, and community experience to support children and youth in structured residential living.

📌 Group Home Residential Support Counsellor (Northeastern Ontario)
🏢 Tikinagan Child & Family Services
📍 Northeastern Ontario