Community Development Worker

Company: Ogwadeni:deo

Community Development Worker OGD-25-014

Ogwadeni:deo

Permanent Full-Time

Applications will be received Ogwadeni:deo From August 21, 2025 until the position is filled for the Community Development Worker position.  The Job Posting and Job Description are available for printing from the  Get Involved – Ogwadeni:deo (ogwadenideotco.org)  or email careers@ogwadenideotco.org  

Applicants from Six Nations and other First Nations will be given preference to deliver programs and services in a First Nations community.

Only qualified applicants eligible for interview will be contacted, thank you to all other applicants for your interest.

JOB SUMMARY:

The purpose of the Ogwadeni:deo Community Development Worker is to develop a menu of local and other community supports to assist our team in mitigating capacity issues of caregivers, which impact their ability to provide care and safety for their children.  The successful candidate will bring knowledge, vision and skill which recognizes that while legal intervention is sometimes necessary to protect vulnerable children it is not a strategy that supports the whole family or equals the whole community vision of Ogwadeni:deo.

The Community Development Worker will use a community development framework embedded in the principles of environmental analysis, empowerment, inclusion, networking, rethinking, advocacy, learning, and evaluation.

The CD Worker will conduct environmental scans in the Six Nations and local outside communities to identify resources and programs that will support children and their families, dealing with complex multi-generational trauma.  The community development Worker will develop  resources and map protocols to ensure progress is tracked and maintained. 

The expectation is that the individual will work closely with our management team at Ogwadeni:deo to identify gaps in knowledge for staff, and community collaterals, to identify key resource people, as well as seek funding through grants, sponsorships and partnerships to support programming.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• BSW, MSW or equivalent bachelor’s degree (sociology, psychology).
• Significant experience in working in the child welfare field, with Indigenous children and families.
• Must have experience in working in a Haudenosaunee or First Nations Community.
• Must pass a criminal reference check.
• Must have a valid class ‘G’ driver’s license.
• Must be willing to work flexible hours.
• Will be First Nations in preference to other applicants