Youth Life Promotion Program Coordinator

Company: M’Wikwedong Indigenous Friendship Centre 

M’Wikwedong Indigenous Friendship Centre 
Employment Opportunity
Closing Date: November 15, 2026

The M’Wikwedong IFC is currently accepting applications for full-time position (35 hrs/wk) of Youth 
Life Promotion Program Coordinator.

M’Wikwedong IFC is an Indigenous not for profit organisation. We are culturally based and
community focused, and committed to driving positive change for the community. As a staff 
member of M’Wikwedong IFC you will have opportunity for professional growth, access to Elders 
and Traditional Knowledge Keepers, and a generous benefit package. Salary for this position is 
$55,000 - $60,000 depending on experience.

The Youth Life Promotion program is founded on principles of self-determination and cultural 
reclamation for urban Indigenous youth ages 13 - 24. A core aspect of Youth Life Promotion are 
Youth Culture Camps. The camps will provide youth with access to water and land-based 
activities. One-to one supports will be provided to individuals to prepare them for participation in 
group based activities as required. Another core aspect of Youth Life Promotion involves 
facilitating access to and knowledge exchanges with Elders and traditional knowledge keepers. 
These knowledges and ways of being are inherently active and will blend learning with being on 
the land.

Key Responsibilities:
Supports youth ages 13-24 years of age by providing participant-based and one-to-one 
services that are responsive to the needs of clients.

• Works with Elders, traditional knowledge keepers and youth to co-develop and implement 
  Youth Culture Camps that provide youth with water, land and community based activities 
  specifically on traditional teachings, language reclamation and food education.
• Facilitates sharing circles that include formative teaching and discussion opportunities of 
  cultural knowledge through storytelling, traditional teachings and peer-based activities.
• Utilises a strengths-based, trauma-informed approach that promotes the development of 
  youth as leaders.
• Provides wrap-around services and a strengths-based, trauma-informed action plan for 
  each individual clients.
• Supports the creation and development of programming for Two-Spirit and Indigenous 
  2SLGBTQQIA+ youth.
• Promotes awareness and ensure access to the program through a variety of outreach 
  efforts and promotional activities.
• Always ensures appropriate supervision of clients and activities and to submit Serious 
  Occurrence Reports (SOR) or Enhanced Serious Occurrence Report (ESOR) to the 
  Ministry of Children and Youth Services (MCYS) and the OFIFC as required. 
• Accurately reports and ensures all program objectives are being met.
• Outreaches and engages community partners and stakeholders as it pertains to the needs 
  of the youth served and the program deliverables.
• Ensures all service activities utilises culture throughout all junctures of planning and 
  delivery.
• Utilises quarterly reporting tools and database (if applicable) to input all data as required.
  M’Wikwedong Indigenous Friendship Centre

Qualifications:

• Possess a post-secondary education in Indigenous studies, social work, child and youth 
  work or combination of the equivalent and relevant education.
• The candidate will have a minimum of three (3) years of demonstrated and related work 
  experience with children and youth.
• Strong knowledge and awareness of Indigenous cultures, histories and the impacts of 
  colonisation with a particular emphasis on child, family and community wellbeing (eg. 
  intergenerational trauma and trauma, child welfare, family violence, youth and the criminal 
  justice system).
• Knowledge of traditional teachings, particularly in the areas of water and land-based 
  activities, traditional medicines, language reclamation and food education.
• Ability to work professionally and collaboratively with child welfare agencies in Ontario.
• Basic understanding of the Child and Family Services Act (CFSA) and Ontario Children’s 
  Aid Societies with particular emphasis of impact on Indigenous families.
•  Satisfactory vulnerable sector check. 

M’WIKWEDONG IFC is a highly flexible organization offering additional compensation including 
paid cultural days, 4 paid holidays beyond mandatory Employment Standards, paid shutdown 
over the Christmas holiday week, and health benefits. M’WIKWEDONG IFC health benefits are 
offered to full time permanent employees, employees will be able to enroll upon the successful 
completion of their (3) three-month probationary period.

M’WIKWEDONG IFC is committed to providing work environment in concert with the 
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. As such, 
M’Wikwedong IFC will make accommodations available to applicants with disabilities upon
request during the recruitment process.

M’WIKWEDONG IFC strives to ensure that its employment practices are free from direct and 
indirect discrimination and is committed to upholding the human rights of those participating in 
the hiring process. In pursuit of this commitment, M’Wikwedong IFC will not condone or tolerate 
any acts of discrimination or harassment under any of the grounds protected under human
rights legislation. This commitment extends to the hiring process and throughout the course of 
employment.

Since this position is engaged primarily in serving the interests of Indigenous people, 
M’WIKWEDONG IFC shall give preference to Indigenous people who possess the requisite
skill sets and experience.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is not used by MIFC to screen, assess, or select applicants for this 
role.

To Apply: Position is open until filled

Please submit a complete package that includes:

• Cover letter and resume in Word or PDF format
• 3 references (two work related and 1 character)

By Email: hrdirector@mwikwedong.com
Re: Youth Life Promotion Program Coordinator in the subject line
By Mail: 

CONFIDENTIAL- Youth Life Promotion Program Coordinator.
Human Resources Director
M’Wikwedong Indigenous Friendship Centre
1045 3rd Ave. West, Owen Sound, ON N4K 5W6

NOTE:

• All applications will be screened based on receiving a COMPLETE APPLICATION 
  PACKAGE.
• Only those contacted will be granted an interview.
• A registered member of a First Nation as per Section 16 (1) of the Human Rights Act is 
  preferred.
• All applicants understand and agree that by submitting a job application; at their cost, the 
  successful candidate will be required to submit a clear Vulnerable Sector Police Record 
  Check (Level 3) as a condition of employment