About The Link: Youth and Family Supports
For more than 90 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 a sense of being, pride, and purpose. With over 15 diverse programs, The Link has a community of caring staff that work together to provide support through a 24-hour crisis line, youth resource centers, emergency shelters, mobile crisis teams, specialized foster care, healing homes, job readiness supports, and Skills4Life. With a strong foundation within the community and a focus on connection, unity, and compassion, the organization provides a vital link for youth and families in the province of Manitoba.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Wholistic Wellness Helper supports the cultural knowledge wellbeing of participants through grounded, respectful, and relational practice. The role contributes to a wholistic approach to care that reflects First Nations ways of knowing and being while aligning with contemporary, inclusive, and evidence-informed wellness principles.
Working under the guidance of the Knowledge Keeper, and under the direction of the Supervisor, the Wholistic Wellness Helper provides individual and group-based support, facilitates wellness-focused activities, and assists in the integration of culturally grounded practices within the organization in a way that is inclusive, trauma-aware, and responsive to diverse lived experiences. This role emphasizes relationship-building, emotional safety, accountability, and balance—supporting participants to strengthen connection to self, community, culture, and identity.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work collaboratively under the guidance of the Knowledge Keeper to support wellness-focused programming and activities
- Support the delivery of individual and group wellness supports that promote emotional regulation and connection
- Assist with the coordination and facilitation of group discussions and culturally grounded activities when requested
- Support ceremonies, gatherings, or community events as guided by the Knowledge Keeper, ensuring respectful, inclusive, and safe practice
- Provide strengths-based encouragement, coaching, and guidance to participants in a manner that respects autonomy and lived experience
- Support participants both individually and in group settings, maintaining professional boundaries and confidentiality
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure wellness support aligns with care plans and organizational values
- Assist with program coordination tasks such as scheduling, communication, resource preparation, and documentation as required
- Model healthy relationships, accountability, emotional awareness, and respectful communication Participate in ongoing learning, reflection, and organizational training related to wellness, culture, and practice development
QUALIFICATIONS
- Education
- A combination of relevant education, training, and lived or professional experience will be considered
Experience
- Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a related role supporting individuals in residential, community, or social service environments
- Experience supporting individuals impacted by trauma, family disruption, system involvement, or social inequities
- Familiarity with culturally grounded approaches to wellness and community-based support
- Experience or understanding of harm reduction, trauma-aware, and strengths-based practice
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Experience learning from elders and knowledge keepers on protocols and practices of our healing and helping ways as First Nations people
- Ability to facilitate or support group activities in a respectful and inclusive manner
- Understanding or willingness to learn and share the culturally distinct heritage and histories of our First Nations people
- Understanding of First Nations histories, contemporary realities, and the impacts of colonization and intergenerational trauma
- Knowledge of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action, Calls for Justice related to
- MMlWG2S+, and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Demonstrated ability to work within relational, community-centered, and participant-led frameworks
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and maintain professional boundaries
- Ability to navigate sensitive situations with empathy, discretion, and accountability
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams
- Flexibility to work evenings or weekends as required
- Fluency in a First Nations language is a definite asset
SALARY RANGE: $21-28 Depending on qualifications.
HOURS OF WORK: Varied shifts including days, evenings, weekends and holidays.
