Community Program Facilitator - Moms’ Support & Healing Circle

AFNIGC Job Posting - Community Program Facilitator, Moms’ Support & Healing Circle

Are you grounded in wahkohtowin and called to walk alongside mothers?

Community Program Facilitator – Moms’ Support & Healing Circle

Looking for meaningful work that strengthens mothers, families, and Nation?

Alberta First Nations Information Governance Centre (Alberta FNIGC) is a not-for-profit, First Nations-owned organisation. We promote, protect, and advance First Nations’ Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession (OCAP®) principles, the inherent right to self-determination, and jurisdiction in research and information management. Through our Community Wellness & Engagement initiatives, we walk alongside Nations to support culturally grounded programming that reflects community priorities and lived experience.

Based in Maskwacîs, the successful candidate will lead and support the Moms’ Support & Healing Circle program under the guidance of the Program Manager, Community Wellness & Engagement. This role creates and holds safe, respectful, strength-based spaces where Cree mothers and caregivers reconnect to teachings, strengthen identity, build parenting confidence, and restore emotional and spiritual wellbeing. The Facilitator supports intergenerational healing, relational accountability, and community belonging through circle practice, ceremony, and holistic maternal supports grounded in Cree worldviews and wahkohtowin.

What you might do in a day…

Plan and facilitate Moms’ Healing Circle gatherings grounded in Cree teachings and wahkohtowin principles;

Create emotionally, spiritually, and culturally safe circle environments where mothers feel seen, heard, and respected;

Integrate ceremony, storytelling, traditional knowledge, and strength-based dialogue in collaboration with Elders and Knowledge Keepers;

Establish and uphold circle agreements, confidentiality, and respectful participation;

Provide strengths-based guidance related to parenting confidence, attachment, emotional regulation, and healthy boundaries;

Support mothers navigating pregnancy, postpartum recovery, child welfare involvement, reunification, grief, or system barriers;

Recognise and affirm cultural identity as a source of resilience and leadership;

Identify when additional supports may be needed and coordinate appropriate referrals to health, mental health, addictions, housing, parenting, or family services;

Maintain accurate participation records and case notes consistent with FNIGC standards and OCAP® principles;

Participate in team meetings, reflective supervision, and multidisciplinary discussions while upholding confidentiality;

Contribute to internal reports, funding summaries, and program evaluations; and

Represent the program in community spaces and build collaborative relationships with service providers and leadership.

If you are…

Respectful, culturally grounded, and committed to uplifting Cree mothers and families;

Comfortable facilitating circles and group discussions that may involve trauma, grief, or sensitive life experiences;

Skilled at building trust and maintaining appropriate professional boundaries;

Emotionally steady and resilient, able to hold space for complex maternal and family realities;

Knowledgeable about Cree teachings related to women, family, and wahkohtowin;

Compassionate, patient, and grounded in a strengths-based worldview;

Adaptable and flexible, willing to work occasional evenings or weekends to align with community priorities; and

A positive, solution-oriented individual who believes in the strength and leadership of mothers.

And you have. . .

A High School Diploma (required);

Post-secondary education in Social Work, Human Services, Indigenous Studies, Health Care or a related field (preferred);

Experience working with Indigenous women and families (required);

Demonstrated knowledge of the Maskwacîs community context (strongly preferred);

Experience facilitating circles or group programming (an asset);

An understanding of trauma-informed and culturally safe practice;

Familiarity with OCAP® principles and respect for data stewardship and confidentiality;

Strong communication, facilitation, and organisational skills;

Cree language fluency or working knowledge (considered a strong asset); and

A valid driver’s license and willingness to travel locally as required.

Lived experience, community leadership, and strong cultural grounding may be considered in lieu of formal education where appropriate.

This may be your dream job!

This may be your opportunity to walk alongside mothers as they reclaim voice, strengthen identity, and restore wellness within their families and Nation. Alberta FNIGC is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds. Preference will be given to qualified candidates who self-identify as Indigenous in accordance with the Canadian Human Rights Commission Aboriginal Employment Preference Policy.  

Working on-site at 14 Ermineskin Ave, Maskwacis, AB T9A 1X1