Mino Bimaadziwin Worker (Community Ambassador)

About the Organization:

The Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle (BANAC) is an Indigenous governed, Indigenous led regional social planning and development organization. The BANAC service region now covers Simcoe County, Muskoka, and the northern York region. BANAC works in cooperation with Indigenous communities and non-Indigenous organizations to address community-identified priorities through coordinated planning, implementation and evaluation. BANAC has a mandate to support the continued promotion of Indigenous lifelong learning and community wellness through self-determination and community participation. 

BANAC offers many innovative programs and services including Aging Well Senior Supports, Bebminot Family Wellness, the Biinoojinsauk Child Care Centre, Maapii Enjii Zaagi Gaazwad and the Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin Indigenous Interprofessional Primary Care Team.  Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin offers a wholistic approach to wellness that includes traditional healing practices in primary care, community clinics, addiction and recovery services, counselling programs, midwifery, land-based healing programs, and community health promotion. 

About the Role:

This position operates within an Indigenous-led and Indigenous-governed organization that is accountable to the communities it serves. Work is grounded in the principle of Indigenous Health in Indigenous Hands, ensuring that all programs and services are developed, delivered, and evaluated under Indigenous governance structures and community direction. In alignment with Indigenous and provincial standards, the organization upholds excellence in care, accountability, and compliance while centering on Indigenous knowledge systems, cultural safety, and self-determination in health and social service deliverables.

All employees are required to participate in organizational Indigenous Cultural Safety training and to engage in ongoing reflexive practices as part of their professional development. This includes a commitment to examining personal and systemic biases, deepening understanding of Indigenous histories and experiences, and ensuring that service delivery aligns with the values of respect, reciprocity, and wholism that guide the organization’s work.

The Mino Bimmadiziwin Worker will support communities throughout the region, with primary responsibilities and relationships centering around the Orilla area.

The Mino Bimaadiziwin Worker connects Indigenous community members to the people, programs, and services that support Mino Bimaadiziwin, the Good Life. This role focuses on enabling wholistic health by helping individuals access Indigenous primary care and related supports that meet their unique wellness goals.

Working across programs and communities, the Mino Bimaadiziwin Worker promotes wellness, coordinates outreach activities, and builds pathways for connection to traditional healing, cultural supports, and clinical care. This position emphasizes relational practice, community connection, and trauma-informed, strengths-based approaches.

This position is being posted in response to one (1) existing vacancy at the Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle.

What You Bring:

Strong connection to and experience within Indigenous communities.

Lived experience navigating health care services and community knowledge

Understanding of Indigenous approaches to health and wholistic wellness.

Knowledge of Indigenous cultures, teachings, and languages considered an asset.

Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Ability to work independently and collaboratively across diverse programs and communities.

Understanding and knowledge of a trauma-informed approach to healthcare; willingness to work with team members and experts to build trauma-informed environments

Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with regulated health professionals and in a positive team environment.

What We Offer:

Our work is accountable to Indigenous communities, guided by relationships, knowledge, and practices that shape how we serve and learn together. Joining the BANAC team means contributing to work that is community-driven, relational and grounded in Indigenous values of respect, reciprocity, and wholism. We work alongside community members, Indigenous organizations and the broader community to ensure our programs reflect the voices and strengths of those we serve.

We provide a generous group health benefits package, participation in HOOPP, paid vacation, cultural leave days, extended holidays, professional training opportunities and the opportunity to work in a dynamic community-based supportive work environment.

Information About Working at BANAC Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin:

Work is typically performed in BANAC clinics, offices and / or in community settings.

Regular travel to meetings and communities is required; access to a personal vehicle is considered an asset.

Regular overtime work may be required to accommodate business needs and BANAC team members enjoy a flexible work schedule.

BANAC work site locations are periodically exposed to smoke due to the burning of sacred medicines: tobacco, sweet grass, sage and / or cedar.

All pertinent employment conditions are specified within the employment agreement with BANAC and include the following:

Ability to attend all BANAC worksite locations is required

Valid C.P.R. and A.E.D. Certificates are required

Valid Class G Ontario Driver’s License is required

An up-to-date clear Vulnerable Sector Check is required

Applying to this Job:

The position is open to all those interested even if they do not meet all the qualifications listed. At BANAC we recognize that lived experience can provide knowledge and skills equivalent to formal education and / or professional experience. Individuals who have relevant community connections, lived experience, and / or cultural knowledge that align with the job’s responsibilities are strongly encouraged to apply.  To further promote our accountability to the Indigenous communities we serve and to ensure services align with the values of respect, reciprocity, and wholism that guide the organization’s work, preference will be given to candidates of Indigenous ancestry.  BANAC strongly encourages applicants to self-identify within the application process.

Please apply directly on the Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle careers site at www.banac.on.ca/careers.

Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.  If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please advise the Human Resources Department at: [email protected].

Please note that the Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle (BANAC) uses BambooHR as part of its recruitment and selection process. While BANAC incorporates select AI features to enhance process efficiency, BANAC remains committed to human-led decision making. BANAC recognizes that AI is not perfect, as a result all AI-generated outputs are subject to human review to ensure accuracy, inclusiveness and equitable hiring practices. At BANAC,

our goal is to use technology to support, not replace, thoughtful human decision making in recruitment and hiring.

DISCLAIMER:  This job posting indicates the general scope and level of work expected.  It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties and / or responsibilities that will be required by the incumbent.  The incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as required to support business needs.