Wellness Worker in Kenora

We provide wholistic primary health care through a range of options including prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Our teams include health professionals, educators and support workers representing both traditional Indigenous and contemporary models of care and use wholistic health and community development concepts. The Wellness Worker delivers primary health care by promoting mino-bimaadiziwin in the provision of proactive wholistic health promotion aimed at achieving healthy families and healthy communities. This position works as part of a team to support clients' healing journeys by providing case management and health promotion.

NOTE: Indigenous traditional practices involve burning sacred medicines including tobacco, sweetgrass, sage and cedar within the work setting.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Diploma in a social services field or appropriate combination of relevant education, life and work experience;
• Demonstrated understanding of wholistic health and well-being;
• Personal experience or strong knowledge of the healing journey and abstinence from mind altering chemicals;
• Good knowledge of available resources, and experience working with at risk individuals and families an asset;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (including computer skills);
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills to deal effectively with a wide variety of people;
• Deep understanding and experience of Indigenous culture, values, and perspectives as well as traditional and contemporary health care practices, and wholistic health and wellbeing;
• Ability to speak and understand Anishinaabemowin a definite asset;
• Experience working in an Indigenous organization;
• Understanding and/or willingness to learn of Indigenous culture and values;
• Proof of immunization in compliance with policy requirements is mandatory;
• Valid drivers' license, own vehicle and willingness and ability to travel required;
• Criminal records check and current drivers' abstract required;
• Commitment to ongoing training and professional development relevant to job requirements;
• Positive attitude and capacity to act as a healthy lifestyle role model.

Primary Duties / Responsibilities:

• Outreach activities including presentations/group sessions based on Healing Lodge programming; information sessions; explore options for service delivery and referrals, and accurately identify and prioritize at-risk clients;
• Referrals and advocacy to support and effectively communicate client healing plans to other staff and community partners;
• Appointments with future and existing clients to complete intake packages and extensive follow-up with existing clients;
• Support the delivery of healing services to healing lodge clients, preparing materials and facilitating or assisting with sessions, activities, and ceremonies;
• Monitor and support clients during sessions to meet program goals within established guidelines;
• Complete documentation as per organizational policies and procedures, ensure accountability and facilitate effective communication;
• Maintain safe, comfortable, functional and clean facilities, grounds and ceremonial sites;
• Other duties as required.

In extenuating situations or in the event of an emergency, may be redeployed to ensure provision of essential services.

Salary: $56,886 - $74,224 with excellent benefits, including HOOPP pension plan. Salary is based on education and experience.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 30, 2026

Please apply via our careers page at: https://www.wnhac.org

Email: hrteam@wnhac.org

Fax: (807) 467-8341

Phone: (888) MYWNHAC

We thank all applicants for their interest in this position; however, please note only those selected for an interview will be contacted. As an Indigenous employer we encourage First Nations, Inuit, and Metis applicants to apply. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities and will provide accessibility accommodations as part of the application process upon request.