ANCR (Child and Family All Nations Coordinated Response Network) delivers centralized, essential intake services that are part of the comprehensive and coordinated child and family services system in the City of Winnipeg.  We provide crisis response and intake case services, conduct abuse investigations, and offer preventative programs and services. ANCR is generally the first point of contact with the child and family services system. We provide service 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. ANCR receives both emergency and non-emergency calls, with highly qualified staff making initial assessments and referring callers to ongoing services as appropriate. 

 

ANCR’s goal is to promote and support the safety and wellbeing of children and families by providing culturally appropriate, strength-based child and family intake services. We recognize the role we must take in reconciliation as we embrace and support the inherent right of Indigenous communities to care for and ensure the wellbeing of their children. Our role as a designated intake agency is to commit to the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action and ensure that we are always acting to end the colonization and multigenerational trauma perpetrated by our system.   

·         Must have an understanding of the impact of colonization and the legacy of residential schools and 60’s scoop, be passionately committed to de-colonization actions, and have the knowledge to mitigate the stereotypes and myths applied to Indigenous Peoples.

·         Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent combination of education and experience.

·         Minimum 2 years’ experience in a child welfare environment, Child and Family Services protection experience an asset.

·         Knowledge of substance abuse, family violence, child development, child abuse/neglect & community resources.

·         Demonstrated skills in areas of crisis intervention, child protection investigation, and assessing high-risk situations that require an immediate response.

·         Knowledge and understanding of multi-cultural issues & demonstrated skill working cross culturally.

·         Excellent organizational, computer, written and oral communication skills.

·         Demonstrated skill in working as part of a team.

·         Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage workload in a team environment.

·         Fluency in French and/or an Indigenous language is an asset.

·         Core competencies for this position include communication, cultural competence, customer/client focus, decision-making, collaboration, organizational ability, and stress tolerance.

 

 

The Intake Assessment Worker has responsibility for providing the full range of intake case services to families and children within ANCR’s jurisdiction, prioritizing intake activities, providing emergency response and crisis intervention, ensuring follow-up to intake issues and needs, assessing requests for service with reference to risk of children, overall functioning, and service needs of families. The worker conducts child protection investigations, apprehends children at risk and places them in appropriate and/or available placements, initiates referrals to other community collaterals as appropriate, and completes written reports, file recordings, forms and correspondence as required.