Posted 3 months ago
Aide - Community Assistant, DS (Mishkeegogamang)
@ Sioux Lookout First Nation Health Authority
Ontario
Overview
Sioux Lookout First Nation Health Authority is hiring a community assistant for its Developmental Services team in Mishkeegogamang. The role supports SLFNHA health services and runs administrative duties for the Community Health Hub, including building upkeep, travel coordination and client follow-up. The posting states a casual position at $28.197 to $37.874 per hour, with preference for First Nations ancestry and year-round community residents.
Pay:
$28.20–$37.87 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate pick-up and drop-off of staff at the airport
- Manage bookings and upkeep of the Community Health Hub
- Support therapy plans and monitor client progress
- Assist with clinics and home visits for visiting professionals
Requirements summary:
- One year of experience with health or education providers
- Partial high school education with strong reading and math skills
- Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Adobe Acrobat
- Valid G driver's licence
- Confidentiality and professional integrity
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · ultipro
- Employer posting date
- 2026-08-17
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-16
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Allied health |
| Experience | 1+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: minimal · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Client sites, Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples |
| Education | High school (required) |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan, Relocation assistance, Wellness |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
Sioux Lookout First Nation Health Authority
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 31 |
Under SLFNHA’s Developmental Services, the SLFNHA Aide - Community Assistant, DS (Mishkeegogamang) will support all health services delivered by SLFNHA and the administrative duties of the “Community Health Hub”. This would include the maintenance and management of the building, arranging transportation to and from airport for staff, support booking of clients, providing support to individual clients and families by follow-up, monitoring and carrying out services as directed by SLFNHA Health Care Professional staff.
Who can apply: Persons living in community year round and those of First Nations ancestry will be given preference (s. 16(1) CHRA)
The Aide - Community Assistant, DS will be accountable to the Developmental Services Manager - Clinical and Coordinator - Community for mentorship and day to day support.
Hourly Pay Range: $28.197 - $37.874
Position Type: Casual
Posting Type: This is a new vacancy
Qualifications:
- Persons of First Nations ancestry will be given preference (OHRC, Part II, Special Employment).
- Ability to communicate in one of the First Nations dialects in the Sioux Lookout Zone is an asset.
- Equivalent to partial high school education. The person can read and write so as to communicate easily, and/or count, add, subtract, multiply and divide.
- One year of experience working with health or education providers.
- Professional integrity and the ability to maintain confidentiality is essential.
- Excellent organizational and scheduling skills.
- Familiar with the use of popular software such as MS Word, Excel and Adobe Acrobat (PDF) and skilled at use of internet-based tools and willingness to learn SLFNHA scheduling and ordering systems.
- Willingness to share knowledge and culture of First Nations people and specifically the respective community.
- Willingness to speak up on the health and mental health priorities of your community.
- A team player who is able to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Knowledge of Anishinabe language an asset.
- Valid G Drivers License
- Ability to perform the job on a regular basis
Roles and Responsibilities:
- To organize pick up/drop off of staff at the airport
- Organize and coordinate bookings of the “Community Health Hub”, key management
- Cleaning and maintenance of building (following LOA with community)
- Ensure supplies are ordered through SLFNHA and maintenance requested through community
- Access and utilize Wellsky travel coordination and Mustimuhw community health record systems
- To support and carry out therapy plans for clients
- To monitor progress and report appropriately through documentation or consultation
- To support the identification of new clients and make referrals
- To assist with the coordination of clinics and home visits for visiting professionals
- On job training and service support will be provided
- Other duties as assigned
Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority focuses on hiring Indigenous employees whenever possible.
Candidates are encouraged to self-identify on their application. Self-identification is voluntary and the information is used to assist SLFNHA in hiring Indigenous people from the region whenever possible and to support candidates in their application.
We offer competitive and comprehensive employment benefits to Full-Time employees:
• Pension plan
• Fitness reimbursement program
• Comprehensive insurance coverage
• Professional development opportunities
• Relocation assistance
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