Welcome to Rocky Bay Child & Family Services, where we are dedicated to fostering a safe, nurturing environment for children and families alike. With a passionate team of professionals, we offer comprehensive support services, empowering families to overcome challenges and thrive. Together, we build a brighter future for every child in our care.
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The Addictions Support Worker is responsible for providing counselling and addictions support to BZA members on and off reserve who are experiencing addictions. The Addictions Support Worker engages members in culturally competent services including confidential individual, family or group counselling about the causes and effects of addictions. The Addiction Support Worker will also provide support and education to individuals and groups in the community with a holistic approach to focus on mental health and recovery.
Programs: addiction related topics such as substance use, suicide prevention, anxiety and depression, FAS/E, gangs and to support them on their journey to recovery.
Acts on behalf of the First Nation in providing support and guidance with our members following the Rocky Bay Child and Family Services service model. The Band Representative will ensure that customary care is the first option for families when dealing with Child welfare. We can work with families to take preventative measures by assisting and providing ongoing support to ensure children remain in community and or that families remain together.
Programs: Elder socials, Annual Community Gatherings, Emergency Funds, and Preventative customary care
Supports reduction and prevention of family and community violence
Maintaining and strengthening cultural continuity is a prime goal in our service model. Our goal is to foster and environment that is culturally safe and welcoming, incorporating Indigenous traditional, spiritual, and cultural practices, ceremonies, and teachings for the community and individuals. We take a holistic and culturally based approach, providing home visits and support to deliver educational programming through our agency and partnering with our elders committee and other service providers.
Assists and works alongside parents and caregivers from prenatal to 6 years and their families to identify early intervention strategies, build educational/informing/learning activities related to parenting, nutrition, and culture. Provide opportunities for a healthy child development through home visiting, service coordination, parenting groups, cultural teaching, traditions, and referrals.
The family coordinator ensures the needs of the children/youth/families are being met by working collaboratively with all the programs to ensure positive community and family experiences and is aligned with the agency’s mission, vision, and values. Our family coordinator administrates the effective delivery of quality support to our family’s plan for care and securing wrap-around services for individuals and families of BZA. This position is responsible for the centralized intake process for prevention services.
Provide frontline support in the community and support families or individuals in crisis. Promote healthy lifestyle by educating in programs or ensuring that community members are support with basic needs. Family support workers will advocate and respond to crisis while involving the clients/families to ensure active participation in needs being met.
Programs: Food Security, Adult Socials, sewing classes
Provides effective preventative support services for parents and caregivers of BZA with a holistic and family-focused approach. Services include home visits, providing resources, advocacy, referrals, and programming. Programs include food giveaways, assist with budgeting and shopping, group and individual cooking, and crafts for healing and wellness. We meet the family where they are by collaborating with the parent to set & accomplish goals, build resiliency, and strengthen life/parenting skills.
Our Prenatal Support Program is a voluntary service that supports pregnant women and partners of BZA to ensure their well-being and that of their baby. Referrals of the program may include a range of topics, such as support for the preparation of birth and baby, nutrition, moss bag making, and other various cultural teachings. Service can begin at any stage of the pregnancy and can continue until birth and through infancy. The focus is on the mother and family’s strengths through individual and group programming.
Prevention is always better than a cure, Rocky Bay Child and Family Services supports Rocky Bay members and affiliates following our services model that is cultured based and respects the values of our people, the extended families and the right to self-determination. Our services are based on the community level needs and wants that they see make our community and people strong and self-dependent. We have a wide range of employees that see our vision and that committed to working with our people to advocate, intervene and build a strong community support.
Promotes educational services and advocates for Rocky Bay First Nation Youth to ensure that their voices and needs are being met. The Youth Laison Worker provides a safe environment for young members to come and learn music, cooking classes, crafting, and 1:1 to engage with youth and bring their voice to the table. Following our Service Model to ensure that holistically the best interest of each youth is empowered and has access to supports to reach their goals.
Programs: Music Lessons, Cooking Classes, Hygiene Education, and First Aid Education