PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
Reporting to the Payroll Supervisor, the Opportunities & Funding Specialist is responsible for addressing existing access gaps for services for children, youth, and their families through several program service areas i.e., Post Majority Care (PMC), Jordan’s Principle Child First Initiative, Ready, Set, Go, etc. The Opportunities & Funding Specialist provides service coordination and planning in cooperation with other agency personnel related to children in care and children not in care of the agency served by Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child and Family Services. Overall the Opportunities & Funding Specialist is responsible for processing proposal / funding requests and determining eligibility for funding, processing rate adjustments, tracking and monitoring various funding allocations and reconciliations; providing various accounting, financial, statistical and administrative services, including processing service provider and operator payment through the Finance Department and providing financial and statistical recording, monitoring, reconciliation, reporting and maintaining computerized records.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Familiarize self with all Indigenous Services Canada, Ready, Set, Go, Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, Jordan’s Principle, etc.
- Familiarize self with agency programs and services, service coordination and planning – service workflow processes and make recommendations to modify the process to the Director of Finance and Operations.
- Work in collaboration with the service teams to identify “unmet needs” and work in collaboration with required team members to lead the completion of all applications for funding, respond to documentation requirements, status of approvals and complete appeals.
- Work in collaboration with the service teams and external service providers and First Nations to secure supporting documentation for applications including support letters required by parties.
- Deliver, design, and coordinate a comprehensive outreach strategy and Jordan’s Principle information sessions; promote Jordan’s Principle to families, communities and service providers and encourage children with unmet needs and their families to secure access to needed service and supports and to submit request to Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) on behalf of children and their families.
- Work in collaboration with children, youth, families, staff, and communities served to empower advocacy and assist in navigating the application process.
- Act as a liaison and provide education and information sessions to agency staff in relation to the various funding opportunities to better support the needs of those we serve.
- Work in collaboration with assigned finance department staff to ensure that all financial claims related to funding are processed and managed according to agency policy and procedures.
- Work with other departments and community collaterals (First Nations and Urban Indigenous organizations) to complete requests in a timely manner and maintain harmonious working relationships.
- Develop an understanding of other related community agencies and their mandates.
- Participate in internal or external committees as required or requested.
- Liaise and work effectively with the communities served, service providers, collateral agencies, and organizations & elders.
About Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child & Family Services:
Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag (Nog-dah-wen-mawg) (Bin-ooh-zhee-yug) Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child & Family Services is a multi-service Indigenous Child Well-Being Agency. We provide a stable foundation for children, youth, and families, through wraparound services that are culturally based and family-focused. We seek to support our families in the way they deserve, with care and authenticity, and by recognizing and respecting spirit. We form a wholistic, inclusive, and nonjudgmental circle of care. We seek to honour and support those we serve, with a constant commitment to growing our base of knowledge and expertise. We are an agency that delivers culturally-intelligent services to our partner First Nation communities in Ontario. With our team of dedicated staff, we work with children, youth, and families as early as possible to help them navigate various obstacles and access services available to them. We offer services such as Child & Youth Mental Health and Addictions, Youth Justice, Youth in Transition, Child Welfare, and Alternative Care.
