Employment Term: Part-Time; Contract to March 31, 2027 (possibility of extension)
Salary: $25 to $30 per hour
No. of Positions: 1
Closing Date: October 30, 2026

About Atlohsa

Atlohsa Family Healing Services is an Indigenous led non-profit organization in Southwestern Ontario dedicated to empowering Indigenous communities through traditional and land-based healing practices. Since 1986, we have provided low-barrier, wraparound services to individuals and families facing complex challenges such as mental wellness, substance use, homelessness, and domestic violence. Our wholistic wellness approach is rooted in the Seven Sacred Grandfather Teachings and the Medicine Wheel Teachings, utilizing a Two-Eyed Seeing approach that emphasizes collaboration, mutual respect, and the recognition that both Indigenous and Western knowledge systems contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the world.

About the Program

“Giwetashkad” is an Anishnaabemowin (Ojibwe language) word and concept that can roughly be translated to “circle” or as an action of moving in a circular fashion or as “coming back around”. As the root word “giiwe” means “home,” and is also the root of the word “giiwedinong” or the Northern direction – where the spirits go home – “Giwetashkad” is a term that evokes movement through the cycles of life, rebirth, and renewal.

Initiated in 2017, the Giwetashkad division represents a comprehensive Indigenous homelessness strategy to address the alarming rates of homelessness among Indigenous peoples in London. This initiative is rooted in local knowledge and history, promoting themes of home, rebirth, and renewal. Over the years, Giwetashkad has transformed into a suite of Indigenous-led programs and services that utilize cultural knowledge to combat the ongoing impacts of colonization and support truth and reconciliation efforts. Ultimately, Giwetashkad serves as a foundational model for the ongoing efforts to "bring people home" and alleviate Indigenous homelessness by reconnecting individuals to their cultural and spiritual identities.

Role and Responsibility

The Administrative Assistant provides administrative and operational support to the Giwetashkad leadership team. Mainly working from Atlohsa’s Wiigiwaaminaan Lodge, the role supports the effective day-to-day administrative operations of Giwetashkad programs and contributes to advancing the goals and priorities outlined in both the Giwetashkad Indigenous Homelessness Strategic Plan and the ARCH report. This includes coordinating meetings and team initiatives, taking detailed meeting minutes, compiling monthly credit card reconciliation packages, supporting operational planning and staff training logistics, and ensuring administrative and reporting requirements are completed accurately and on time.

The Administrative Assistant works collaboratively with leadership, staff, funders, community partners, and other stakeholders to support the coordination and implementation of Giwetashkad’s priorities. The position requires a high degree of professionalism, discretion, trauma-informed principles, organization, and confidentiality. All actions taken within this role should be informed by the 7 Grandfather Teachings.

This role is part-time, providing 20 to 24 hours per week. Shifts will be scheduled Monday to Friday between the hours of 9:00am and 5:00pm. The person’s specific schedule will be determined in consideration of their existing academic or professional commitments. Applicants with availability for Tuesday mornings and Wednesday afternoons are preferred.

Suitability

• Post-secondary education (completed or in-progress) in Business Administration, Office Administration, Social Services, Communications, Indigenous Studies, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of community and/or professional experience, is an asset.
• Previous experience providing administrative or operational support in a professional, non-profit, community-based, or social services environment is an asset.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work independently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing correspondence, meeting agendas, minutes, reports, and other administrative documentation.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, particularly when handling financial documentation, credit card reconciliation, records, and reporting requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and PowerPoint, and the ability to learn new administrative systems.
• Experience coordinating meetings, calendars, staff activities, training logistics, and other operational initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment when handling sensitive personal, financial, and organizational information.
• Understanding of and commitment to trauma-informed, culturally responsive, low-barrier, and strengths-based approaches, centering Indigenous perspectives, cultural safety, and the impacts of colonization.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the languages, traditional ways, history, and cultures of the Indigenous population in the London region.
• Strong analysis of colonialism and the ways in which historical and ongoing colonization impacts Indigenous people.
• Understanding of how homelessness disproportionately impacts Indigenous communities.
• Vulnerable Sector check will be required.
• Demonstrated commitment to working respectfully within an Indigenous-led organization and to the principles reflected in the Seven Grandfather Teachings; experience working with Indigenous communities or knowledge of Indigenous cultures and traditions is considered an asset.

While applicants are under no obligation to do so, Atlohsa welcomes applicants to indicate their own lived experiences of navigating homelessness, substance use, and/or Indigenous community teachings within their application. Professional experiences, academic experiences, traditional teachings, and personal lived experiences are all valuable forms of knowledge.

How to Apply

If interested to apply for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter to jobs@atlohsa.com with Administrative Assistant (Giwetashkad) in your subject line.

Within the body of your email, please provide answers to the following questions:

• Please briefly outline where your experience with or understanding of First Nations, Inuit, and/or Métis communities comes from. You may note professional, academic, or your own personal lived/community experience.
• Are you a First Nations, Inuk, or Métis applicant? If yes, please indicate which community you are from. If you are not connected to your community, just write what you know.

At Atlohsa, we value diversity in our workforce and encourage all qualified candidates to apply, however, due to the nature of our organization, preferences will be given to qualified Indigenous applicants.

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please contact Human Resources to make arrangements.

Our organization does not use artificial intelligence (AI), automated screening tools, or algorithm-based systems to screen, assess, or rank job applicants. All applications are reviewed by human members of our hiring team.

We thank all those who apply, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Employment Term: Full-time; Contract (18 months)
Salary: $75,000 to $90,000 per year
Openings: 1
Closing Date: November 15, 2026

About Atlohsa

Atlohsa Family Healing Services is an Indigenous led non-profit organization in Southwestern Ontario dedicated to empowering Indigenous communities through traditional and land-based healing practices. Since 1986, we have provided low-barrier, wraparound services to individuals and families facing complex challenges such as mental wellness, substance use, homelessness, and domestic violence. Our holistic wellness approach is rooted in the Seven Sacred Grandfather Teachings and the Medicine Wheel Teachings, utilizing a Two-Eyed Seeing approach that emphasizes collaboration, mutual respect, and the recognition that both Indigenous and Western knowledge systems contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the world.

About the Program

The Ndakiimnaan Healing Lodge provides culturally appropriate and holistic services aimed at supporting Indigenous peoples in their healing journeys from the effects of intergenerational trauma, addictions, and various life challenges. Designed to deliver both day and residential addictions treatment for Indigenous peoples, fostering a nurturing environment where participants can engage with Indigenous cultural teachings and practices, access support from experienced staff, and develop skills that promote personal and communal wellness. This program emphasizes land-based healing, incorporating traditional practices, ceremonies, and community involvement to empower participants, particularly in the prevention and healing from gender-based violence. By focusing on holistic wellness strategies, the program seeks to build resilience and enhance the overall well-being of its participants.

Role and Responsibility

Using a wholistic Indigenous-led approach to principles of harm reduction and trauma-informed care, the Healing Lodge Program Manager will be responsible for overseeing and continually developing the program service delivery which aims to support Indigenous peoples’ healing from the effects of intergenerational trauma. Reporting to the Director of Community Support, the Program Manager implements strategic plans within approved budgetary guidelines, legislative requirements, regulations, policies, procedures and mission of the organization. The Healing Lodge Program Manager provides trauma-informed staff supervision and maintains staffing schedules. The Program Manager will guide their team in constructively supporting the programming needs of other Atlohsa department’s participants. Using experience and effective management skills, the Program Manager is an innovative strategic thinker with the ability to creatively design plans for new, improved services and programs for the organization.

As the Ndakiimnaan Healing Lodge is still in it’s infancy with a bed-based program, the Program Manager will be responsible for expanding the day programming to include regular in-town activities while simultaneously establishing and implementing a roll-out process to build the team’s capacity, develop policies and procedures to ensure regulatory and ministry compliance, and establish and maintain community relationships. The Program Manager will be responsible for creating and implementing short and long-term operational plans and annual operational budgets.

Suitability

• Master’s degree in social work and/or related field.
• In-depth understanding of addictions and substance use as it pertains to treatment and healing.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a bed-based addictions treatment center.
• Experience working with Indigenous peoples who have been exposed to violence/abuse, homelessness.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the traditional healing practices, languages, and cultures of the Indigenous population in the London region.
• Strong analysis of colonialism and the ways in which historical and ongoing colonization impacts Indigenous peoples intergenerationally.
• Leadership experience and demonstrated ability to provide training support and supervision.
• Demonstrated strengths in interpersonal relations, problem-solving, crisis intervention, group dynamics, community development and other innovative approaches.
• Comprehensive understanding of program implementation and evaluation.
• Demonstrate strong organizational/time management skills with an ability to plan ahead, define measurable objectives, outcomes and meet timelines.
• Effective communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with others in a respectful manner as defined in the Atlohsa Code of Conduct.
• Knowledge of the First Nation Mental Wellness Continuum Framework and the Native Wellness Assessment are assets.
• Demonstrated experience in working with First Nations Communities/committees, working groups, Chiefs and Councils and Boards of Directors will be considered an asset.
• Valid Ontario G-Class Driver’s License, First Aid and CPR certificate and current Vulnerable Sector Check

While applicants are under no obligation to do so, Atlohsa welcomes applicants to indicate their own lived experiences of homelessness, substance use, and/or Indigenous community teachings within their application. Professional experiences, academic experiences, traditional teachings, and personal lived experiences are all valuable forms of knowledge.

Why Work for Atlohsa?

We offer competitive pay and benefits:

• $75,000 to $90,000 per year
• 100% employer provided benefits

We are committed to ensuring YOUR work-life balance and offer extensive paid time off:

• Three (3) weeks vacation, accessible in your first year of employment.
• Up to 12 paid sick days per year.
• Up to 12 paid self-development days per year
• We recognize 14 statutory holidays every year.

We have a strong commitment to our cultural teachings and traditional knowledge practices, which encompass not just our programs but our daily interactions in the workplace, including:

• Regular opportunities for staff to engage in ceremonies and cultural gatherings.
• Access for staff to connect with Elders and Knowledge Keepers to foster active participation in cultural traditions.

We strive to inspire, empower, and instill a profound sense of pride and belonging within the community while promoting Mino Bimaadiziwin, The Good Way of Life.

How to Apply

If interested to apply for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter to jobs@atlohsa.com with Healing Lodge Program Manager in your subject line.

Within the body of your email, please provide answers to the following questions:

• Please briefly outline where your experience with or understanding of First Nations, Inuit, and/or Métis communities comes from. You may note professional, academic, or your own personal lived/community experience.
• Are you a First Nations, Inuk, or Métis applicant? If yes, please indicate which community you are from. If you are not connected to your community, just write what you know.

At Atlohsa, we value diversity in our workforce and encourage all qualified candidates to apply, however, due to the nature of our organization, preferences will be given to qualified Indigenous applicants.

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please contact Human Resources to make arrangements.

We thank all those who apply however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Closing Date: November 15, 2026
Employment Term: Full-Time;
Permanent
Number of Positions: 1
Salary: $25/hr

About Atlohsa

Atlohsa Family Healing Services is an Indigenous led non-profit organization in Southwestern Ontario dedicated to empowering Indigenous communities through traditional and land-based healing practices. Since 1986, we have provided low-barrier, wraparound services to individuals and families facing complex challenges such as mental wellness, substance use, homelessness, and domestic violence. Our holistic wellness approach is rooted in the Seven Sacred Grandfather Teachings and the Medicine Wheel Teachings, utilizing a Two-Eyed Seeing approach that emphasizes collaboration, mutual respect, and the recognition that both Indigenous and Western knowledge systems contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the world.

The Southwestern Healing Lodge Program

The Healing Lodge program, offered by Atlohsa Family Healing Services, provides culturally appropriate and holistic services aimed at supporting Indigenous peoples in their healing journeys from the effects of intergenerational trauma, addictions, and various life challenges. Designed to deliver both day and residential addictions treatment for Indigenous peoples, fostering a nurturing environment where participants can engage with Indigenous cultural teachings and practices, access support from experienced staff, and develop skills that promote personal and communal wellness. This program emphasizes land-based healing, incorporating traditional practices, ceremonies, and community involvement to empower participants, particularly in the prevention and healing from gender-based violence. By focusing on holistic wellness strategies, the program seeks to build resilience and enhance the overall well-being of its participants.

Role and Responsibility

The primary role of the Cultural Support Worker is to provide wholistic support for the cultural, emotional, and spiritual needs of the Southwest Healing Lodge participants and those engaged in other Atlohsa programs, including Craft Fridays, Crisis Walk-Ins, Zhaawanong, Wiigiwaaminaan, and Okaadenige. The Cultural Support Worker will assess the needs of participants in both day and overnight programs and arrange cultural events and ceremonies as needed. Facilitating land-based healing programs and providing support are key components of this role, which also involves collaborating with authorized third-party facilitators. Maintaining good standing within the community is crucial, requiring coordination with firekeepers, Elders, knowledge keepers, and orators. Furthermore, the Cultural Support Worker will provide individual, group, and family support, conduct educational sessions, and offer one-on-one healing sessions, along with drop-in crisis support for participants facing immediate mental health or addictions challenges. This multifaceted approach ensures comprehensive wellness within the programs.

Suitability

• Formal training received by an Elder or Knowledge Keeper (letter of support required) and/or a degree in Indigenous studies and addictions, counselling, psychology, or social work.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of traditional holistic healing practices, languages, and cultures of the Indigenous population of the Southwestern Ontario region required.
• Experience facilitating land-based teaching, ceremonies, and traditions.
• Experience with providing services for Indigenous peoples exposed to violence/abuse, homelessness, and mental health challenges is required.
• Knowledge of the Indian Residential School system that contributed towards the intergenerational trauma and impact of the Indigenous people of Canada.
• Moderate to strong knowledge of colonialism, and the historical and ongoing impacts on Indigenous peoples.
• Demonstrated strength in interpersonal relations, problem-solving, crisis prevention, group dynamics, and trauma-informed approaches.
• Effective communication (written and verbal), interpersonal skills, and the ability to interact with others in a respectful manner as defined in the Atlohsa Code of Conduct.
• Knowledge of the First Nation Mental Wellness Continuum Framework and the Native Wellness Assessment is an asset.
• Valid Ontario G-Class driver’s license, First Aid and CPR certificate and a current Vulnerable Sector Check.
• ICBOC certifications require three years of sobriety from substance misuse and abuse.

While applicants are under no obligation to do so, Atlohsa welcomes applicants to indicate their own lived experiences of homelessness, substance use, and/or Indigenous community teachings within their application. Professional experiences, academic experiences, traditional teachings, and personal lived experiences are all valuable forms of knowledge.

Why Work for Atlohsa?

We offer competitive pay and benefits:

• $25.00 per hour
• 100% employer provided benefits
• Employer-Employee contributory Pension plan

We are committed to ensuring YOUR work-life balance and offer extensive paid time off:

• Three (3) weeks vacation, accessible in your first year of employment and increased entitlement based on years of service.
• Up to 12 paid sick days per year.
• Up to 12 paid self-development days per year
• We recognize 14 statutory holidays every year.

We have a strong commitment to our cultural teachings and traditional knowledge practices, which encompass not just our programs but our daily interactions in the workplace, including:

• Regular opportunities for staff to engage in ceremonies and cultural gatherings.
• Access for staff to connect with Elders and Knowledge Keepers to foster active participation in cultural traditions.

We strive to inspire, empower, and instill a profound sense of pride and belonging within the community while promoting Mino Bimaadiziwin, The Good Way of Life.

How to Apply

If interested to apply for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter to jobs@atlohsa.com with Cultural Support Worker in your subject line.

Within the body of your email, please provide answers to the following questions:

• Please briefly outline where your experience with or understanding of First Nations, Inuit, and/or Métis communities comes from. You may note professional, academic, or your own personal lived/community experience.
• Are you a First Nations, Inuk, or Métis applicant? If yes, please indicate which community you are from. If you are not connected to your community, just write what you know.

At Atlohsa, we value diversity in our workforce and encourage all qualified candidates to apply, however, due to the nature of our organization, preferences will be given to qualified Indigenous applicants.

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please contact Human Resources to make arrangements.

We thank all those who apply however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.