SFNS Economic Toolkit (SET)
Location: London & Fingal, Ontario
Closing Date: October 31, 2025
Employment Term: Full-time; permanent
Salary: $25.00 per hour
Number of openings: 2
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
Ndakiimnaan (an Anishinaabe word, meaning on the land) Healing Lodge is a land-based program intended to support First Nations, Inuit, and Metis individuals recover from addictions. This is achieved through land-based traditional Indigenous methods to heal from addictions and its effects and promote wholistic health and wellbeing. A motto commonly used amongst staff is “Spirit First,” acknowledging that the service we provide comes from the highest levels of care and that our conduct is one of firm respect for all community members, both staff and participants. Ndakiimnaan has a special focus on empowering families and a secondary focus on the prevention and healing from gender-based violence. Programming is designed to offer 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. By focusing on strategies that see and honour whole people in their spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical selves, Ndakiimnaan seeks to build and enhance the overall wellbeing of its participants, their families, communities, and nations.
About the Role
The Healing Lodge Support Worker, reporting to the Healing Lodge Program Manager, is responsible for implementing approved Indigenous program activities for participants, ensuring compliance with legislative requirements and organizational policies. This role employs a trauma-informed approach and integrates traditional Indigenous holistic practices, including ceremonies that utilize the four medicines and reflect the Seven Grandfather Teachings: Wisdom, Love, Respect, Bravery, Honesty, Humility, and Truth.
In this dynamic position, the Support Worker will facilitate an overnight on-the-land program, requiring strong outdoor and camping skills, safety awareness, and the capability to lead healing circles and smudging ceremonies. Responsibilities include completing essential documentation, collaborating with team members, maintaining participant safety, coordinating with healthcare providers, and managing daily tasks such as mealtime preparation and chore delegation. The successful candidate will also exercise good judgment, maintain confidentiality, and be available for travel as needed, while providing professional cultural understanding to effectively support participants on their healing journeys.
Why Work for Atlohsa?
We offer competitive pay and benefits:
We are committed to ensuring YOUR work-life balance and offer extensive paid time off:
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:
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.
Suitability
Consideration of Lived Experiences
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.
How to Apply
If interested to apply for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter to [email protected] with Healing Lodge Support Worker in your subject line. Within the body of your email, please provide answers to the following questions:
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.
Accommodation is available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation 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.