12-Month Part-time Casual Contract Access & Drives Worker (Indigenous and Non-Indigenous) Position
This position is specifically designed to support the agency’s Access and Drives program.
The successful candidate will spend their working time supervising access visits and transporting children and youth to and from visits, appointments, and placements, during business hours, evenings, and weekends.
Position Summary
Access and Drives Workers support children, youth, and families by promoting safety, stability, and positive family connections. In this specialized role, the primary focus is the supervision of access visits and the safe transportation of children and youth to ensure continuity of family relationships and access to services outside regular business hours.
Duties and Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Primary Responsibilities – Access & Transportation
Accountable to: Child Protection Manager
- Supervise access visits between children and family members to ensure safety, emotional well-being, and positive interaction in accordance with safety plans, court orders, and agency standards.
- Provide consistent, neutral, and child-focused oversight and supervision during access visits to promote safe and meaningful family connections
- To speak to and with parents and children about interactions when necessary to assist with or address any safety issues during the visit and/or to acknowledge and promote healthy, supportive interactions.
- Being physically present in the same room as the visit or possibly a virtual supervision.
- Maintain accurate documentation related to access observations, transportation logs, incidents, and service delivery.
- Transport children and youth safely and punctually to and from access visits, placements, medical appointments, programming, and other approved activities.
- Ensure proper use of vehicle safety equipment (e.g., car seats, seatbelts) and adherence to all transportation policies and legislation.
- Manage transitions before and after visits to support emotional regulation and child well-being.
- Communicate effectively with child protection workers, caregivers, families, and supervisors regarding schedules, concerns, and observations.
- Respond appropriately to challenging behaviours, conflict, or safety concerns while maintaining professionalism and boundaries.
- Work predominantly during evenings, weekends, holidays, and extended hours as well as during business hours based on operational needs.
- To provide such other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
This position requires a high level of reliability, flexibility, professionalism, and the ability to work independently in community settings.
Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills Required
- Post-secondary education in a relevant field (Child and Youth Care, Social Service Work, or related discipline).
- Minimum two (2) years of direct service experience working with children, youth, and families (e.g., child welfare, community services, youth programs).
Demonstrated experience or strong aptitude for:
- Supervising family access visits.
- Transporting children and youth safely in community settings.
- Working independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong knowledge of child safety, boundaries, trauma-informed practice, and professional conduct.
- Excellent interpersonal, observation, documentation, and communication skills.
- High level of reliability, punctuality, and flexibility.
- Ability and willingness to work business hours, evenings, weekends, holidays, and non-standard hours on a regular basis.
- Valid Ontario Driver’s License with a clean driving record and access to a reliable vehicle suitable for transporting children.
- Circle of Security training is considered an asset.
Interested and qualified applicants are invited to apply in writing to Human Resources not later than 5.00 p.m., Wednesday July 29, 2026
Sarnia Lambton Children’s Aid Society (SLCAS) is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace. SLCAS strives for inclusivity, and representative hiring practices to respond to the communities we serve. The agency welcomes applications from women, visible minorities, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression.
SLCAS does not use Artificial Intelligence in our screening process.
Accommodations
We are committed to ensuring an equitable and accessible hiring process. If you require any accommodation to participate in the interview- please let us know, and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Job Types: Part-time, Casual
Pay: $25.31 per hour
Work Location: In person
