Update (September 23, 2026): We have updated the qualifications to include an additional language preference. Please review the updated posting.
Mosaic – Newcomer Family Resource Network is a not-for-profit agency assisting in the settlement of newcomers to Winnipeg by providing community-based English as a Second Language classes and family programmes that include childcare for preschool children.
Job Overview:
The HIPPY Home Visitor is warm and friendly and can connect well with parents from a variety of backgrounds. The home visitor enjoys working with families with young children and can work well both independently, and as part of a team. This job requires someone who is flexible, compassionate, energetic, and has a desire to learn and grow in their skills and knowledge.
The HIPPY Home Visitor reports to HIPPY Co-ordinator.
HIPPY is a workplace training opportunity. Home visitors gain skills and knowledge that they can use to find permanent employment.
Responsibilities:
- Help with outreach to promote HIPPY and recruit families for the program.
- Make weekly home visits (make-up visits if necessary) to participating families for the purpose of modelling relationship-building activities that parents can do with their child.
- Participate in the planning and facilitating of group meetings, which may include role-playing the next week’s sessions and/or co-facilitating information sessions or programs such as Wiggle, Giggle and Munch, Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting, and Nobody’s Perfect.
- Participate in weekly training sessions and other staff development activities.
- Attend all required Mothers Matter training sessions.
- Meet regularly with the HIPPY Co-Ordinator to discuss child/family progress and family issues and concerns as they arise.
- Complete and submit required reports and other documentation as required by the Co-Ordinator in a timely manner.
- Attend any Mosaic-mandated training and professional development opportunities.
- Attend the seasonal all facilitators meeting, all staff meetings, as well as the monthly team building meeting for family programs.
- Participate in all HIPPY sponsored activities (i.e. field trips, HIPPY celebration, etc.)
- Promote all of Mosaic’s programs and services.
Qualifications:
- A current participant in the HIPPY program, preferred
- Ability to communicate effectively in a language other than English
- Tigrinya or Rohingya is preferred.
- A parent of a three or four-year-old child or has access to a preschool child with whom to practice the activities
- A participant in Mosaic family programs and/or ESL classes, preferred
- Experience or education in early childhood, considered an asset
- A resident of the targeted community
- Access to public transportation or ownership of a vehicle (if needed)
- Good oral and written communication skills in English, including good reading skills, equivalent to Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Level 6 or higher.
- Good organizational skills and ability to be task-oriented
- Ability to adhere to schedules and specific timetables
- Demonstrated potential leadership abilities while building rapport in a supportive environment
- Demonstrated emotional maturity and sensitivity to the needs and interests of the targeted community
- Ability to work in a multicultural environment, respecting diverse background and cultural values
- Ability to work cooperatively in a non-profit and volunteer-based organization
- Ability to attend a weekly in-person meeting at our downtown HIPPY office
- Some work on a computer is required, some data entry and basic computer skills are an asset.
- Ability to work flexible hours
Candidate must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
Selected candidate will be required to undergo a Police Vulnerable Sector Check.
Job Details:
- Location: Knox Church 406 Edmonton St. and surrounding community
- Schedule: Monday to Friday, 25 hours per week
- Mosaic’s business hours are 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, however, each Home Visitor’s schedule is to be discussed with the HIPPY Co-ordinator.
- HIPPY follows the public school schedule with three unpaid breaks: Winter break (approximately 3 weeks), spring break (1 week), and summer break (approximately 2 months)
- Job type: Term until June 2028
- Salary: $17.36 per hour plus 4% vacation and access to Mosaic’s group benefits after successful completion of the six-month probation period
How to Apply
Review begins immediately. Please email or send your resume and cover letter by Friday, September 25th to:
Faiza Khawar, HIPPY Co-ordinator
FKhawar@mosaicnet.ca
406 Edmonton St., Winnipeg, MB R3B 2M2
Mosaic – Newcomer Family Resource Network is an inclusive and accessible employer, committed to an inclusive, barrier‐free recruitment and selection process, and a workplace aligned with the Human Rights Code of Manitoba. Mosaic – Newcomer Family Resource Network will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of the hiring process.
We appreciate all applications; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.