Military Family Community Advisor

Military Family Community Advisor

The Petawawa Military Family Resource Centre (PMFRC) is a non-profit organization with the responsibility of addressing the needs of military families. We provide programs and services that serve, involve, and advocate for our military community, its members, and families, and address the unique military lifestyle challenges, resulting in an enhanced quality of life. The PMFRC envisions a community of strong, capable, resilient Canadian Armed Forces families.

We are recruiting a Military Family Community Advisor. This is a permanent, full-time position, working 37.5 hours per week. Regular office hours are Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm, with occasional evenings and weekends required.

As a key member of the PMFRC’s multi-disciplinary team, the Military Family Community Advisor oversees the military family navigator team that provides personalized navigational support for military families, providing guidance and leadership for program development. This role ensures that programs align with the PMFRC mission, vision, and strategic priorities while remaining responsive to the evolving needs of military families.

The Military Family Community Advisor also represents the PMFRC and the needs of military families in various community and stakeholder committees and ensures the ongoing effectiveness of programs and workshops delivered by the team.

Responsibilities:

• Providing individualized coaching and support for families or individualized support
• Planning and facilitating meetings, events and training sessions
• Developing, delivering, and evaluating community programs
• Delivering presentations and briefing to community and stakeholders
• Applying policies, procedures, legislation, and regulations
• Data and record-keeping systems and retrieval methods
• Building and maintaining community partnerships and professional networks
• Personnel administration
• Budget administration

Education and Experience Options:

• Bachelor's degree in social services, mental health, human services, or a related field and some years of experience in direct community service delivery.
• College diploma in social services, mental health, human services, or a related field, and several years of experience in direct community service delivery.
• A demonstrated equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience which may include military education, training, and experience.

Additional Qualifications:

• A minimum of two years of supervisory experience
• Knowledge of program development and evaluation, community based and family support, community and stakeholder engagement
• Knowledge of the Canadian Armed Forces, community, systems and lifestyle
• Ability to provide a clear criminal record check, obtain an enhanced reliability security clearance, and vulnerable sector screening (current within 6 months)
• Valid driver’s licenses, access to a vehicle and appropriate insurance
• Certifications in mental health First Aid, suicide intervention and crisis intervention are assets
• English is mandatory; French is a strong asset

Closing: June 11, 2026.

Benefits include 2% RRSP matching after first year of employment, and vacation, sick leave, health, and dental benefits.

If you wish to become a member of our team, please submit both a cover letter and resume in a Word or PDF format clearly demonstrating how you meet the required qualifications stated above. Please include your daytime contact number and email address.

PMFRC welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.