Family School Wellness Worker; Sylvan Lake

Position Overview

Chinook’s Edge School Division invites applications for a full‑time Family School Wellness Worker serving schools throughout Chinook’s Edge School Division in a pooled model of service delivery. The successful candidate will provide prevention, support and referral services to children and their families. The position is located in Sylvan Lake, but the responsibilities are to the Division program. Candidates should have skills in early intervention and crisis intervention, and experience working with community agencies and schools.

Preference will be given to applicants who possess a degree in social work or an equivalent discipline.

The Family School Wellness Worker will work in providing prevention, support and referral services to children and their families across the division.

Early intervention and crisis intervention skills, knowledge and experience working with community agencies and schools, and a degree in social work or an equivalent discipline (preferred).

Applicants must submit a cover letter and resume, and include the names and telephone numbers of three current work‑related references. Cover letters should be addressed to Mike Garrow, Associate Superintendent‑People Services, Chinook’s Edge School Division. Applications will be accepted only through the ‘Apply’ link on this page and will not be accepted by email. Applications are open until 11:59 pm, Tuesday, March 10, 2026
. The successful applicant will be required to provide a criminal record and vulnerable sector check.

By virtue of the submission of an application, the applicant agrees that the principal or designate can contact previous employers for the purpose of conducting confidential reference checks whether or not the applicant has listed a reference for that employer.

We respectfully acknowledge that the schools within Chinook’s Edge School Division are situated on Treaty 6 and 7 land, home of the First Nations (Dene, Nehiyawak (Cree), Nakoda, Anishinaabe, Niitsitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy), Tsuu T’ina), the Métis Nation of Alberta, and Inuit Peoples. From the majestic mountain views, vast prairies, and skies of the chinook arch, we express gratitude for the beauty and abundance these lands provide.

In recognizing the harmony of earth, plants, water, and wind that breathe life into all we do, we strive to learn and grow as a community while cherishing individual differences. This land acknowledgment represents our commitment to reconciliation, connecting us to those who once walked these lands and forging a path together for the generations to come.