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Staff
The Bright Nest team are a group of diverse and dedicated individuals with a passion to serve others and assist Children and the Youth to integrate into society. Our team come from a rich background of education, experience and expertise to ensure that the services our clients receive are of a high standard.
In order to maintain the very highest standards of care, we ensure that our team is trained and qualified to care for our residents. The Bright Nest has a policy that all support team workers must exceed the minimum requirements for safety and security checks but not limited to:
● Vulnerable Sector Check ● Police Clearance ● Clear Driving Abstract ● Professional and personal reference checks.
Team members will need to have completed the following mandatory training prior to working with clients:
● Frist Aid & CPR ● Therapeutic Crisis Intervention ● Occupational Health and Safety Training ● Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems (WHMIS) ● Restraints ● Non-Violet Crisis Interventions ● Cultural Awareness ● Trauma-informed practice
Pinky Mathema
Founder and Project Director
Pinky Mathema (Pinky) is deeply passionate about children. Pinky has opened her home in Iqaluit, Nunavut to provide a nurturing environment for children and youth in need of support. Pinky has been working with children and youth that have complex needs since 2006. She has over 14 years of experience and has undertaken extensive work with children in Nunavut. Pinky has worked in respite services and daycare programs, accumulating extensive insight into the unique family needs that impact northern communities and families.
She has lived in Iqaluit for three years and has seen the growing demand for care in the territory. Most of the children and youth that have been placed in her care, had been experiencing family problems, neglect, or various forms of abuse. Many were also placed in her care due to their behavior that other homes and facilities deemed too challenging to manage. This has led Pinky to expand this much-needed service with the aim of helping more children, youth, and young adults, especially those requiring special care. In response to a growing need for support solutions required by children, youth, and young adults with complex needs in Northern Canada, Pinky founded the Iqaluit-based Bright Nest Inc. (Bright Nest).
Pinky also serves as the Executive Director for Bright Nest and is accountable for all aspects of projects the company undertakes. In this capacity, she plans projects, oversees the programming and activities, and screens all candidates that she hires
Team Members
ON REFERRAL (Including but not limited to):
Mental Health, Nurse Social, Worker Clinical, Psychologist, and Psychiatrist Therapist.