Therapeutic Caregiver (Foster Parent)

Salary: $4050.00 / month

Who We Are:

arc programs exists to create thriving communities, free of systemic barriers and full of belonging, equity, and hope. We have a bold vision to ensure everyone in our communities feels connected and cared for, and we are excited to be expanding our team to help us accelerate our impact!

We're Hiring!

arc programs is accepting applications for our Boundaries Program for a couple of individuals interested in a providing foster care for youth involved in the Youth Justice System.

The Boundaries Program is a Full-Time Attendance Program which provides a highly-supervised, structured environment to assist youth to address criminogenic factors and to reduce risk. The Program works in cooperation with Youth Probation and Youth Forensics Psychiatric Services to support the youths participation in offence-specific treatment. Services are customized to address the individual needs of each youth, while amplifying treatment goals.

Responsibilities:

The specific responsibilities of the position include:

• Boundaries Caregivers provide supervision, stability and care to youth referred to the Program.
• Caregivers assist youth to learn life-skills in the home, and help them to achieve service goals.
• Caregivers must be willing to accommodate youth's schedules, and involve the youth in regular routines and family activities in the home.
• Caregivers are fully immersed in the youths case management team, which includes Youth Probation and Youth Forensics Psychiatric Services. This provides an opportunity for ongoing communication and service planning.
• Caregivers are well-supported by the Boundaries team. The Program employs a Youth Justice Counsellor, who works one-to-one with the youth in the community, and who helps youth and Caregivers to navigate challenging issues. 24-7l support is provided by the Boundaries Program Director.

Preferred Education and Experience:

Applicants should have an aptitude for relating to youth, be willing to work as part of a team, and be open to learning.

• Training and ongoing professional development is provided.
  

Other Requirements

• Need a valid BC Driver's License, regional insurance, and a reliable personal vehicle.
• Must Undergo a screening process, including a criminal record search.

Wage / Benefits:

The base salary for this position is $4050.00 / month plus an additional $29.50 each day a youth is in the home.

Caregivers are provided with 6-days of respite each month, at no cost.

Please Note:

Youth live in the Boundaries Caregivers home.This means applicants must have adequate space in their home to accommodate one youth at a time (including a private bedroom).

This is a Kelowna-based position which requires caregivers to live in, or near Kelowna BC.

Because we support youth convicted of a serious offense, this position is not suitable for applicants with children living in their home.

Why we're an employer of choice!
Like most in the social services sector, arc programs is an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and ensure everyone on the team demonstrates cultural safety and sensitivity of all populations we serve.

But we believe theres more to our work culture that promotes high levels of employee satisfaction and retention

We are inclusive.

We use an anti-oppressive lens to inform our work with folx of all cultures, races, ethnic backgrounds, disabilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, socio-economic status, religions, and other oppressions to enhance our approach to equality.

We are ever-evolving.

We recruit and retain highly skilled staff and support their development through training, education,research, best practices, and innovation.

We foster a culture of continuous learning and lean into diverse perspectives, encouraging all voices to be heard and honoring the wisdom of Metaptmumk - 'all-around seeing,' a multidimensional way of knowing, doing and being that reinforces positive, reciprocal relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, while decolonizing western knowledge and supporting an intersectional lens to cultivate warm, reciprocal relationship - while engaging meaningfully with the provincial community social services sector, Indigenous communities and agencies.

Discover more about our agency services and work culture at arcprograms.

If you feel a connection to our values and work, we'd love to hear from you!

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We appreciate your interest, but kindly note that due to the high number of applications we receive, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

We acknowledge that arc programs is situated in the ancestral, traditional and unceded territories of the Syilx peoples in the Okanagan and West Kootenay regions. We also acknowledge the Mtis peoples and the Inuit who reside in these regions.