Youth Care Practitioner - Healing Homes

About The Link: Youth and Family Supports

For more than 90 years, The Link has helped youth and families on a journey to healing, hope, and better lives. The organization is dedicated to walking alongside children, youth, and families as an inclusive community, strengthening and empowering a sense of being, pride, and purpose. With over 15 diverse programs, The Link has a community of caring staff that work together to provide support through a 24-hour crisis line, youth resource centers, emergency shelters, mobile crisis teams, specialized foster care, healing homes, job readiness supports, and Skills4Life. With a strong foundation within the community and a focus on connection, unity, and compassion, the organization provides a vital link for youth and families in the province of Manitoba.

POSITION SUMMARY

Youth Care Practitioners (YCP) in each Healing Home program operated by The Link: Youth and Family Supports report to the Program Supervisor of the Healing Home and are responsible for implementing all aspects of the day-to-day functioning of the program. The YCP is expected to provide ongoing, culturally sensitive care while adhering to organizational policies and procedures. A major focus of their work with young people is to be a positive role model at all times and to intervene purposefully into the young people's daily life events in a manner which will help the young person reach the agreed upon goals of their time within the program. Youth Care Practitioners work from a needs-based, trauma informed, relational child and youth care approach as per the organization expectations and standards.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Duties and responsibilities of the Youth Care Practitioner

• Be aware of the whereabouts of the youth at all times as per program dictates and policies
• Interact with youth in a manner designed to help them achieve their goals
• Facilitate wake-up, bed-time and other daily routines
• Develop, manage, facilitate and direct all daily program activities
• Transport youth to appointments (medical and others) and any activities as required
• Provide direction, support and participation in daily chores or tasks with the youth
• Develop and implement household routines in conjunction with the Program Supervisor
• Record keeping and report writing as required
• Distribute and tracks medications as outlined by Provincial Licensing Standards
• Provide first aid interventions as required
• Observes, evaluates and records daily life events according to the program recording procedures
• Work as a team to ensure consistency in the youth's experiences, daily goals and care plan
• Meal planning, grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning
• Maintenance and cleaning of the home, indoors and outdoors
• Ensuring all health and safety standards are being met
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Post-secondary education or a combination of education, work experience and lived experience may be considered
• Experience working with vulnerable youth
• Have read the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action and can communicate the calls relating to Media and Reconciliation
• Knowledge of trauma and resilience informed care
• Strong relationship building skills and experience in de-escalation
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Emergency First Aid and CPR Level C
• Satisfactory Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Search, a clear Child Abuse Registry check with acceptable Prior Contact checks and a clear Adult Abuse Registry check, all done within the last 3 months
• ASIST Certificate (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) preferred
• De-escalation training preferred
• Mental Health First Aid & Safe Talk will be considered an asset
• Knowledge of Indigenous customs, traditions, and beliefs will be considered an asset
• Possession of a Manitoba class 5F Driver's License will be considered an asset, but not a requirement

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request. If you are contacted by The Link regarding a job opportunity, please know that you are welcome to request an accommodation at any point in the process. All information received regarding accommodations will be kept confidential.