Child and Youth Care Worker

Bi-Weekly Hours : Casual basis, 8-12 hour shifts; days, evenings, nights and weekends.

The Department of Social Development and Seniors is committed to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility. Our goal is to build a public sector workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve and to promote welcoming, diverse, inclusive, respectful workplaces that are accessible to all.

We welcome all interested individuals including Indigenous People, persons with disabilities, Black, racialized, ethnic and culturally diverse groups, as well as people regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identities, and gender expressions.

Those looking for more information are invited to visit our Diversity & Inclusion Policy.

This position is responsible for providing residential services, outreach, and intensive support and direction to high needs children (ages 6-12) and youth (11-17) of high needs on behalf of the Residential Services.

The incumbent will work from a team and community-based approach to implement plans of care that most effectively meet the developmental needs of children and youth involved with residential services.

The incumbent will work closely with the community, family members, and others significantly involved, in addition to the child and youth, and will be able to flexibly adapt available services to the needs of the children / youth.

In addition, if / as the profiled needs of high needs children and youth change, the incumbent must be sufficiently adaptable to make the transition to provide different kinds of services as required.

On occasion, the incumbent may be asked to work their scheduled shift at an alternative location to meet the needs of the program.

Duties will include but are not limited to :

• Working in a team approach to implement plans of care for children / youth, both in community / family-based environments and residential care, with specific measurable treatment and outcome goals established;
• Assisting parents / guardians and others in dealing with children / youth of highest needs and facilitating and directing consistent contact with significant others and modelling healthy relationships;
• Working from a philosophy that ensures placement stability while also supporting children / youth in the community and their restoration back to the community as soon as possible;
• Assessing recreational and social needs of the children / youth and responding with appropriate activities, both within outreach and residential settings;
• Providing direct service to children / youth and support to Child Protection Services;
• Participating in the maintenance of the centre, including children / youth in completing chores as appropriate, providing homework support, tutoring, and supervision to children / youth at the centre, home, or alternate education site as part of the plan of care;
• Working closely with other agencies to meet the needs of children / youth receiving a service and making the best use of all available resources on behalf of the child / youth;
• Assuming responsibilities for all duties that need to be completed by the end of the shift and ensuring required documentation is maintained;
• Assisting new or relief staff with orientation and providing evaluation and supervision of student placements;
• Completing required documentation and incident reporting; and other duties as required.
30+ days ago