Transitional Youth Worker

COMPETITION # 2025-021

POSITION TYPE PERMANENT, FULL-TIME

OVERVIEW : The Transitional Youth Worker provides one-on-one supports to youth who are living in or transitioning out of Memengwaa transitional housing units. The key objective of this role is to support youth to build their personal capacity, in preparation for the next stages of their lives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITES :

• Provide individualized, one-on-one services to Indigenous youth in and from care.
• Alongside staff team, screen referrals and complete intakes to the program.
• Utilizing program tools, complete SMART goal setting and life skill assessments with tenants; follow up on goals and assessments on a regular basis.
• Conduct weekly check ins with youth to implement, review and update goals.
• Refer to and liaise with appropriate resources; advocate for youth when required.
• Collaborate with youth supports to develop and provide comprehensive supports based on identified needs.
• Provide written reports to and work closely with SECFS case workers as required.
• Maintain youth files by completing file logs, keeping copies of critical information, and filing information to the highest standards of confidentiality.
• Attend goal setting meetings with youth and their supports.
• Alongside the tenant services coordinator and / or support workers, conduct suite checks to ensure health and safety requirements are met.
• Teach youth budgeting skills and arrange financial management programming.
• When youth move out of the program, provide ongoing supports through check in and follow
• Intervene in crises in a calm and effective manner, including supporting youth to access appropriate and immediate resources.
• Collaborate with other Memengwaa staff to develop programming calendars.
• Facilitate and / or coordinate programming for participants in the Memengwaa program; document attendance and complete workshop reports.
• Recommend support staff schedules, in collaboration with direct supervisor.
• Participate in team meetings & attend training as required.
• Participate in on-call rotation as required.

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