Family Support Worker II, Full-Time

In Your Role You Will

• Provide flexible and responsive support to address children, youth, family or caregiver needs.
• Oversee and manage service plan goals and objectives.
• Provide care though individual program plans while respecting choices, decisions and needs of families.
• Establish trusting relationships with families to assist them toward development of interpersonal communication skills, daily living skills, and other areas of interest.
• Accommodate and respect cultural, social and religious heritage.
• Collaborate and / or work as team with community systems (i.e. school), specialized service providers, volunteers and extended family members.
• Conduct family visits in the community and is available for evening / weekend visits and / or on standby as required.
• Prepare and submit reports as per specifications and deadlines.
• Adhere to protocols that relate to abuse and appropriately reports safety concerns.
• Advocate minimizing risks and promote opportunities to maximize and / or enhance community, family and individual support networks for individuals.
• Represent WJS with professionalism and respect within our communities.
• Adhere to ethical / professional standards, perform all program activities in accordance with WJS policies and procedures as well as program specific policies, Children and Family policies, accreditation and core standards
• Prior to confirmation of employment all applicants must provide a current (dated within 6 months of hiring date) Criminal Record Check and Ministry Check. These checks can take up to 6 weeks to obtain, please ensure you prepare accordingly.

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