Youth Empowerment

The MHCB Summer Student reports to the MHCB Program Manager or designated MHCB Full Time Success Coaches to provide addiction and mental health promotion and prevention to children, youth, and families. The MHCB Summer Student works alongside MHCB Staff to provide Tier 1 universal programming.

Working as part of a larger team, this position may involve developing and delivering developmentally appropriate, evidence-based summer programming, activities and events that meet the objectives of the AHS MHCB initiative. Delivery of programming involves large and small group work in accordance with the Alberta Health Guidelines and will take place in school or community indoor or outdoor settings, and focus on increasing knowledge, building skills, and fostering abilities that enable others to better their own mental health and wellness.

The MHCB Summer Student is responsible for ensuring all their documentation complies with HIA (Health information Act) and FOIPP and ensures compliance with all relevant AHS policies.

Qualifications & Work Experience

The ideal candidate will have:

Some knowledge of addiction and mental health is preferred

Familiar with the developmental, educational, emotional, social, and recreational needs of children, youth and families

Comfortable with public speaking

Good relationship building skills: friendly and positive.

Good time management skills

Takes initiative and works well with others

Has or is willing to develop skills in facilitation, positive communication, and creative thinking

Good personal and work boundaries

Ability to develop supportive relationships with young people

Able to advocate for and enable others

Creative problemsolving and decisionmaking skills

Networking skills preferred

Knowledge of available local community resources

Capable of collecting basic program statistics

Resilience and a commitment to personal development

Computer skills for collecting information and communicating

All students must provide a criminal record check

Ability to work evening/weekend and summer hours

We ask that applicants prepare both a cover letter and resume, complete with the names and telephone numbers of three current work related references. Cover letters can be addressed to Ray Hoppins, Associate SuperintendentPeople Services Chinooks Edge School Division. Applications for this posting will only be accepted by using the 'Apply' link on this page, and will no longer be accepted by email.

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 pm, Wednesday, May 15, 2024 . The successful applicant will be required to provide a Criminal Record check.

Chinooks Edge is one of the largest school divisions in the province, serving over 11,000 students in 40 Central Alberta schools between Calgary and Red Deer. Our schools are located in 13 small communities that sprawl east and west from the Highway 2 corridor, conveniently providing Chinooks Edge staff and families with the best of both worlds: a friendly, healthy and affordable small-town lifestyle combined with the proximity to big city amenities Plus, the world famous Rocky Mountains are a short drive away. Chinooks Edge values collaboration as well as staff and student wellness. Our family-friendly communities boast easy access to exciting cultural and recreational opportunities, and our highly regarded quality learning environments make us a desirable division in which to live, learn, work and play For more information on Chinooks Edge School Division, please check our website www.cesd73.ca .

By virtue of the submission of an application, the applicant agrees that the principal or designate can contact previous employers for the purpose of conducting confidential reference checks whether or not the applicant has listed a reference for that employer.

While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those individuals selected for interviews will be contacted. Resumes of individuals not granted an interview will not be kept on file.

We respectfully acknowledge that the schools within Chinooks Edge School Division are situated on Treaty 6 and 7 land, home of the First Nations (Dene, Nehiyawak (Cree), Nakoda, Anishinaabe, Niitsitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy), Tsuu Tina), the Métis Nation of Alberta, and Inuit Peoples. From the majestic mountain views, vast prairies, and skies of the chinook arch, we express gratitude for the beauty and abundance these lands provide. In recognizing the harmony of earth, plants, water, and wind that breathe life into all we do, we strive to learn and grow as a community while cherishing individual differences. This land acknowledgment represents our commitment to reconciliation, connecting us to those who once walked these lands and forging a path together for the generations to come.