Child and Youth Worker

7 days ago

Canada Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre Full time
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL POSTING

Job Title
:
Child and Youth Care Practitioner

Status
:
Indeterminate
Hours**:17.5 hours/week (0.5 full-time equivalent)

- ability to work flexible hours (including evenings and weekends) is required**Benefits
:Optional HOOPP pension

Salary
:
$45,129 annually (pro-rated to 0.5 FTE)

Application Deadline
:
April 9, 11:59 p.m.
Bringing care and community together since 1986. Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre connects children, youth, parents, adults and seniors with services and resources in Ottawa west.

We are committed to supporting our diverse communities in far west Ottawa by providing and coordinating accessible health and social services.

Our work is guided by our four core beliefs:
_empowerment_, _equity_, _partnership_ and _innovation_ and demonstrated through our day-to-day interactions with clients, partners, volunteers, members and staff.

Working at WOCRC means working within our Guiding Beliefs and making a difference to our community.

As our employees support the community, WOCRC supports and values its employees by offering a generous wellness package including vacation leave, personal leave, insurance and health coverage, HOOPP enrolment, and maternity leave top-up for full-time indeterminate employees.


Position Summary


The Child and Youth Care Practitioner is part of a multi-disciplinary team that addresses and supports issues related to youth ages 12 -26; their family and community.

Through facilitation and coordination, this position is responsible for empowering youth and for encouraging and supporting Community Members to identify needs develop strategies as well as implement programs and services that respond to the issues.


Principal Duties and Responsibilities

  • Outreach activities to atrisk youth (ages and their families, including identification of needs and interests through planning and facilitation;
  • Develop and implement/facilitate communitybased leadership and mentoring programs and workshops that develop the selfconfidence, social and life skills of participants;
  • Develop/implement special projects and workshops that meet the identified needs of the community;
  • Facilitate project activities and community forums related to youth needs;
  • Promote community volunteerism and recognize volunteers, supervise volunteers and ensure proper orientation, evaluation, and feedback;
  • Support advocacy and increase awareness around youth issues;
  • Liaise with program staff and ensure the program needs are being met;
  • Create a supportive environment for youth to address barriers they may be experiencing;
  • Provide information about access to community resources for participants;
  • Assist with keeping records for petty cash, program participation forms, maintain the client database, crisis interventions/referrals and program evaluation;
  • Provide coordination of the homework club program, including assist in interviews for tutors and provide coordination and support;
  • Participate as an active team member in staff meetings and partner agency meetings as appropriate;
  • Assist with writing interim and final reports.

Knowledge, Experience and Skills

  • Diploma in the Child and Youth Care Practitioner program, or degree in Social Work, or equivalent combination of education and training;
  • Minimum of 1 year of experience working with youth, their family and community in a communitybased model of practice, including: community capacity building and mobilization;
  • Training and experience with group facilitation and leadership development;
  • Knowledge of risk, risk assessment and protective factors faced by LGBTQ+ youth;
  • Knowledge of building resilience and community belonging through a youth dropin model;
  • Lived experience of homophobia, biphobia, transphobia is an asset;
  • Demonstrated knowledge of professional standards and ethical guidelines for child and youth workers, counsellors and social service workers, including knowledge of ethical challenges and guidelines for providing service to gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation that may have dual roles within the LGBTQ+ communities.

Address cover letters to:
People Services Manager

Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre

2 MacNeil Court

Kanata, ON K2L 4H- WOCRC has an accommodation process in place that provides accommodations for employees with disabilities.

If you require a specific accommodation because of a disability or a medical need, please do not hesitate to let us know how we can best accommodate you.

_

  • We thank all applicants for their interest in this employment opportunity. Please note however that, due to the volume of résumés received, only those applicants selected for further consideration will be contacted._

Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent

Part-time hours: 17.5 per week

Salary:
$45,129.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Onsite parking

Flexible Language Requirement:

  • French not required

Schedule:

  • Day shift
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