Lead Youth Worker
3 weeks ago
- You bring 3+ years of experience working with vulnerable populations (youth experience is an asset).
- You understand what it takes to motivate and support a team prior supervisory experience is an asset.
- You possess a two-year diploma in Child and Youth Care (CYC), Social Work, or related fields.
- You got what it takes to help make a group home safe, clean, and a place of comfort.
- You describe yourself as non-judgmental, empathetic, flexible, and able to work with initiative and independence.
- You are able to connect and inspire trust with youth struggling with addictions, poverty, mental health, and trauma.
- You describe yourself as someone who utilizes a harm reduction, trauma-informed, and person-centered approach.
- You are confident utilizing different computer applications.
- You can travel to different sites as required using a personal vehicle.
Required
- Diploma in Child and Youth Care (CYC), Social Work, Human Services, or related field
- Police Check with Vulnerable Sector
- Intervention Record Check
- Standard First Aid
- Indigenous Awareness
- Medication Administration
- Suicide Intervention
- De-Escalation
- Trauma Informed Care
- Harm Reduction
- Food Safety
- WHMIS
- FOIP
- Mental Health First Aid
- 3+ years’ experience working with marginalized populations (youth experience an asset).
- 1+ years’ experience working managing case files of youth.
- Working knowledge and experience with harm reduction, resiliency, trauma-informed and solution focused practice.
- Strong crisis intervention/de-escalation training/skills. Ability to remain calm in crisis situations. Ability to work in high pressure and stress situations on a regular basis.
- Demonstrated experience de-escalating crisis and potentially violent situations with individuals under the influence of drugs or alcohol, under extreme stress &/or struggling with acute/chronic mental health crises.
- Extensive background and experience working with youth struggling with substance use/addictions, poverty, mental health, traumatic histories, LGBTQ2S+, and Newcomers to Canada and/or refugees. Understanding and ability to respond to multiple, complex barriers faced by youth.
- Proficient in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, database applications and computer operation.
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