Youth Worker Part-time Sat and Sun
6 months ago
**Nexus Shelter**
**Part-time Saturday and Sunday 2:00pm - 9:00 pm**
**Positions available: 2**
Youth Empowerment and Support Services (YESS) is currently seeking a qualified Part - Time Permanent Youth Worker, to provide support for the NEXUS Shelter and create a safe environment for youth.
What We Do
YESS is a not-for-profit agency working with youth facing difficult realities. We provide shelter, residential and day programming to youth who access our services. Based in Edmonton, YESS provides immediate and low-barrier 24/7 shelter, a drop-in resource centre, temporary supportive housing, temporary independent cohort housing, and individualized wrap-around supports for young people aged 15 - 24.
We work collaboratively within a network of care focused on the prevention of youth homelessness by providing youth with the necessary supports to stabilize their housing, improve their wellbeing, build life skills, connect with community, and avoid re-entry into homelessness.
What You Will Do
We are currently seeking a qualified individual to provide support at the NEXUS24 hour shelter. Our 16 - bed shelter provides a safe, secure, and immediate place to stay for youth 15 - 21 years of age. The shelter provides beds for sleeping, basic needs like food, clothing, showers and laundry, school supplies, and packed lunches if youth are attending school or going to work.
**The shift schedule is**:
**Saturday and Sunday 2:00 pm - 9:00 pm**
**Additional shifts may be available
**Location**:9310-82 Avenue, Edmonton AB
Responsibilities include:
- Building healthy relationships with youth
- Assisting with intakes and crisis diversion
- Housekeeping duties
- Managing youth access to services: meals, showers, laundry, donations, etc.
- Working with youth to achieve their goals and transition out of homelessness
- Maintaining documentation records and entering information into a database
- Performing clerical duties to maintain youth support, youth goal setting and team communication.
- strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
- be organized and highly detail-oriented
- proven ability to build good relationships
- ability to work with mínimal supervision
- creative problem-solving skills
- ability to deal with ambiguity and be flexible
- proven skills to support through a trauma informed scope
- respectful and appropriate behaviours and be a role model for youth
You will be qualified to provide a safe, clean, and secure environment for youth. You have a harm reduction mind set and can provide suicidal ideation intervention and safety planning. You also know how to build community support connections.
What You Bring
- Degree or Diploma in Child & Youth Care or related Human Services field
- A minimum of two-years experience in youth work or social work
- Knowledge of the values, beliefs, and practices of Aboriginal and other cultural and diverse groups
- Experience working in shelters or drop-in centers will be considered an asset
- CYCAA Child and Youth Care certification will be considered an asset
Prerequisites
- Training in first aid, and/or non-violent crisis intervention
- Training in suicide intervention and harm reduction
- Clear police clearance (CRIM) and a Child and Youth Intervention (CYIM) checks, both obtained within the last six months
- Valid driver’s license and driver’s abstract
- Basic computer skills
- Regardless of work location you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an approved accommodation. Rapid testing will not be accepted as an alternative to vaccination, except individuals who cannot be vaccinated based on medical or other protected grounds outlined in the Alberta Human Rights Act
YESS is an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive and safe work environment for people of all backgrounds.
Everyone coming to YESS facilities, including students, staff, contractors, and visitors, will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
**We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those shortlisted will be contacted.
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