Child and Youth Worker- Summer

3 weeks ago

London, Canada LUSO COMMUNITY SERVICES Full time

LUSO Community Services is a neighbourhood resource centre dedicated to promoting inclusiveness, well-being and prosperity in the London community. We provide programs and services in the London community for children, youth, families, and seniors of culturally diverse and ethnic backgrounds.

**CHILD & YOUTH WORKER ( focused on Literacy programming) ( 1 position)**

**Reporting**: The Child & Youth Worker will work directly with and report to the Literacy Program Facilitator.

**Position Details**:This is a **SUMMER POSITION** **(35 hours per week**). The Child & Youth Worker will work alongside LUSO’s full time Literacy Program Facilitator to deliver literacy based programming that support families in NE London and Argyle area. This position requires in-person support with community members.

**Rate of Pay**: $17.00 per hour plus mandatory benefits

**Eligibility criteria: To be eligible for Canada Summer Jobs position, applicant must be**:

- Between 15-30 years of age at the start of employment
- Applicant must be a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and
- International and Foreign students are not eligible for the positions (funding is provided by the Federal Government of Canada)

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- **SHARED BEGINNINGS**: a parent-child literacy based program that supports newcomers, immigrants, single parent and low literacy level families with children ages 0-6 to develop literacy and numeracy skills. The program will be offered several times per week, in-person
- **BOOKS & BREAKFAST**:

- plan weekly activities for children ages 4-12. The CCW will assist the Literacy Coordinator to create activities to engage children attending LUSO’s Breakfast program with continue literacy development
- **FAMILY LITERACY EVENTS**: bi-weekly literacy themed and skill building activities for families with children up to 12 years of age. Events will take place at various community locations within NE London
- **PRISM ART**: an art based program with literacy components to ensure continued literacy and numeracy development during summer months. Program is geared for youth ages 8-12.
- **FAMILY PRISM ART**: an interactive parent-child program for families with children up to 8 years of age. Activities support literacy development and language comprehension within the context of an art based program.
- **KITCHEN KIDS**: This program is for children ages 8-12 and includes activities to help children develop literacy and numeracy skills through cooking.
- **KINDERCOOKS**: This program is for families with children up to 7 years of age and includes activities to help children develop literacy and numeracy skills through cooking
- **OUTREACH & PROMOTION**: assist with promotion of programs, through various outreach activities in NE London.
- **ADMINISTRATIVE WORK**: assist with maintaining statistics for the various programs, including attendance, demographics, conducting program surveys etc
- **OTHER DUTIES **assigned by the direct Supervisor within the scope of the position.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- **Preference will be given to individuals who were in school during the 2023-2024 academic year; and/or will be returning to school for the 2024-2025 academic year.**:

- Post-secondary program related to human and social services
- Must be comfortable working in a community setting and interacting in person
- Previous experience working with children and families, in particular working with children up to 12 years of age
- Must be able to work with individuals of diverse backgrounds
- Must be organized, and have efficient work habits
- Possess good time management and problem solving skills
- Must be highly energetic, empathetic, creative and reliable
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills
- Must be able to work independently and accomplish tasks in a timely manner.
- **Access to a car an asset as programming is at various locations in the community.**:

- **Current Vulnerable Police Records Screening required before commencing employment.**

**Priority for positions will be given to groups under-represented in the labour market such as: new immigrant/refugee youth, visible minorities/racialized youth and LGBTQ2 youth.**

TO APPLY SEND RESUME AND DETAILED COVER LETTER BY **WEDNESDAY MAY 22, 2024**

No Telephone Calls Please.

**Job Type**: Seasonal
Contract length: 2 months

Pay: $17.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-05-22
Expected start date: 2024-06-24

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