Temenos Classroom Worker

5 months ago

Waterloo, Canada Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health Full time

**Temenos Classroom Worker**

**Practicing Professional **1** (**PS3**)**

Are you passionate about contributing to the community? Are you interested in working for an organization that is committed to learning and growing, puts people at the centre of our work, believes in a culture of belonging and building on the strength of our community?

Camino Wellbeing + Mental Health supports individuals, families and communities as they work to strengthen their wellbeing and mental health. Our vision is to have a connected community where all people thrive.

**WHAT’S THE OPPORTUNITY?**

The Classroom Worker works in the Temenos program, which is an Education and Community Partnership Program (ECPP) between Camino and the Waterloo Regional District School Board (WRDSB). Temenos serves secondary-aged youth who have a diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). In partnership with the teacher, the Classroom Worker provides one-to-one and group support to the youth in Temenos, with their academic and social skills learning, based on each youth’s individualized treatment plan.

**WHY WORK FOR US?**

We are a new organization (a new entity formed from the unification of KW Counselling Services, Monica Place and Carizon) that serves Individuals, families and communities within the Waterloo Region We are excited about our work, the impact we have in the community and our people (our people are our superpower). We are committed to doing what is best for our community and to developing our people.

**Join us to**:

- Do work that matters
- Be part of a caring, passionate, and collaborative workplace that lives its values
- Learn a ton and support us in creating a more seamless experience for individuals, families and our community
- Be a part of our diversity, equity, and inclusion journey
- Put the people we serve at the centre of everything we do
- Have a positive impact in our community
- Work with an organization that supports your growth and provides opportunities for you to use your transferrable skills among other teams and programs.

**WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING**:

- Establish and maintain positive, effective and supportive relationships with clients, parents/guardians, school, and community partners
- Provide individualized support based on best practices for working with youth with FASD
- Support students in developing treatment and transition plans in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team to meet identified goals and address needs. Provide information and resources to clients/families to carry out action plan.
- Develop and facilitate life skills and social skill programming that provides holistic and person-centered development opportunities (such as Nature Therapy, Integrated Arts Programming, Social Thinking, Healthy Sexuality, Advocacy Awareness, etc.)
- Use proactive strategies to support the youth, including setting realistic expectations, changing the structure of the environment, and making accommodations based on the individual youth’s needs
- Working with the program supervisor and family support worker, develop partnerships with organizations that support client goals, such as employment agencies, indigenous support agencies, health resources, recreation programming, etc.)
- Provide job coaching to students in the community on cooperative education placements; collaborate with community agencies to establish goals, evaluate progress, and gather feedback. Creatively solve problems as they arise, providing trauma informed solutions, and maintaining client community connections
- Support clients with utilizing self-advocacy strategies and building resilience in a variety of environments (in community, in employment, in school, and within their families)
- Regularly contact parents/guardians to discuss student progress and participation; keep families updated on progress socially, behaviorally, and academically
- Work collaboratively as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, respecting the role and expertise of each member and providing support to the child and their community school or adult services supports during and/or post-discharge, as required
- Ensure the completion of daily reports and documentation meeting deadlines and ensuring documentation provides all relevant information to inform the treatment

**WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR**:

- Diploma in Child & Youth Work or a related degree (e.g. BSW), or the equivalent combination of education and experience
- Knowledge, skills and experience in working with people living with FASD
- Understanding of the neurological basis of FASD and the subsequent presenting behaviours

**A**RE THERE BONUS POINTS?**

Absolutely Any of the qualifications below would be considered an asset:

- Current SMG Certification (Safe Management Group’s Crisis Intervention Training)
- First Aid Training

**ANYTHING ELSE I SHOULD **KNOW?**
- This is a permanent position working 37.5 hours per week. This position operates based on the program school year

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