Harmony Home

**Job Type**:Part-Time Hourly (guaranteed 20 hours per week as best suits the program)

**Reports to**:Youth Homes Supervisor/Manager

**About the YWCA**:Our company is a friendly and rewarding place to work. There are many opportunities for advancement for hard-working, positive, team-oriented people.

**Responsibilities**:The mandate is to empower the clientele to make positive choices that will help lead them toward self-sufficiency while ensuring contract obligations are met.

**Qualifications**:

- Must be a good role model and demonstrate and practice a healthy lifestyle;
- Must have experience working with teenage youth;
- Must be flexible and willing to learn;
- Must have First Aid & CPR Certificate/willing to be trained;
- Have knowledge of Microsoft Word & Excel;
- Applicant must maintain strict confidentiality and maintain building security;
- All applicants must have a valid Saskatchewan driver’s license;
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with Youth, Staff, and Management;
- Ability to express ideas and concepts effectively in an oral and written form;
- Must pass YWCA Security Clearance with a successful vulnerable sector and criminal background check;
- Caring and compassionate attitude;
**Remuneration**:$22.62 per hour

**YWCA Additional Benefits**:

- Paid Vacation Time;
- Paid Sick Time;
- Benefit Packages (life insurance, health, dental, LTD) employee pays portion;
- 5% Matching Pension Plan;
- Professional development opportunities

**Duties**:

- Help identify career goals, and barriers to employment and assist youth with such matters as job readiness skills, job search strategies, writing resumes, and preparing for job interviews;
- Maintain a safe home environment;
- Prepare and cook for 10 or more youths;
- Maintain an accurate daily log on day to day business;
- Plan fun & educational activities for teenage youth;
- Support and guide the residents, teaching them responsibility as they transition into adulthood/independence;
- Must be a good role model;
- Maintain building security;
- Ensure nightly cleaning duties are complete;
- Ensure major housecleaning duties are complete as well as normal everyday cleaning/chores;
- Attend staff meetings;
- Provide support and advocacy to the residents and clients of the YWCA;
- Provide feedback to the Manager regarding clients;
- Provide feedback to the Manager on major issues and incident reports;
- Some administrative duties;
- Attend to crises as they arise during non-office hours. Contact the Manager in the event of a major crisis;
- Prioritize work, attending to the most urgent needs of the clientele first;
- Work unsupervised;
- Maintain confidentiality;
- Any other duties as requested;
**Probation**: All YWCA Prince Albert positions contain a three-month probationary period.