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**Youth Worker/Shelter Assistant**
At Durham Youth Services (DYS), we partner with youth to achieve and maintain lasting solutions to their housing crisis. We operate Joanne's House, Durham's only youth-focused emergency shelter.
As a Youth Worker, the summer student hired through Canada Summer Jobs would assist the full-time staff in the completion of shelter shift responsibilities, including: - Be positive, supportive, kind, caring, empathetic, gentle, respectful, and compassionate to all youth, staff, students, volunteers, and other community members that you come in contact with.
¿ Assisting with client intakes, according to the organizations policies and procedures
¿ Support clients in achieving their housing goals¿ Review, maintain and complete documentation of all client interactions
¿ Maintain safety within the shelter; participate in de-escalating conflict between clients as required
¿ Use trauma-informed care in supporting clients in crisis; provide unbiased, non-judgmental support to clients.
¿ Conduct room checks
¿ Ensure all resident chores are completed¿ Conducting room searches and safety checks
¿ Follow all policy and procedures regarding confidentiality, workplace harassment, health and safety, Emergency Shelter Standards
¿ Attend staff meetings
¿ Assist in keeping the shelter clean, including doing laundry, emptying garbage and recycling, cleaning out fridge and freezer
¿ Tear down and clean out of rooms after discharge
¿ Cooking meals and making lunches for clients
**Job Type**: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 8 weeks
Pay: $16.55 per hour
Expected hours: 37.5 per week
**Benefits**:
- Casual dress
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Licence/Certification:
- First Aid Certification (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Expected start date: 2024-06-03
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