Child and Youth Care Worker

5 months ago

Oshawa, Canada wm+a Full time

**Are you a skilled and dedicated Child & Youth Care Worker / Behaviour Support Specialist? Are you looking to join an organization that is dedicated to making a positive impact in the lives of individuals with complex and unique needs? Then look no further**

Here at wm+a, you would have the opportunity to join our Associate team of like-minded professionals as an Independent Contractor, who collectively have been committed to providing evidence-based services to the community for over 25 years. Joining our team as an independent contractor allows you the opportunity to coordinate your own schedule based on your availability and area of work as it meets your professional objectives as they align with the needs of those we support. wm+a also offers a variety of professional development and learning opportunities through our alphabeePRO learning platform (ie. RBT 40 hour online training course).

**Regions**: Durham Region

**Settings**: Live-in Treatment, Day Programs and Community Based Settings

**wm+a can offer you**:

- Flexibility of work: work options based on your availability and skill sets.
- Team Support: 24-hour access to on-call support when needed.
- Technical infrastructure: online scheduling, data and CRM system.
- Professional development: clinical training opportunities: ABA, OCD, ADHD, ODD, FASD and more
- RBT (Registered Behaviour Technician) 40-hour online training content available to active associates via alphabeePRO: Home - alphabeePRO
- In-house trainings: CPI, SMG, UMAB, ABA and RBT Introduction.

**Responsibilities**:

- Providing individualized direct client support to clients who have been diagnosed with a Developmental Disability often with a dual diagnosis and are experiencing behaviour crisis and / or present with complex needs.
- Work with client in their setting: school; live-in treatment; hospital; family home; the community at large etc.
- Collect and manage data/daily documentation relevant to the clients’ specific needs, programs and goals
- Implementing client specific goals, IEP / BSP; teaching based on principles of ABA and other evidence based practices.

**Qualifications & Experience**:

- A minimum of 2 years of full-time strong experience supporting individuals who have a developmental disability with complex needs.
- Must have a **Community College** diploma or **University** degree in a relevant discipline (CYW, DSW, BA, BST etc)
- Applicants with a Career College Diploma in a relevant discipline (CYC, DSW, SSW etc) must also have a minimum of 5 years of full-time strong experience supporting individuals who have a developmental disability with complex needs.
- Previous knowledge and experience implementing principles of ABA
- Competent with collecting and analyzing data
- Vulnerable Sector Check required; VSC accepted if within the last 6 months
- Valid Standard First Aid and CPR Level C (must be from a WSIB approved provider)
- UMAB Crisis training mandatory (CPI& SMG Reccommeded)

**Associate Testimonial**:
"wm+a provided me with excellent opportunities to grow as a person and build experience and develop my skills. Through the experience I gained I was accepted to do my MSW from which I recently graduated. If you already have a job, working for wm+a will provide you with flexible opportunities to add to and build on your current knowledge and skills. When I faced challenges, office staff were always around if I needed to debrief. The opportunities for additional training and workshops were very welcome and excellent" - E.S.

**Job Type**: Fixed term contract

Pay: $25.00-$32.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Flexible schedule

Schedule:

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

**Experience**:

- Full-time Front Line (supporting complex behaviours): 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person

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