Youth Worker

Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
- Langue de travail: Anglais
- Heures de travail: 24 to 88 hours bi-weekly
- Education:

- Expérience:

- **Education**:

- College/CEGEP
- or equivalent experience
- ** Work site environment**:

- Child welfare
- Programs dealing with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- ** Work setting**:

- Group home
- Rural area
- ** Tasks**:

- Prepare reports or case histories
- Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
- Implement life skills workshops
- Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
- Housekeeping activities
- Food preparation
- Provide suicide and crisis intervention
- Resolve conflict situations
- Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and half-way houses
- Supervise children's visits with parents to ensure their safety
- Implement behaviour management programs
- Conduct individual and group counselling sessions
- Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
- Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of treatment programs
- Assist clients/guests with special needs
- Accompany clients to appointments and social outings
- ** Supervision**:

- 5-10 people
- ** Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Emergency child care first aid and CPR
- Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- ** Target audience**:

- Adolescents
- Children
- Culturally diverse groups
- Females
- Males
- Persons with an intellectual disability
- Persons with learning disabilities
- Persons with mental health disabilities
- Young offenders
- ** Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
- Medical exam
- ** Transportation/travel information**:

- Own vehicle
- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel regularly
- Valid driver's licence
- Travel expenses paid by employer
- ** Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- ** Personal suitability**:

- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Judgement
- Client focus
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Team player
- ** Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- ** Experience**:

- Experience an asset
- ** Financial benefits**:

- Mileage paid
- ** Other benefits**:

- Free parking available