Youth Care Worker I, Cis

2 weeks ago

Halifax, Canada IWK Health Centre Full time

**Company** : IWK Health**:
**Requisition ID**:151311**
**Location**:Halifax**
**Type of Employment**:Casual Relief x **2** position(s)**
**Start Date**:March 2023**
**Union Status**:NSGEU Hlthcare**, **Healthcare** Bargaining Unit**
**Compensation**: $**25.5322****:

- **$**34.959**/hour**
**Closing Date**: March 13, 2023 **(Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)**:
**Department/Program**:Children's Intensive Services-Day, Mental Health & Addictions Program

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

**The Opportunity**:
Children’s Intensive Services (CIS) provides a rehabilitative mental health treatment setting that provides a day treatment and 24/5 treatment service for children aged 12 years and under. The length of stay for the children is approximately 4 months (5 days a week initially, with gradual transition back to home/community). The Youth Care Worker participates as member of an interdisciplinary team, to assist in providing holistic, comprehensive care to meet the needs of children aged 5-12 years who present with serious emotional and behavioural problems. CIS utilizes the Collaborative Problem Solving model and casual staff are expected to have Level 1 CPS competencies. Reporting to the Manager of Children’s Intensive Services, and under the leadership and supervision of regulated health care providers, the Youth Care Worker collaborates with the inter-professional team members and partners to provide quality physical and psychosocial care. The Youth Care Worker works to provide supervision and guidance regarding mental and physical health, daily living skills, community integration and advocacy for children and their families. The Youth Care Worker builds constructive supportive relationships; ensuring client confidentiality and professional boundaries.

**Hours of Work**:
Varied shifts, Sunday - Friday, days, evenings & overnight shifts.

**Your Qualifications**:

- Successful completion of an undergraduate degree in Child and Youth Care Studies **or** a Diploma from an accredited 2 year program in Child and Youth Care Studies
- Minimum one (1) year experience in a mental health and addictions with children as adolescents as applicable to the specific care area required; two (2) - three (3) years preferred.
- Successful completion of a Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Basic Life Support (BLS) Program within the last 12 months or successful completion of a BLS Renewal Challenge Certificate required.
- Non Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) certification required.
- Demonstrated understanding of child and adolescent mental health diagnoses.
- Demonstrated competency in clinical documentation.
- Demonstrated ability to manage challenging behaviours in a residential setting.
- Demonstrated knowledge of child and adolescent development.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead evidence-based groups.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the IWK’s mission, vision and values and commitment to Family Centred Care.
- Demonstrated competency and experience in Collaborative Problem-Solving Model required.
- Demonstrated appropriate judgement in establishing a therapeutic interaction with client population.
- Competency in other languages considered an asset.

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials. Additionally, as per Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 Vaccine mandate, any offer of employment will be conditional upon submitting proof of full vaccination status. Medical exceptions or

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