Child and Youth Worker

4 weeks ago

Mississauga, Canada EveryMind Full time

**CHILD & YOUTH WORKER**

**Contract to March 31, 2023 - (40 Hours Per Week)**

**Shifts: Must be Available for Days, Evenings, Weekends**

EveryMind Mental Health Services (formerly Peel Children’s Centre) is looking for a committed Child and Youth Worker with a passion in mental health to provide services to children and youth in programs in the Caledon, Brampton, and Mississauga area.

Reporting to the Supervisor - Millieu programs, the **Child and Youth Worker **plays an important role in the implementation of treatment plans while ensuring the safety and well-being of all clients. The Child and Youth Worker works shifts in the Caledon, Mississauga and Brampton areas as needed. Shifts may include Live in Treatment settings as well as Day Treatment Classroom environments.

Shifts will be assigned by the Supervisor and will include day shifts from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM and evening shifts from 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM at any of the organization's Milieu programs throughout Brampton, Mississauga, and Caledon. As the Live in Treatment Programs operate 24 hours a day 7 days a week, shifts may be scheduled during the week or on weekends.

**This is a contract position of 40 hours per week until March 31, 2023 with an annual salary of **$49,251**

**_
Why work at EveryMind?_**
- Work for an organization that is the **_lead agency_** in child and youth mental health services for Region of Peel, known for our excellence in providing quality services.
- Contribute to the mental health & wellbeing of children and youth.
- A strong workplace wellness focus: paid personal leave days, in addition to paid public holidays; 4% of your salary in lieu of benefits; and 4% of base salary in lieu of vacation
- Company cellphone and laptop provided to employees
- Free, confidential 24/7 counselling and mental health support for you and your family via our Employee and Family Assistance Program.
- A workplace culture that embraces **_Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Anti-racism (DEIA)_** with employee-led internal committees focusing on Black Engagement, LGBTQ2S, Indigenous Knowledge.
- Opportunity to join **_staff forums_** on DEIA issues.

**Responsibilities**:

- Provide flexible shift coverage for Milieu Programs, as assigned by supervisor.
- Respond to and support client’s unique mental health needs, within a therapeutic environment, in the context of a multi-disciplinary treatment plan;
- Effectively follow clinical direction while maintaining the integrity of the treatment model for clients in keeping with the organization’s Mission Statement, values, clinical and management philosophies and Service Plan.
- Demonstrate sensitivity to client needs through a strength based approach;
- Ensure clinical records and statistics are completed in accordance with agency standards and time-lines.
- Dispense medications and track medication ensuring that the physician’s medication orders are the same as on the prescription container.
- Utilize de-escalation techniques to manage crisis type situations
- Work collaboratively with other staff, case managers, clinicians and clinical consultants, ensuring the effective implementation of treatment for each client
- Utilize high levels of oral and written communication skills, time management and critical thinking skills with a strong understanding of role boundaries;
- Assess, manage, design, and implement a crisis plan to ensure safety within the milieu setting
- Transport clients as needed and problem solve transportation issues

**Skills and Qualifications**:

- Child and Youth Worker diploma or a three-year Community College diploma in a related field with a minimum of one year related experience working with children and youth
- Eligibility for membership in the appropriate professional association.
- Ability to effectively assess, manage, design, and implement a crisis plan to ensure safety within the milieu setting.
- Demonstrated understanding of attachment and trauma informed care.
- Proven understanding of a milieu environment and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Positive, flexible and adaptable attitude with the ability to adapt to various shifts and settings.
- Must Have a valid Ontario Driver’s license (Full G Class), relevant insurance and use of a vehicle with a comfort in driving clients throughout the Caledon and Peel region (surrounding areas) when needed.
- Must Have Valid First Aid Certificate
- Ability to work flexible hours to float between programs as needed
- A Satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Police Check and Pre-Employment Medical screening (including TB test, MMR, TD, Polio Vaccination), is required.

If this position is of interest to you, please submit a cover letter and resume.

We thank all those who apply, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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