Substance Use Youth Worker
3 weeks ago
**Job Title***: Substance Use**
**Youth Worker**
**Program**
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**Day Evening and Weekend for Youth (DEWY)**
- Supervisor: DEWY Team Lead
- Grid 9 ($29.96 - $31.24/hour)
- Closing Date: 31 August 2023
- Regular Full Time (35 hours/week)
- **Internal Posting
- Opportunity
- The Youth Substance Use Youth Worker is a member of a recovery-oriented program serving Fraser Health regions. The program aims to support young people (13-18) in enhancing skills to address issues in their life impacted by their substance use. The program involves several components (recreation/group counselling/support), employing a recovery orientation in assisting with community connection and skill enhancement.
- Under the direction of the DEWY Team Lead, the position provides substance use supportive counselling services to program participants. Their primary role is to support participants in engaging with program components, including recreation activities, one-to-one supportive counselling, and group counselling. The Youth Worker will organize and facilitate recreation activities, organize, and participate in assigned core program groups, and provide support to participants involved in alumni activities. The position works within the strategic objectives of the Pacific Community Resources Society (PCRS) to ensure the provision of effective and efficient services to the participants. The position is expected to provide services with a minimum of two evenings per week and one Saturday per month.
- Responsibilities
- Assist in the planning, development, and execution of various groups.
- Supportive and relational counselling.
- Administrative duties.
- Site maintenance duties.
- Maintain professional standards of conduct.
- Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in social work or other related field plus one year's experience, a bachelor’s degree in child and Youth Care or a relevant discipline plus one year's direct experience. Substance use/Addiction Counselling training. A combination of experience and education is considered.
- Experience providing youth alcohol and drug services within a biopsychosocial -spiritual framework.
- Knowledge of learning disabilities (including FASD, ADHD), barriers to support, addictions theory, motivational theory, the effects of abuse and trauma, and Aboriginal culture.
- Sound judgement and effective interpersonal skills.
- Clear communication skills, verbal and written.
- Trauma-informed practice and suicide intervention training.
- Additional Assets
- Criminal Record Check, including the vulnerable sector.
- Proof of being fully Vaccinated for Covid 19
- Current Standard First Aid certificate and Mental Health First Aid
- Class 5 Driver's License, Use of own vehicle (Business Insurance) with reimbursement
- Ability to model to youth a commitment to a wellness-focused lifestyle.
- Ability to foster a positive atmosphere conducive to the development of confidence and self-esteem in youth.
- Who We Are
- Pacific Community Resources Society (PCRS) is a large not-for-profit agency that serves some of the most vulnerable people in our communities from Vancouver to Hope. We work with youth and vulnerable adults in the areas of education, employment, housing, substance use and mental health, and youth and family support services. We are CARF Accredited and a Certified Living Wage Employer.
- Our Vision - Everyone thriving in strong, healthy communities
- Our Mission - To inspire healthy and inclusive communities through leadership and collaboration.
- Our Values - Advocacy, Diversity and Inclusion, Empowerment, Service Excellence, Stewardship, Well-being
- We are grateful to operate on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷm əθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), Qw'?ntl'en (Kwantlen), se’mya’me (Semiahmoo), sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen), q̓ic̓əy (Katzie), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Coquitlam), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), máthxwi (Matsqui) and Stó:lō Nations.
- We Offer
- Equitable Base Pay - we are a Certified Living Wage Employer
- Generous paid vacation time, personal time, sick time; additional paid time off for life events
- Additional paid holidays, ex. Easter Monday, Boxing Day *
- Extended health, prescription, dental & vision care plan, with 100% Employer-Paid Premiums*
- Disability and Life Insurance Coverage *
- Employee & Family Assistance Program including preventative health & counselling *
- Membership in the Municipal Pension Plan with generous employer contributions *
- Flexible schedules and earned time off program *
- Full-day agency orientation and extensive training, with regular ongoing performance evaluations
- In-house digital and classroom learning opportunities; staff funding for professional development *
- Opportunities to use your voice & participate in committees on policy, wellness, safety, EDI, etc.
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