Youth and Family Caseworker

2 weeks ago


Edmonton, Canada Boyle Street Community Services Full time

**HOURS**: Monday
- Friday (37.5 hours per week)**REPORTS TO**:Senior Manager, YCSP“Despite great challenges we believe unhealthy cycles can be broken, new opportunities created and, through healing, health restored.”

The Youth and Family Caseworker will work in partnership with other Caseworkers and the Clinical Team to support youth and their families with acute mental health conditions. The Case Worker uses the Wellness Model to encourage a healthy lifestyle by utilizing community supports and recreational participation. As a member of the YCSP team, your primary responsibility is to provide youth and families with the supports necessary to meet their treatment and mental wellness goals.

“We stand with our clients, side by side, patiently and for as long as they want - a constant and consistent caring force”

**Position Responsibilities**
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary team to assist youth with acute mental health challenges lead more healthy and stable lives
- Utilize a harm-reduction and strength-based perspective to develop new supports while strengthening existing formal supports
- Enhance the youth and family’s connection to community services and support youth pursue their physical and emotional wellness
- Assist in the development and revision of goal plans
- Co-Facilitate Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills groups, in partnership with a clinical team
- Support clinicians in disseminating, translating, and practicing DBT material when needed and in alignment with outreach deliverables
- Assist in program development to enhance life skills to support independence (building healthy relationships, emotional regulation, sexual health, distress tolerance etc.)
- Build positive relationships with related community agencies/partners
- Contribute to social and community programming for youth and facilitate as needed
- Demonstrate commitment, enthusiasm, and creativity in providing support to youth and families with complex mental health needs
- BSCS is more than a workplace. It is a community where everyone helps and contributes to the whole, and there is an expectation that all employees will take part in events (during the work week and occasionally during weekends and evenings). This includes fundraising campaigns, running community meals, medicine picking etc.
- Experience with and knowledge of Indigenous culture and ceremonies is considered an asset.

**Qualifications**
- Post Secondary Degree in a relevant field (Human Services, Social Work) and/or relevant work experience
- Police Check with the Vulnerable Sector and Child and Youth Intervention Check completed within the past six months
- Valid First Aid certificate or enrolled in a future course
- Valid Class 5 Non GDL license and access to a reliable vehicle

**Why Work for Boyle?**
- All work done positively impacts the community and its members
- Access to Lumino Health, including Stress & Wellness support
- Employee activities and events throughout the year
- Various training initiatives, and development opportunities

Boyle Street Community Services (BSCS) is a values-driven organization that believes our clients are the experts in their own life. Your job will be to foster innovation with your team alongside our clients.

Clients, staff, and partners are vital members of the Boyle Street team, so we place emphasis on making sure that we address each other correctly by using preferred pronouns. We invite you to let us know how to properly refer to you and your pronouns as you explore finding a professional home with us.

The health and safety of our clients and staff is of the utmost importance to our organization. Per Boyle Street's COVID-19 policy, all new hires are required to be fully vaccinated with the third booster dose. Proof of full vaccination by means of immunization records from AHS, letter from a physician, or other health care provider is required prior to starting with BSCS.

Boyle Street Community Services aims to foster a work environment that is rich with Indigenous culture, teachings, ceremonies, and activities
- as a reflection of the communities we serve and the land we reside upon.



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