Child Youth Care Support Worker

5 months ago


Edmonton, Canada CSS Full time

Catholic Social Services is currently seeking a part time, 24 per week (Overnight Position), Child & Youth Care Support Worker in EDMONTON to join our Goretti house team. Providing excellent client-centered care, you are confident, thoughtful, and motivated to achieve success when supporting others in your community.

**This position has a weekly schedule of**: Friday - Saturday 10:00pm-10:00am

**Program Overview**:
Goretti House is a residential group care program for high risk youth ages 15 to 22 that are pregnant and/or parenting. The youth have been exposed to substance, physical and mental abuse, sexual exploitation, physical/mental trauma, etc. This program supports youth to reduce their involvement in high risk behaviours using harm reduction principles and practices including circle of courage philosophy, strength based and resiliency focused assessments, which promote empowerment and stabilization. With counselling and support, clients work on developing skills to manage the high risk activities while working on personal goals to be able to transition to a Semi-independent Living (SIL) program or to a placement in the community.

**Job Summary**:
As a Child and Youth Care Support Worker, you will be responsible for assisting in the implementation and progression of the Client Service Plan program created for each client. This position will assist in the supervision and support of the client while located at the program facility ensuring basic needs are met (food, clothing, shelter, healthcare, safety). The Child and Youth Care Support Worker will maintain a safe, warm and positive environment where children/youth feel welcomed and loved.

**Other responsibilities include but are not limited to**:

- Monitoring, supervising, and providing on-site support to children and youth located at the program facility
- Maintaining and adhering to established client service plans for children and youth
- Supporting children and youth through life skills teaching and in-the-moment learning, with a hands-on approach
- Performing routine and scheduled cleaning tasks throughout the facility in accordance with established standards and infection control practices such as, general cleaning and disinfecting, collection of waste and recycling materials, laundry, making beds, dusting, vacuuming, etc. Heavy duty cleaning of walls, ceilings, windows, doors and light fixtures, floors, etc.
- Complying with Health & Safety (OH&S) and Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHIMS) and other safety procedures, regulations, and policies.
- Completing scheduled client bed checks and program security checks to ensure client safety responding to concerns in a timely manner.
- Purchasing grocery supplies and preparing meals according to the menu plan.
- Administering medication as required, while monitoring, recognizing, and responding to medical concerns
- Completing and filing required program documentation with established time-frames
- Other duties as required

**Education & Qualifications**:

- A High School Diploma (or equivalent)
- A minimum one (1) to two (2) years’ experience working with high risk youth exposed to physical/mental trauma and substance abuse is required
- Certification or training in Aboriginal Awareness, Abuse Awareness, Standard First Aid, Medication Administration, and Violence/Crisis Intervention is a definite asset

**Other qualifications include**:

- Proven ability to provide effective communication, collaboration, crisis intervention, and conflict management with clients
- Demonstrated assessment, problem solving, and critical thinking skills
- Knowledge of community resources is an asset
- Experience in industrial cleaning, housekeeping, and meal preparation activities
- Demonstrated ability to act with professionalism, confidentiality, and diplomatic
- Physically fit to meet job demands - must be capable of lifting 25-50 pounds on a regular basis
- Experience with or willingness to be trained on physical holds on the individuals that we serve
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training (NVCI) must be completed upon hire
- Police Information Check including vulnerable sector search, and Intervention Record Check current within six (6) months
- Summary of driving record with no more than six (6) demerit points current within one (1) year.

**What We Offer**:

- The salary for this position is $19.36- $21.77 per hour based on qualifications and experience.
- We offer flexibility and supportive working environment.
- Flexible benefit options when eligible.
- Work within a highly collaborative, team-oriented organization, where your ideas are heard, and you can see your impact daily.

**About Catholic Social Services**:
You will be joining an established Agency that is guided by faith to care for and bring hope to people in need with humility, compassion and respect.
With more than 50 years of service delivery, Catholic Social Services is one of the largest multi-function social services ag



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