Casual/relief Staff

**About Us**:Closer to Home Community Services (CTH) is a Southern-Alberta based not-for-profit

agency that delivers a variety of services designed to meet the unique needs of vulnerable

children and their families. Be a part of an innovative team that envisions a future where every

child will thrive within supportive family and community relationships by:

- Uncovering strength, hope and healing, and creating new possibilities for a brighter future for children and families.
- Providing a broad array of strength-based and family-centered services that strive to preserve, reunify and build stronger families who can care for their children and contribute meaningfully in their community.

**About the Position**:This Relief position, in Raymond, Alberta (20 minutes South of Lethbridge), works closely with a team of professionals to support children and youth in a Community Group Home and Residential Program, including day/evening or Awake Overnight shifts.
- The Relief Staff’s primary responsibility is to facilitate success for children and youth by assisting with day to day activities and routines, maintaining a structured setting, fostering skill development, managing crisis, ensuring high levels of supervision to promote safety, and assisting with school.
- The Relief Staff is responsible for ensuring safety and providing for children and youth’s daily needs, while supporting the acquisition of relevant skills which will support them to live safely and thrive in the community.
- The Relief Staff will participate in supervision and meetings as needed, and implement pre-determined treatment strategies.
- The Relief Staff will identify availability and respond in a timely manner to requests to cover shifts, accepting a minimum of (3) shifts monthly to maintain their status.

**About You**:You are eager to learn and carry out the principles and philosophy of Closer to Home and the Teaching Family Model. You are responsible, diligent and dependable. You possess exceptional verbal and written communication skills. You are extremely detail oriented and organized and can manage multiple priorities at one time. You are a compassionate individual with a positive, strength-based and empathetic approach. You are an exceptional role model.

**Qualifications**:

- A diploma or degree in a related field is preferred and previous experience working with vulnerable children and families is an asset, however a combination of education and experience will be considered.
- Previous experience working with vulnerable children, youth and families is an asset (combination of education and experience will be considered).
- Knowledge and experience supporting children and youth exhibiting challenging behaviours. Willing to work evenings, weekends and holidays

**Job Requirements**:

- A Police Information Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search and an Intervention Record Check must be completed prior to commencement. Ability to manage a crisis situation in a therapeutic manner, and, if necessary, intervene physically in a manner that reduces the risk of harm.

**Required Competencies**:All positions at Closer to Home Community Services require (5)

competencies: Instills Trust, Person Focus, Communicates Effectively, Situational Adaptability

and Ensures Accountability.

- CTH is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for all; including different cultural _
- backgrounds, spiritual beliefs, and sexual and gender diversities. We strive to be an employer of choice with a focus on wellness and connection.- We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.