Night Float Worker

Location: Pilot Butte, SK
Position: Part-time Permanent
Posting Closing Date: April 19, 2023

The Night Float Worker cooperates with and provides support and back-up to staff in the group living environment. The Night Float Worker provides over-night support services including; building and grounds safety checks and assists with the participants. The Night Float Worker is responsible to report critical incidents, system or procedure failures, and policy infractions that occur while on shift.

**Qualifications**

**Education and Professional Certification**
- Completion of a high school diploma.
- A certificate, diploma, or degree in child and youth care (CYC) or in a related field of study is an asset.

**Experience**
- One (1) year of experience working with children, youth, and/or adults with behavioural, cognitive, mental health, and/or developmental challenges.
- Experience working night shifts is an asset.

**Skills and Characteristics**
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
- Ability to complete tasks independently.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to form genuine relationships.
- Emotional competence and self awareness.
- Ability to display empathy, patience, and understanding in day-to-day interactions.
- Strong problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Ability to perform maintenance duties and environmental safety inspections.
- Ability to lead through motivation, role-modelling, and support.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to be flexible and adapt to new situations.
- Understands budget and allocation of resources.
- Open to continuous education and learning and development opportunities.
- Basic computer proficiency.

**Duties and Responsibilities**

**Services**
- Collaborate with and provide support to the residential team.
- Engage and fully participate with the participants.
- Provide environmental safety checks and upkeep to the units and the grounds.
- Support the agency priorities for the supervision of various units based on the needs of the participants.
- Provide care and support to vulnerable persons with complex needs, behavioural issues, developmental disabilities, mental health disorders, and/or other related issues.
- Assist with morning routines and activity plans.
- Assist with established AWOL procedures as required.
- Provide reports to supervisors pertaining to systems or procedural failures and policy infractions.
- Resolve conflicts and respond to crisis situations using behavioural management and support methods including conflict resolution, crisis management, and life space interviewing.
- Complete reports and documentation clearly, accurately, in a timely manner, and within agency standards.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.

***Leadership**
- Provide support and guidance to employees as directed by a manager.
- Display positive role modelling, agency values, and fairness.
- Collaborate with and communicate to the multidisciplinary team when required.

**Management of Resources**
- Responsible for nightly inspections, cleaning, and minor general repairs.
- Submit receipts and reconcile expenses for manager approved expenditures.
- Ensure vehicle log is completed accurately when agency vehicle is used.

***Safety**
- Maintain, promote, and reinforce safe work habits, practices, and procedures.
- Adhere to written or verbal agency and government regulations, policies, practices, and instructions.

**Additional Requirements**

The incumbent is responsible for completing all mandatory training requirements for the position as per agency policy and guidelines.

Employees must hold a class five (5) novice two (2) or higher drivers license and be eligible for coverage under our commercial auto insurance policy.

Wage range for this position is $23.16 to $29.94 per hour.