Youth Care Worker

3 weeks ago

Maple Ridge, Canada PLEA Community Services Society of BC Full time

PLEA Community Services is currently seeking a **Regular Full-Time** **Youth Care Worker** for our Lighthouse team. The proposed start date for this position is August 7, 2023. This position requires BCGEU membership.

The Lighthouse program provides care to youth with moderate to severe behavioural challenges and assists them to live successfully in residential settings. The Youth Care Worker ensures that the youth's physical, emotional, social, educational, and medical needs are met. The Youth Care Worker assists youth to enhance quality of life with activities of daily living and the development of life skills.

**Position Type**:Regular Full-Time
**Location**:Maple Ridge, BC
**Hours of Work**: The _usual _hours of work in this position are Tuesday to Saturday from 4:00PM to 12:00AM, based on 40 working hours per week.
**Minimum Requirements**:a Diploma (6o credits/two years) in a related human/social services field, and six (6) or more months of recent related experience.

**Who We Are**:
PLEA is an accredited, not-for-profit, charitable community services agency that has operated throughout BC for more than 40 years. We deliver high quality, innovative services to children, youth, adults, and families facing significant challenges in their lives. PLEA is an ally in reconciliation. The organization is committed to providing culturally safe programs and continuing to work towards breaking down the barriers that cause harm to Indigenous people and communities.

**What You Will Do**:

- Monitors youth in residential settings and ensures their safety and well-being. Recognizes, analyses, and deals with potential emergency situations such as aggressive behaviour to ensure no harm comes to the youth and/or the public. Identifies and reports critical incidents to their manager. Complies with youth safety plans.
- Ensures effective communication and coordination between the Family Caregiver, internal staff, and the youth. Liaises with external stakeholders such as the school, family, and the community, where appropriate.
- Provides feedback to the youth on their behaviour, teaches coping techniques and adaptive behaviour strategies, and provides guidance and support to youth on a one-to-one and/or group basis.
- Teaches youth to relate in a socially appropriate manner through the use of daily routines and activities. Provides life skills training such as meal preparation, housekeeping, personal care skills and personal finance as required by their service plans.
- Participates in various youth-focused activities in accordance with the youth’s service plan.
- Participates in the assessment, goal setting and program planning (service plan) for youth living in a residence. Documents, implements and provides input into the evaluation of the youth’s progress.
- Provides crisis intervention and emotional support to youth in accordance with established policy.
- Coordinates, schedules and accompanies youth to appointments and community outings.
- Performs residence/program maintenance and housekeeping duties such as laundry, sweeping, mopping floors, mowing lawns, inventory, shopping, cleaning equipment and meal preparation.
- Maintains reports such as statistics, logbooks, and case notes on daily activities with youth.
- Assists the youth in self-administering medication in accordance with established policy.
- Protects and upholds confidentiality.
- Performs other related duties as required.

**What You Will Bring**:

- Effective interpersonal skills and the demonstrated ability to build trusting and effective relationships with youth, Family Caregivers, internal staff, professionals and families.
- Effective de-escalation, crisis management and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and take initiative, make sound decisions and follow service and safety plans in high pressure situations.
- Effective time management and organizational skills.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to be sensitive and understanding of individuals’ social realities including issues of race, culture, religion, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, poverty and lifestyle.
- Demonstrated knowledge of issues and trends related to the program.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and database systems.

**PLEA Benefits and Perks**:

- Education and Training Fund
- Physical Activity Fund
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) - confidential and voluntary counselling support services and wellness resources.
- Discounted Membership Fees for Club 16 Trevor Linden and She’s Fit.
- Employee Recognition Program (i.e., long service awards).
- Agency-Sponsored Social Events (i.e., summer barbecue, annual holiday party, and team days).
- Perkopolis Membership - exclusive managed discount, reward, and benefits programs.

**Additional Requirements**:

- Satisfactory Criminal Record Clearance.
- Satisfactory Centr

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