Child and Youth Special Needs Guide

2 weeks ago

New Westminster, Canada Spirit of the Children Society Full time

**JOB SUMMARY**:
We will provide healthy starts for these children and their families, using a family centered strength based approach. We aim to have the capacity to meet their children’s developmental needs in a culturally appropriate manner.

The CYSN Guide will work with aboriginal children and youth ages 6-19, and their families by assisting them with the planning process, providing information and advice on service access and availability, coordinating referrals to other agencies, and ensuring that services are delivered in a proactive, responsive, and culturally appropriate manner.

**REPORTS TO**: Aboriginal Supported Child Development Program Manager and Executive Director

**KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Promote and support traditional cultural teachings and practice for our families, agency, and community.
- To build and maintain a supportive, trusting relationship with families and caregivers.
- Assist families in understanding and navigating the assessment and diagnosis process.
- Assist families with the development and implementation of the individual support plans for their children.
- Guide families through the available resources and supports available to them and their children.
- Assist families to ensure that their ongoing supports needs are being met. Help families to identify issues or gaps in service and supports for the individual and explore possible ways to address them.
- Provide support with life transitions for individual and their families including assisting with changes in existing supports.
- Provide transportation to and be present during appointments and scheduled meetings as requested and as needed by the families.
- Use cultural traditional practices that focus on the mind, emotion, body and spirit and recognize family strengths and asset, while implementing the Seven Sacred Teachings and Medicine Wheel teachings.
- Develop and implement culturally appropriate training and resources for the community to increase the community’s capacity to meet the needs of those with special needs.
- Build and maintain relationships with other health and social service professionals and professionals who work with Aboriginal families.
- Collaborate with community professionals on issues such as early identification, assessment and diagnosis.
- Make appropriate referrals for further assessment and/or support or counselling to other agencies or professionals as necessary, such as but not limited: Sunny Hill and the Asante Center.
- Responsible for individual client scheduling.
- Maintain an appropriate record and information system. Prepare program annual and monthly reports and provide accurate data when needed. Ensure that accurate program and client records are maintained and that confidentiality is a priority. Ensure that all pertinent registration requirements and documentation is complete.
- Ensuring all aspects of the program are maintained and accurate such as: registration, program promotion, petty
- cash, program budgeting, and purchasing of supplies.
- Support the ECD, AIDP, and FDP teams through presentations and education.
- Provide assistance when needed in agency programs such as, but not limited to; Building Healthy Relationships with Our Children, Hasé, ECD Drop-in programs, new parents groups, father involvement programs, Aboriginal Mother Goose programs and Elders’ teachings sessions.
- Participate in agency events and planning such as, but not limited to; Annual Mini-Teaching Pow-wow, Aboriginal Day Celebrations, Welcome Home Ceremony, Family Nights, and Family Christmas Gathering.
- Adheres to the policies and standards of _Spirit of the Children Society_, as established in policy and program manuals, Health & Safety Guidelines, job descriptions, written memos, and verbal agreements.
- Participate in team meetings, agency meetings, professional and cultural training deemed necessary for this position.
- To maintain a healthy and safe environment. Comply with WCB health and safety standards.
- Maintain health records and administer first aid and medications as required. Observe and remove potential hazards. Report all incidents of suspected child abuse and follow organizations procedures and government legislation.
- Comply with all legal and licensing requirements.
- Assist ECD Program Manager with administration tasks as needed such as: proposal writing and grant reporting.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:
**Education and Experience**
- A bachelor’s degree in child and youth care, social work, or in a related human or social service field
- One year recent related experience working with children and youth who have developmental delays, their families and other professional is preferred.
- A diploma in child and youth care, social work, or in a related human or social service field and three years recent related experience working with children and youth who have developmental delays, their families and other professional is required.
- Direct program delivery

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