Youth Worker

1 week ago

Markham, Canada 360°kids Full time

**Position**:Full-Time Youth worker (York Region Mobile Pop-Up)

**Position Overview**:

- ** Job duties take place in a community setting throughout the York Region.**:

- The Youth Worker York Region mobile Pop-Up Project works with moderate to high-risk youth to provide client-centered, hands-on support for all youth accessing programs and services at the designated community spaces.
- The Youth Worker delivers ongoing life skills support and mentoring; including registration and daily documentation while promoting an empowering, positive, and safe environment.
- The Youth Worker also works to promote the programs and services throughout the Targeted areas in the community.

**Direct Accountabilities include**:

- Provides ongoing life skills support, mentoring, and provides access to direct services to address issues youth presently face (E.g. employment, family issues, life skills, shelter, food securities, informal counseling, recreational activities, and clothing).
- Provides services and programming for youth in liaison with community staff at various locations in the York Region and adhering to the community space established policies and procedures.
- Coordinates, develops, and facilitates life skills programming for clients.
- Coordinates activities and special events for youth in the program.
- Engages youth with programming and builds strong therapeutic relationships. Provides informal one-on-one counselling to the youth in the program.
- Advocates on youth’s behalf and acts as a positive role model for youth.
- Resolves conflict situations including client complaints and disputes. Listens, mediates, negotiates, and provides support and guidance to resolve issues and document outcomes.
- Consults with coworkers and placement students to share feedback and establish goals that support growth and development.
- With the Team Lead/Manager of Support Programs, creates, and implements approved strategies and plans that will result in the achievement of the program’s goals and objectives.
- Ongoing monitoring of all youth while engaged in service in accordance with 360°kids policies and procedures.
- When required, prepares the plan and shops for food.
- Facilitates community collaboration with key partners and/or builds capacity for partnerships with populations such as LGBTTQ, mental health, addictions, diversity councils, faith-based assemblies, education bodies, justice panels, police, and community committees.
- Attends training workshops and relevant conferences that pertain to the role.
- Other duties as required.

**Hours and location of Work**:

- ** Regular shift work, Monday to Friday afternoons and evenings.**:

- ** Job duties take place in a community setting throughout the York Region.**

**QUALIFICATIONS OR SKILLS REQUIRED**:

- Post-Secondary degree/diploma in a Child/youth-related field (e.g. Child and Youth, Social Service Worker, Social Worker, Psychology, Sociology) or the equivalent combination of education and experience working with youth.
- Minimum of Two years of experience working with “at-risk” or street-involved youth.
- Experience using a case management system or HIFIS and VI-SPDAT as an asset.
- Current safe food handling certification is an asset.
- Current WHMIS certification and training is an asset.
- Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training and suicide prevention training assets.
- Current First Aid/CPR certification.
- Current vulnerable sector screening (criminal background check).
- Valid driver’s license with a clean driver’s abstract.
- Thorough understanding of issues pertaining to youth and knowledge of relevant legislation.
- Client-focused informal counselling skills with the ability to be adaptable with a flexible approach, taking into consideration the unique qualities of each client.
- Must possess excellent communication skills, and exceptional interpersonal skills that promote positive team building, negotiation, and conflict resolution.
- Ability to work independently with groups of youth and as part of a team.
- Broad knowledge of community resources and the ability to strongly advocate for clients and professional referrals,

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