Youth Outreach Worker

5 months ago

Scarborough, Canada Rosalie Hall Full time

Rosalie Hall is an accredited client-centered infant and early childhood mental health organization which supports pregnant and parenting adolescents, aged 12-25, their children, and their families.

We are seeking a dynamic individual to become part of our YOW Team to make an impact on the well-being of youth in the Dorset Park Neighborhood

The goal of this position is to assist youth in marginalized communities to develop the life skills needed for a healthy lifestyle. The YOW program operates with staff located in a wide range of community agencies across Toronto. YOW’s at Rosalie Hall report to the Youth Engagement Manager and are linked with the larger YOW group through STRIDES (Lead Agency).

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Engage with at-risk youth (and their families) to identify issues and barriers to accessing community services.
- Maintain positive working relationships with other professionals in communities/agencies to facilitate partnerships engaging in internal and external committees as needed.
- Fulfill brokerage/advocacy/resourcing functions that ensure youth have access to programs, services and opportunities needed for healthy development
- Work collaboratively with youth, their families, Health Promotion officers, schools, police, and youth service providers to develop effective service delivery plans that ensure youth have access to programs, services and opportunities needed for healthy development.
- Facilitate connections between youth and their neighbourhood and promote awareness of the positive role of youth in the community.
- Maintain strength-based and evidence-informed professional standards of practice within the program, and to ensure that program service standards are in accordance with the Stages of Change model, a Positive Youth Development Framework and relevant legislation.

In collaboration with YOW Supervisor (Lead Agency) and team:

- Build an understanding of the needs, issues, goals, aspirations, skills, and abilities of youth by enhancing a composite picture of neighbourhood demographics, and building on existing maps of services, programs, and community assets available.
- Facilitate partnerships with community agencies, businesses, government, and informal community groups to offer programs using arts, culture, civic engagement, and recreation.
- Conduct further environmental scans of neighbourhoods to identify and understand emerging issues, service gaps and opportunities for action to build on community capacity.
- Provide services within an understanding of the context of oppression, poverty, and diversity.
- Identify staff development/training needs and to participate in training as offered.
- Engage parents/families where possible through existing community structures and provide education and information on issues related to youth as well as services available.
- Maintain service statistics and records of all services as required.
- Prepare and provide input to program reviews as required and ensure that documentation and service statistics are completed in a timely manner.
- Actively participate in Youth Outreach Program team meetings.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Post-secondary degree/diploma in Child and Youth related field or equivalent combination of education and experience working with youth
- Experience working with youth between the ages of 12-21 years in individual or group settings and a clear understanding of the characteristics of youth.
- Experience working with people of diverse socioeconomic/cultural backgrounds
- Experience in youth engagement skills, working with young families and fathers, and strong relationship building skills to build rapport with co-workers and youth.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, adaptability and flexibility taking into consideration the unique qualities of each client while working cooperatives and effectively with a range of service providers, school systems and child welfare.
- Established case management skills including record and statistic keeping and a system of documentation and reporting that is consistent with the standards and procedures of the service delivery process.
- Weekday hours with the occasional weekend day as needed
- Regular access to a reliable vehicle for transportation.
- Valid CPR and First Aid Certificate
- Satisfactory police record check with vulnerable sector screening

**Hours**:35 hours per week, occasional evenings and weekends as required

**Compensation**:$55,036**, **competitive benefits (90% costs paid by employer), 3 weeks’ vacation and personal days, and membership in a defined benefit pension through the College of Applied Arts and Technology

**Rosalie Hall works with a vulnerable client population including infants, young children and pregnant youth. Our staff are fully vaccinated with primary vaccines against COVID-19.**

**Rosalie Hall is committed to the principles of employment equity. Applications are welcomed and encouraged from qualified individuals who reflect the div

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