Support Liaison

Are you passionate about helping those in your community and making a lasting impact on someone’s life? We are currently seeking dedicated Youth Care Counsellors who will serve as positive role models to support, lead, and encourage young people. You will have the chance to model healthy relationships, encourage positive behavior, and design activities to promote the overall welfare of participants, all while increasing your knowledge of trauma-informed care and therapeutic programming. Accelerate your career while doing a job that truly matters, and enjoy the intrinsic rewards of helping people lead better lives._

**_ Who we are _**
- Mountain Plains Community Services Society of the North (MPCSSN) is a non-profit, charitable society governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Our Society has operated numerous diverse community and family-focused programs designed to address the unique needs of the Northwest region of Alberta since 1972. Currently, we offer services in partnership with Alberta Health Services and Alberta Human Services._

**What we can offer you**
- 2 Weeks Vacation for your 1st year of employment, increasing to 4 weeks in your 2nd year
- Comprehensive benefits package at three months of employment
- Educational Support after 2 years of employment
- Ongoing commitment to training and educational opportunities for your professional growth and development
- RRSP Matching at 6 months of employment
- Salary $51,124.00 - based on a 5 day a week 8 hour day schedule, typical schedules are Tuesday - Saturday 10:00am - 6pm or 11:00am - 7:00pm with the ability to be flexible to the needs of the program.
- Wellness Spending Account at 3 months of employment.
- This role is located at our Horizon Home in Grande Prairie and supports youth.

**Role and Responsibilities**:

- Use creativity and flexibility, to create a daily schedule based on program and individual needs, focusing on time for appropriate group activities and individualized programming.
- Monitors and tracks individual’s person-centered plans, and works with program team to ensure deadlines are adhered to and recorded.
- Assists clients in creating a network of community supports and involves relevant agencies and family members when applicable.
- Coordinates and communicates all support strategies and community networking plans with the program manager, including monthly reporting on scheduled activities and their therapeutic value to persons served.
- One weekend a month designated on-call for home program.
- Monitors monthly progress reports and ensures appropriate filing of relevant documentation; communicating relevant information for quarterly and annual reports.
- Completing Nominal Roll/ Occupancy reporting on behalf of their home program
- Championing programming initiatives to other staff to ensure all staff are supporting clients through trauma informed, therapeutic interventions.
- Participating in CARF meetings and ensuring CARF requirements are met in program.
- Working with other Support Liaison’s to develop and implement agency wide therapeutic programming.
- Attends any meetings, appointments, case-conferences and training as delegated by the program manager.
- Participates in monthly supervisions with program manager and attends monthly staff meetings.
- Liaising and collaborating with family members or natural supports of persons served to ensure a holistic approach to service delivery.
- Supporting employee onboarding process within the home program.
- Completes all other delegated tasks at the discretion of the program manager.

**Must have**
- Proof of Degree or 2 Year Diploma in Child and Youth Care, or related human services field.
- Valid Alberta Class 5 Driver’s License
- Driver’s Abstract
- Clear Criminal Records Check
- Clear Children’s Service Intervention Record Check.
- Vehicle Insurance stating $2 million liability and access to a vehicle

**Hiring Assets**
- Knowledge of supporting individual’s struggling with Mental Health concerns and / or behavioral challenges