Youth Care Worker Ii, Cis

3 weeks ago

Halifax, Canada IWK Health Centre Full time

**Company** : IWK Health**:
**Req ID**:169648
**Department/Program**:Children's Intensive Services-Day, Mental Health & Addictions Program
**Location**: Halifax
**Type of Employment**:Temporary Hourly FT short-assignment (100% FTE) for 4 months x 1 position(s)

**Start Date**: December 2023
**Union Status**: NSGEU Hlthcare, Healthcare Bargaining Unit
**Compensation**: $29.122**:

- **$36.9515 /hour
**Closing Date**: November 28, 2023 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

**The Opportunity**:
The Children’s Intensive Services (CIS) is a rehabilitative mental health inpatient setting for children aged 12 years and under whose needs cannot be managed on an outpatient basis. The service offers both day and 24/5 service, with treatment last approximately 4 months. Reporting to the Manager of CIS, the Youth Care Worker II (YCWII) will work as part of an interdisciplinary team, providing holistic, comprehensive care to meet the needs of children aged 6-12 years presenting with serious emotional and behavioral problems. Utilizing the Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) model, CIS adopts an approach to intervention which is collaborative with the child and his/her family and is focused on developing adaptive living skills to cope with mental health problems. The YCWII works under the direction and supervision of a regulated health professional to deliver evidence-based home/community-based interventions to youth and their families. The Youth Care Worker II is responsible to implement assigned aspects of a care plan, demonstrate and coach parents in implementing Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) strategies, specifically Plan B conversations and to assess the impact of interventions and contribute recommendations to the care team on changes to the care plan.

The YCWII will be responsible to collaborate with referring multidisciplinary team; to support individualized treatment plans, deliver specific in-home supports and provide progress reports on treatment goals, documenting in accordance with Health Care standards. The YCWII will be required to manage disruptive and aggressive behaviours using non-violent crisis intervention and de-escalation skills.

The YCWII may be reassigned to other Mental Health and Addiction units as operationally required.

**Hours of Work**:
37.5 hours weekly - Days, early evening, and regular Saturday work is a requirement of the position. Flexibility in hours of work and travel is a condition of employment.

**Your Qualifications**:

- Successful completion of an undergraduate degree in Child and Youth Care Studies or an undergraduate degree and a graduate from a 2-year accredited Child and Youth Care diploma program or internal applicants (who do not meet the minimum education requirements) currently working as a Youth Care Worker I in the IWK Mental Health and Addictions Program with five (5) years’ experience in child and adolescent mental health and addictions.
- CYC Practitioner certification preferred.
- Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in mental health or related experience with children and adolescents as applicable to the care area. Or internal applicants (who do not meet the minimum education requirements) currently working as a Youth Care Worker I in the IWK Mental Health and Addictions Program with (5) years’ experience in child and adolescent mental health and addictions.
- Three to five years’ experience preferred.
- Successful completion of a Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Basic Life Support (BLS) Program within the last 12 months or successful completion of a BLS Renewal Challenge Certificate required.
- NVCI certification required.
- Holds a valid mínimal Class 5 Nova Scotia driver’s license and reliable transportation required.
- Experience in Collaborative Problem Solving Model required
- Demonstrates knowledge of the IWK’s mission, vision and values and commitment to Family Centered Care.
- Possesses basic knowledge of child and adolescent development.
- Adheres to the Youth Care Worker Principles and Standards of Practice.
- Demonstrates appropriate judgement in establishing a therapeutic interaction with the client population.
- Demonstrates problem solving, facilitation a

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