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Summer Student, Youth Connection

2 months ago

Edmonton, Canada Boyle Street Community Services Full time

REPORTS TO: Youth Services Program Manager

HOURLY RANGE: $18 per hour

HOURS: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Monday-Friday (8 week position - 35 hours per week)

“Despite great challenges we believe unhealthy cycles can be broken, new opportunities created and, through healing, health restored.”

Would you like to be a part of an organization that works with some of Edmonton’s most vulnerable populations and counts on the professionalism, expertise, insight, and passion of its staff to develop programs and services for the clients they work with? Join us at Boyle Street Community Services.

“We stand with our clients, side by side, patiently and for as long as they want - a constant and consistent caring force”

Boyle Street Community Services (BSCS) is a values-driven organization that believes our clients are the experts in their own life. Your job will be to foster innovation with your team alongside our clients. If your values are aligned with ours, please consider joining our team.

This position comes with a comprehensive dental, health and drug benefits package, three weeks of annual vacation, and numerous professional development and training opportunities.

**JOB PURPOSE**:
The Youth Connector will support youth in stabilizing & building capacity within their lives by increasing community and cultural connections. This position is to help youth connect various community supports & services. The work is done with a harm reduction approach, a relationship-based practice, trauma informed lens, and a strength-based philosophy.

**KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- To work collaboratively with community partners to support life skills as young people transition to adulthood.
- Establish relationship-based practice with participants and to build rapport with service teams, family members & other supports.
- Provide cultural support. This may include, but is not limited to, attending sweats, smudging, connection to elders, pow-wows, teachings, drum making, rattle making, sun dances, and round dances.
- Provide youth with basic needs of food, clothing, hygiene, harm reduction and other essential services
- Ability to assess and provide crisis intervention
- Assist in creating a safe, secure, and supportive environment which respects the participant and his/her right to participate in all decisions affecting them.
- Provide guidance and support and make referrals for youth participants on issues related to health, family, addictions, justice, education, employment, recreation and housing.
- Work with the Youth Services team to deliver the Coordinated Youth Response initiative on-site at the Community Centre.
- Ensure all data collection and reporting are carried out in a safe, efficient and timely manner.

**EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE and OTHER REQUIREMENTS**:

- Must be between 15 and 30 years of age (inclusive) at the start of employment to qualify for the Canada Summer jobs program.
- Experience working with high-risk youth is an asset.
- Demonstrate knowledge of addictions, gangs, sexual exploitation, homelessness, poverty, use and neglect.
- Knowledge of Indigenous Culture.
- Knowledge of the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act.
- Attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
- Transportation of clients is a necessity therefore must have a reliable vehicle and drivers license.
- Must have excellent boundaries.
- Mental resiliency is key.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Ability to assess and provide crisis intervention.
- Ability to safety plan with the young person around addiction, homelessness, domestic violence and/or criminal activity.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the High-Risk Youth Initiative, including harm reduction and relationship-based practice.

Clients, staff and partners are vital members of the Boyle Street team, so we place emphasis on making sure that we address each other correctly. Pronouns are an important part of how we speak about people.

Pronouns might be:
She/Her/Hers

He/Him/His

They/Them/Theirs

And other pronouns that help individuals to express themselves

The health and safety of our clients and staff is of the utmost importance to our organization. Per Boyle Street's COVID-19 policy, all new hires are required to be fully vaccinated as defined by Alberta Health Services. Proof of full vaccination by means of immunization records from AHS, letter from a physician, or other health care provider is required.

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