Child and Youth Worker

4 weeks ago

Timmins, Ontario, Canada Kunuwanimano Child & Family Services Full time

About the Role

Kunuwanimano Child and Family Services is seeking a skilled Child and Youth Worker to join our team. As a Child and Youth Worker, you will be responsible for planning, participating, and coordinating cultural, recreational, and social programming for children and youth.

Key Responsibilities

  • Plan and coordinate cultural, recreational, and social programming for children and youth.
  • Provide children/youth with behavioral challenges opportunities to positively engage in pro-social activities.
  • Provide case management to youth in need of individual support such as crisis intervention, dispute resolution, and other supportive intervention.
  • Monitor youth progress and cultural needs.
  • Provide information, referrals, and follow-up services to children and youth.
  • Provide life skills support and goal planning, including educational and job readiness.
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date case files according to specified timelines and provide written reports as requested.

What We Offer

  • Opportunity to work with a dynamic team with career growth across multiple departments.
  • KCFS prioritizes providing its employees with job security, competitive wages, and a safe working environment.
  • Training opportunities to support your success in the role.
  • A defined contribution to support your success in the role.
  • A defined contribution benefit pension plan (OMERS).
  • Comprehensive Health plan including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Insurance.
  • Competition vacation leaves.

Requirements

  • Must have a Child and Youth Diploma, Social Services Diploma, or equivalent.
  • A minimum of three (3) years' experience working within a social services context, preferably with Indigenous families.
  • Sound understanding of harm reduction, addictions, mental health, Indigenous healing practices and history, developmental issues, and high-risk situations faced by children and/or youth.
  • Understanding systemic barriers faced by youth and the ability to advocate within these systems.
  • Knowledge of individual, family, child, adolescent, and group behavior.
  • Knowledge of local community agencies and other professional services available.
  • Willingness and ability to support both traditional and contemporary healing practices and experience in collaborating with Elders, Healers, and contemporary helpers.
  • Must have experience in counselling, case management, file maintenance, and statistical reporting.
  • Ability to work collaboratively and to elicit cooperation from others.
  • Ability to organize and prioritize a variety of competing and urgent demands.
  • Excellent intake assessment, crisis intervention, and advocacy skills.
  • Demonstrate excellent analytical, problem-solving, negotiating, decision-making, planning, organizational, administrative, and oral and written communication skills.
  • Must possess a valid "G" Ontario Driver's licence, be willing to travel, able to work flexible hours.
  • Must produce clear Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening.
  • The ability to speak a native language is considered a major asset.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodation is available on request from candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please note that preference will be given to qualified Indigenous applicants. Please self-identify.

Thank you for your interest in Kunuwanimano Child and Family Services.

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