Child and Youth Care Worker Lead

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**Position Summary**

The Child & Youth Care Worker - LEAD is responsible for planning, delivering and evaluating program activities for children and youth, ensuring a safe and supportive environment. Key to this role is leading onsite teams in relationship-building and positive behavior management among children and youth in licensed and youth development programs. This role emphasizes building positive relationships and serving as a role model for program participants. The Child & Youth Care Worker - LEAD facilitates group activities and delivers innovative, outcomes-focused programming using a trauma-informed approach that prioritizes safety, empowerment, choice, and skill development. The role also involves upholding the Agency’s values in daily practice, adhering to policies, procedures, and relevant standards, and following the Agency Code of Ethics to guide professional decision-making and behavior. The Child & Youth Care Worker - LEAD maintains a purposeful focus on achieving program goals and fostering meaningful outcomes for participants.

**Position Details**

**Position 1 - Westshore Club**

**Wage**: $21/hour
**Term**: Through to June 26, 2026
**Hours**:30 hours/week
**Shift**:Monday - Friday, 2:00pm - 6:00pm + 10 flex hours admin time
**Location**:Westshore Club - 345 Wale Road, Langford, BC

**Benefits**: Extended Health Care Benefits after 3-month probation period
**Opportunities**: Professional development, supportive work/life balance, training and development, career opportunities and advancement

**Position 2 - David Cameron Club**

**Wage**:$21/hour
**Hours**:35 hours/week
**Shift**:Monday
- Friday, 6:50am - 8:50am & 2:30pm - 6:00pm, plus 7.5 admin
**Term**:Through to June 26, 2026

**Benefits**:Extended Health Care Benefits after 3-month probation period
**Location**:David Cameron Club, 675 Meaford Ave, Colwood, BC V9B 5Y1
**Opportunities**:Professional development, supportive work/life balance, training and development, career opportunities and advancement

**Key Duties and Responsibilities**
- Organizes and implements creative, intentional, and developmentally-appropriate activities and experiences
- Using a preventative, strengths-based, and positive role model approach, facilitates participant engagement in daily program activities
- Utilizes a learning theory approach (visual, verbal and tactile/experiential) when interacting with participants
- Adheres to CARF accreditation, Agency’s policies and procedures, and operates within the Agency’s goals and objectives, as outlined in the Model for Success
- Ensures the safety and well-being of participants setting clear boundaries, communicating expectations, modeling respectful behavior and maintaining a structured and secure environment
- Nurtures positive relationships and professional communication with families regarding participants’ day
- Ensures the safety of participants. Responds to emergencies in accordance with established policies and guidelines
- Ensures safe transportation home for youth by confirming pick-up arrangements, verifying plans with parents or guardians, monitoring departures and promptly addressing any changes or issues
- Participates in reviewing and providing feedback on activities and services, as requested by the Supervisor
- Provides/collects data per Agency documentation protocols for attendance, log books and timesheets/expenses
- Assists with self-administration of medication as required in accordance with established guidelines, procedures and instructions
- Protects confidentiality and the rights of the person served
- Communicates upcoming program activities in clear and consistent ways by developing tools such as calendars, newsletters, or similar formats on a monthly/quarterly basis, incorporating team input and submitting final versions for approval
- Adheres to program-specific schedules for cleaning, inventory of supplies, and other associated maintenance tasks
- Works cooperatively, collaboratively and pro-actively within the team and within position role and boundaries
- Transports children and youth to and from programming, out-trips and events
- Adapts activities and services to meet Individual Care Plans for each participant in collaboration with Supervisor
- Works with Supervisor (and child’s support worker, if participant has one) to implement behaviour and learning strategies individualized to the unique needs of each participant and the Care Plan
- Adheres to licensing regulations and reporting requirements
- Serves as the lead staff on-site when supervisor not present, guiding daily program activities, acting as main contact for parents and staff
- Holds the Community Care Facility License for the Club location, ensuring building security and reporting incidents to the supervisor
- Understands, promotes and adheres to site and program-specific boundaries and expectations of behaviour and conduct, licensing regulations,