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Youth Worker

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New Glasgow, Canada Pictou County Roots For Youth Society Full time

**Position**: Youth Worker
**Program**: Roots for Youth - Roots House
**Status**: Full-Time and Part Time Positions Available.
**Reports to**: Program Coordinator

**Location**: Pictou County Roots for Youth Society,

**Hours of Work**: Shift work 8 Hour Shifts - will include evenings and weekends and overnight shifts

**Job Summary**:
PC Roots for Youth is a youth development organization focused on ending youth
homelessness. We operate an 8-bed emergency homeless shelter (Roots House), 1 Transition House (Aspen House), and also run various programs aimed at supporting youth to develop resilience and access educational and work opportunities for youth ages 16-24.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Build relationships with and support vulnerable youth who are experiencing homelessness.
- Mentor and support youth as a positive adult role model
- Provide crisis support for youth and their families
- Facilitate and support youth in goal development
- Facilitate and support youth in exploration and identification of their own culture
- Prepare meals for youth accessing the Roots House
- Connect Outreach youth to supports and resources in the community
- Address basic needs (safe place, food and clothing) of youth
- Ensure the shelter is clean and meets all necessary licensing requirements
- Complete daily progress reports, statistics and assessments of youth
- Participate in planning and implementation of family and community events
- Work a variety of shifts including evenings, weekends, and days as needed by the program
- Transport youth when Housing Support Worker is unavailable
- Follow program expectations and adhere to industry standards and best practices including working from a trauma-informed care, grief and loss, and attachment lens
- Make intentional efforts towards creating a stable and consistent home-like environment (i.e. - modelling meal preparation or general housework)
- Managing crisis situations effectively using problem solving and de-escalation skills
- Case management responsibilities as outlined by the Program Coordinator, including facilitating and supporting youths’ connections with their Natural Supports
- Plan, organize, and implement recreational and therapeutic activities in and around the Pictou County area
- Model respectful and appropriate relationships and professional boundaries with youth and staff team
- Work collaboratively with all staff teams, reporting to the Program Coordinator
- Daily cleaning tasks, and responsible for meeting cleanliness standards of funders
- Complete any additional tasks as they are assigned

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS**
- Experience in mentoring or counselling youth, including youth in crisis situations
- Understanding of resources available for youth within the community.
- Understanding of culture, cultural identities and resources
- Able to manage a flexible work schedule, work in times of crisis, and under pressure
- Must keep accurate files, incident reports, attendance and other data pertaining to the project
- Ability to provide a current criminal record check, child abuse registry check
- Must have a Class 5 Driver's license and be a safe, competent driver willing to transport youth

in your own personal vehicle.
- Must carry minimum $2 million liability insurance on your personal car
- Must approach and view all youth participants with a “see-the-good” lens

Assets:

- Relevant education or experience in one-on-one mentorship, social work, community

development, lived-life experience, or other applicable fields.
- Relevant training including: current First Aid & CPR, ASIST, Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
- Creativity and ambition
- Experience working with youth involved in or vulnerable to homelessness
- Experience working with youth involved in or vulnerable to sexual exploitation
- Experience working with youth with addictions and/or mental health issues
- Experience working with 2SLGBTQ+ community and other marginalized groups of youth
- Understanding of the Youth Criminal Justice System, Child Protection, etc.
- Understanding of Restorative Justice theory and practices

**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE**
- Diploma/Degree in related fields with experience will be considered.
- Must be a ‘team-player,’ who cares for others and contributes positively to the workplace culture
- Must have strong communication skills and committed to acting with professionalism
- Experience working with at-risk rural youth and/or understanding of rural homelessness issues
- Understanding of barriers that exist for Indigenous and African Nova Scotian youth and their families. Must operate from an anti-oppression standpoint.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Casual, Permanent

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time

**Salary**: $18.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Paid time off

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- New Glasgow, NS B2H 3B4: re