Community Outreach Worker Term

**Community Outreach Worker - Term**:
**South Shore Regional Centre for Education**

The South Shore Regional Centre for Education (SSRCE) practices the culturally responsive pedagogy approach in providing an inclusive, diverse, equitable, safe and healthy education that supports learning and success both personally and academically to the 59,000 residents of Lunenburg and Queens Counties, an area of 5,250 square kilometres and a total of 23 schools.

**Position**:Community Outreach Worker - Term

**Reports to**:SchoolsPlus Facilitator

**Schools/Location**:Liverpool Schools

**Employee Group**:NSGEU

**Status & Hours**:One Year Term January 2, 2025 to January 1, 2026 - 7 hrs/day

**Rate of Pay**: $27.21 per hour

**Application Deadline**:Wednesday December 11, 2024 at 11:59pm (AST)

**Qualifications and experience**:

- Completion of a post-secondary diploma or certificate in community services, human services, social services, nursing diploma/degree, child development diploma; OR
- Completion of bachelor’s degree in psychology, education, social work, sociology
- Minimum of two years relevant experience, or acceptable combination of education, training, and/or experience.
- Direct knowledge and experience of the community served is an asset.
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the needs of youth at risk,
- Possess effective report writing skills; verbal communication;
- Demonstrated experience with mentoring/ coaching/ facilitating skills,
- Possess the ability to maintain rapport and serve as a role model
- Demonstrate a responsible, supportive approach toward the children/youth.
- Equivalencies will be considered.
- Broad knowledge base related to the physical, psycho-social, and emotional needs of a family unit
- In depth knowledge of services available in the community.
- Knowledge of normal/abnormal child development.
- Knowledge of financial management.
- Experience in facilitating groups.

**Characteristics**:

- Has the ability to work as part of a team with mínimal supervision,
- Has discretion with confidential matters.
- Initiative, coupled with good judgment, is required to take appropriate, immediate action relative to the client circumstances and time.
- Ability to exercise good judgment with respect to changes in client/family circumstances and reports to the South Shore Schools Plus facilitator.
- Believes in the intrinsic worth of each individual/family is necessary.
- Ability to establish and maintain a caring, supportive and trusting relationship.
- Ability to coordinate and collaborate with other persons and services as part of a Comprehensive Plan of Services for a family;
- Ability to organize and carry out tasks efficiently as a team member and individually
- Ability to work independently and respond appropriately to crisis situations
- Ability to share verbally and narratively with the facilitator/supervisor/family
- Ability to provide positive reinforcement, to model decision making steps
- Ability to encourage independent behavior.

**Task Dimensions**:
The Community Outreach Worker under the direction of the South Shore SchoolsPlus Facilitator would provide direct support to children, youth, and families and would assist in navigating children, youth and their families to services and resources in the community. The Community Outreach Worker would work collaboratively with other school and agency staff to ensure that the student and/or their family have timely access to services and programs required.

Provides coaching / mentoring services. For example:

- Coaching and / or mentoring student and/or families involved with South Shore Schools Plus on parenting, self-esteem issues, etc.
- Establishing positive relationships with students identified as at-risk.
- Assisting in running school groups to support youth

Acts as a navigator to students and families. For example:

- Providing transportation, encouragement, support, and accompaniment to various appointments.
- Helping families navigate the system with comfort and ease.

Provides family support and intervention where required. For example:

- Educating and supporting parents on areas of assessed need which may include the need for enhanced child management and life skills such as self-esteem, parenting, communication, anger-management, school attendance supports, stress management, problem solving, nutrition, food management, household management, safety, budgeting, self-advocacy, health maintenance and child development.
- Advocating on behalf of the client to obtain assistance from appropriate community resources and services, and assisting the clients in developing self advocacy skills.

Records case management files. For example:

- Maintaining a record of contacts and actions taken with families, students, collaterals, etc

Facilitates youth involvement. For example:

- Partnering with Schools, Teen Health Centres, Restorative Justice, or other agencies to provide opportunities for youth involvement/leade