Youth Worker

Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
- Langue de travail: Anglais
- Heures de travail: 40 hours per week
- Education:

- Expérience:

- **Education**:

- Other trades certificate or diploma
- or equivalent experience
- ** Work site environment**:

- Socio-economic needs or conditions (housing, nutrition, unemployment, financial assistance)
- Early intervention programming for at-risk youth
- Crime prevention
- Programs dealing with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Programs dealing with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
- ** Work setting**:

- Rural area
- ** Tasks**:

- Prepare reports or case histories
- Administrative and office activities
- Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
- Develop specialized rehabilitation programs
- Perform administrative tasks
- Implement life skills workshops
- Liaise with the inmates' families and contacts in the community
- Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
- Housekeeping activities
- Food preparation
- Provide suicide and crisis intervention
- Resolve conflict situations
- Implement behaviour management programs
- Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
- Assist clients/guests with special needs
- Accompany clients to appointments and social outings
- Manage events
- Manage knowledge
- Offer mentoring
- ** Supervision**:

- 1 to 2 people
- 3-4 people
- 5-10 people
- ** Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Mental health first aid Certificate
- Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate
- Cultural Awareness Training
- Medication Administration Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- ** Target audience**:

- Aboriginal groups
- Adolescents
- Females
- Males
- Persons with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Persons with an intellectual disability
- Persons with learning disabilities
- Persons with mental health disabilities
- Young offenders
- ** Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
- Child welfare check
- Drug test
- ** Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Willing to travel
- Valid driver's licence
- ** Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Attention to detail
- ** Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Values and ethics
- Client focus
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Team player
- Organized
- ** Screening questions**:

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- ** Experience**:

- 2 years to less than 3 years