Housing Youth Care Worker

**Title**:_ Youth Care Worker_

**Reports to**:_ Staffing Coordinators_

**Based at**: _SCP Peer Homes & Youth Shelter_

**Employment**: _Full Time_

**Pay Range**: _$16-20_

**Hours**: _35+ hours/week, flexibility in scheduling required, 3-month probation and review_

**Start Date**:
**Supporting Contracts**: _Ministry of Social Services_

**Description**:
As a Youth Care Worker your primary role is to provide trauma informed, strength based, relationship focused, and youth centered support to SCP’s youth. You will supervise, engage with, and make sure the needs of the youth are met. This includes but is not limited to supporting and implementing case plans, assisting with programming delivery, assisting youth with activities of daily living and life skill development, and championing positive relationships and healthy choices. Before the end of your shift you are responsible for documenting all pertinent information and communicating pressing concerns to the case management team.

**Qualifications (Education & Experience)**
- Secondary completion required
- Front line youth care experience preferred
- Preference will be given to applicants with
- Experience working with Indigenous populations
- Experience working with community resources
- Experience supporting youth with exceptionalities, gang involvement, intergenerational trauma/PTSD/CPTSD, experiencing current/previous exploitation, & managing substance use and/or mental health concerns.

**Requirements (Skills & Competencies)**- Valid Driver’s License with Driver's Abstract
- Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Clearance
- Cultural sensitivity required
- Self directing with strong initiative; intrinsically motivated
- Strong communication skills & precise documentation
- Strongly developed interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence
- Well developed time management, organizational skills, & attention to detail
- Preference will be given to applicants with CPR/First-Aid (B), Conflict Resolution, Crisis Intervention (DPVS), ASIST (Suicide Intervention), Mental Health First Aid & Water Safety

**Duties & Responsibilities (Outcomes to be monitored quarterly)**

**Youth Advocacy & Support Requirements**
- Youth engagement
- 1-on-1’s, help with chores, take youth shopping, teach life skills, meet the day to day needs of SCP youth
- House duties
- grocery shopping, house laundry, cooking, house chores/cleanliness, update communication board, vehicle refuelling & cleaning, refilling bus passes
- Assisting with programming
- Schedule and document resident appointments (health, justice, education, etc.)
- Transportation/accompaniment to resident appointments as required
- Communicate with Case Plan Coordinator and team around ongoing resident issues
- Medication administration and handling

Case Management Requirements
- Assist with implementing case plans for all residents
- Assist with quarterly completion of:

- Case conferences, Action plans, Eco maps, CAFAS
- Apricot Documentation:

- Update Case Management documents, case notes, journals, com logs
- Incident and disclosure reports as required
- Communication with External Supports (MSS, Probation, Child & Youth, etc)

Program Development & Administration Requirements
- Attend regular staff meetings
- Review all pertinent information and communications
- Maintain a working knowledge of current Agency policies, procedures, and guidelines
- Establish rapport and liaise with representatives of MSS including social workers and management

**What you get in return**
- Making a difference in the lives of the youth of our community
- Continuous learning & professional development opportunities
- A genuine & passionate work family
- Vacation pay
- Flexibility in Scheduling
- Opportunity for movement & growth within SCP

Thank you.