Youth Action Centre

2 weeks ago

London, Canada Youth Opportunities Unlimited Full time

_**Be the best YOU**_
- **Being a part of Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) means you have a shared passion for supporting youth in reaching their full potential. YOU is a place where your unique background, perspectives, and talents are valued, and help innovate new program ideas to best support youth in our community.**_
- **You can make your impact here Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where the work you do is truly valued. You will have the freedom to excel in your way by serving young people and knowing you are making a difference for our community.**_
- **Come be a part of a team that works alongside youth as they work on goals and be there to celebrate when they achieve those milestones. Help us continue creating a community where youth are embraced and will thrive. **_

**Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following**:

- Facilitates daily programming in accordance with the standards policies and procedures of the Youth Action Centre
- Providing ongoing assessment and integrated case management and completing serious occurrence reporting in a timely manner.
- Working in collaboration with community partners to address the needs of youth who have experienced homelessness and trauma; provide appropriate community referrals and support to participants.
- Working from a harm reduction model, to support participants who may choose to use substances.
- Utilize successful de-escalation strategies to support youth experiencing trauma, mental health, or behavioral challenges in accordance with policies and procedures.
- Provide on-going case management support, in compliance with participants' action plans and goals.
- Provide one-on-one coaching on life skills, including engaging youth in regular cleaning of living space.
- Responsible for conducting security checks and identifying safety and security needs.
- Receive, sort, and organize donations from the community.
- Assist and maintain the general cleanliness of the YAC including keeping workspaces tidy, laundering of linens, distributing food for food service, cleaning up, and ensuring all supplies are available.

**Qualifications**:

- Completion of post-secondary education at a college or university level in a human relations or social services field or combined equivalent education and a minimum of 2 years related case management experience.
- Experience working with individuals experiencing homelessness, mental health, trauma, and addictions.
- Ability to workdays, evenings, and weekends.
- Current Police Vulnerable Sector Check
- First Aid /CPR certification is required, Suicide Prevention, Crisis Intervention, and Prevention Training (PMAB or CPI) is an asset.
- Experience working with at-risk youth and extensive knowledge of local community-based programs.
- Proficiency in working with Housing First approaches, specific to providing in-home support.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 including SharePoint, Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 10 months

Pay: From $18.69 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 20 per week

Schedule:

- Evening shift
- Morning shift
- Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-06-07

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