Youth Supported Independent Living

7 days ago

Winnipeg, Canada New Directions for Children, Youth, Adults, and Families Full time

**YOUTH SUPPORTED INDEPENDENT LIVING - Community Resource Worker (Term)**

New Directions is a social service agency offering a wide range of resources and services that foster the hopes and dreams of people and their communities.

The** Youth Supported Independent Living Program,** offers supports for youth who have develop more basic skills to live independently with supports and are interested in starting to live more independently as they continue working towards their adult life goals (i.e., work, education, relationships, self-care, life in community, etc.), and solidify their independent living skills (i.e., fully manage their budget, keep up with work and education responsibilities independently, use community resources, take care of their mental and physical health, connect with significant others and community meaningfully).

Position details:
Monday - Friday 10am-6pm

**Responsibilities include**(but are not limited to)**:

- Case management,
- Counselling and developing treatment plans,
- Supervising and evaluating staff,
- Supporting the youth living in the home,
- Orienting, training and scheduling staff,
- Tracking home maintenance and repairs,
- Budgeting, balancing and accounting for monthly expenditures and administrative duties,
- Liaising with schools, neighbours, and social workers, and
- Working shifts, including cooking and light housekeeping duties during applicable shifts, and participating in the on-call rotation

**Qualifications and requirements for this role**:

- Applicants must have post-secondary education in a related field of study (ex. psychology, social work, Child & Youth Care) with experience working with children in care and knowledge of licensing regulations for youth residential settings
- Minimum of three (3) years' experience working with Level 4/5 children and youth
- Minimum two (2) years of supervisory experience in a community-living setting
- Ability and commitment to work with high needs children and youth.
- Ability to transfer knowledge and awareness into behaviors and expectations recognized as appropriate by members of identified cultures and by people with lived experience
- Demonstrated understanding of trauma-informed strategies
- Knowledge of behavioral management
- Experience with harm reduction approaches is considered an asset
- Valid driver’s license with access to a safe, reliable vehicle for work purposes
- Current First Aid/CPR
- Understanding of person-centered approach
- Strong organizational skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) is considered an asset
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training is considered an asset

The salary range for this **2-year term, 80-hour bi-weekly position** is $17.11 to $23.10 per hour, dependent upon education and/or experience. This position is eligible for a full benefit package (which includes Health and Dental Benefits, Long Term Disability Benefits, and a Pension Plan).
- We thank all applicants for their interest in New Directions, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Unfortunately, we cannot accept telephone inquiries._

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