Child and Youth Worker

**Position Summary**:
**Employment Opportunity**:
**Youth Workers Available Positions**: Two (2)

**Terms of Employment**:Part - Time

**Job Title: Weekend Support Staff (Flexible)**

**Schedule**:

- **Friday and Saturday: 11:00 PM - 11:00 AM (overnight shift)**:

- **OR**:

- **Saturday and Sunday: 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM**

**Location**:Multiple group homes and Family Reunification program locations

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Provide direct support to clients during designated hours, ensuring safety and well-being.
- Assist clients with daily living activities, outings, and other scheduled programming when the client is on-site.
- **When the client is not present, assist with general housekeeping tasks including cleaning, organizing, and preparing the homes for client use.**:

- Support other group homes and the Family Reunification program as needed to meet program needs.
- Accompany clients on outings, ensuring their safety and participation in activities.
- Communicate effectively with team members and supervisors to ensure a smooth operation of the program.
- Adhere to company policies and procedures to maintain a safe and supportive environment.

**Qualifications**:

- **Flexible availability, able to work the outlined shifts consistently at different locations as needed.**:

- Experience in a care-giving or direct support role preferred.
- Strong organizational and cleaning skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Comfortable with multitasking and taking on varied responsibilities.
- Must be reliable, punctual, and able to adapt to changing needs within the program.
- 6 month to 1 year Post Secondary Education in Child and Youth Care or Equivalent
- Must have a vehicle and a valid Alberta Driver's License
- Must have current clear criminal record check with vulnerable sector and child welfare records check (within the last six months)
- Have First Aid and CPR, Suicide Intervention, Non-Violence Crisis Intervention (within 3 month of hire)
- Must provide current Driving Abstract (within the last six months)
- Medication Administration (within 3 month of hire)
- Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Must be attentive to detail and organizational skills
- Ability to evaluate the needs of clients, and follow service plans of youth
- Ability to facilitate family contacts and home visits for clients.
- Must possess the ability to maintain a professional, open and cooperative work relationship with Co-workers conducive to meeting the need of the youths

**Benefits**:

- Competitive hourly rate
- Opportunity to gain experience in multiple areas of the program
- Opportunity for growth within the company, with potential for career advancement as the organization expands
- Supportive work environment

**Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities**:
Capable of working in a fast paced environment, Capable and willing to perform household chores, Capable and willing to work varied shifts including days, evenings, and weekends, Capable of multi-tasking, Can work with little or no supervision, Must have computer skills, Capable and willing to work with clients who are involved in Children Services, Capable of advocating for Clients, Capable of providing community resources.
- Staff will ensure the safety and care of the residents during the day.
- Cook for clients as needed
- Shift exchange, have a conversation with person leaving, find out what has been happening and what other staff have not gotten done. Take a few minutes to go through logbook and read notes.
- Check white board for morning appointments, and commitments for Clients
- Administer any medications as needed, complete med admin sheet(s).
- Wake clients up and ensure all clients have completed the morning routine (their beds are made, rooms are tidied, and things put away, personal hygiene complete)

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: $21.00-$24.00 per hour

Expected hours: 24 per week

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Every Weekend

Application question(s):
**Experience**:

- Child and Youth Care /Social Work: 3 years (required)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Class 5 Alberta Drivers License (required)

Work Location: In person