Summer Student

**ENVIROS - Who We Are**:
**Enviros** is an innovative social services agency that provides critical, individualized programs to children, youth, adults, and families in vulnerable situations to meet their desired outcomes and wellness.

**Enviros**helps our clients make strength-based changes to move to independence within a healthy community.

**Enviros**focuses programs on the unique needs of individual clients practicing experiential learning to provide opportunities for personal discovery and growth.

**Enviros** focuses on relationships is the foundation of our programs and what enables clients to develop skills, healthy trust, and independence.

Since our founding in 1976, Enviros has been an early adopter of new evidence-based best practices and has developed and informed other best practices.

**Why People Choose Enviros**

Simply stated, our vision is: “The Power of Human Relationships Invites Belonging and Inspires Growth”.

**Enviros Principles of Practice**

Enviros’ Principle Based Practice is a model that utilizes principles to guide and drive action in practice, a decision-making tool in our interventions addressing critical areas of need, and the foundational structure of support for the crucial work we do, incorporating strengths and culture into our day-to-day interactions. This model utilizes core principles to ensure a holistic approach is taken when supporting people.

Our nine principles can be found on our website.

**The Program - Respite Care Connection**

The Respite Care Connection promotes, strengthens, and preserves the right for children with developmental disabilities to have a permanent home. The program works toward this goal by providing caregivers of the children and youth with respite to give them time to take care of themselves and their other children. The Respite Care Connection is a community-based program for children and youth aged 6-17 years.

**The Position
- Day Camp Counselor** (Child and Youth Worker)**

The Day Camp Counselor in the Respite Care Connection program will participate in and supervise recreational activities for children and adolescents with developmental disabilities. Clients have diagnoses such as ADHD, FASD and ASD and the program focuses on strengthening self-esteem, skill development and socialization skills. This is facilitated in a fun, structured and safe environment with a ratio of one staff to three youth. This position is Monday to Friday 8:30-4:30. There is an opportunity to continue employment after the summer.

The successful applicant will have the following qualifications:

- A current criminal record check including vulnerable sector
- A current Alberta Intervention Record check
- Current First Aid and CPR ‘C’
- Have a valid Class 5 or license and clean driving record
- Have a vehicle in good condition that can be used for work
- Experience working with children with developmental disabilities is an asset

To be eligible, individuals must:

- be between 18 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment;
- have some training or experience in the field;
- be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the _Immigration and Refugee Protection Act_; and,
- be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.

**Job type**: Full time (Overtime might be required based on the program needs)

**Pay**:$15 - 18/per hour
- Enviros believes in the power of diversity, and we are dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment. We ensure equal opportunity for all applicants and encourage people of all visible minorities, including Indigenous applicants, and those of any religion, sex, age, ability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression to apply._