Youth in Transition Worker

**Anti-Human Trafficking - Youth in Transition Worker - Full Time**

For forty years, we have maintained a steadfast dedication to our mission: supporting the vulnerable youth who come through our doors. To this day, we remain committed to this duty.

Covenant House helps youth ignite their potential and reclaim their lives. As Canada’s largest agency serving youth who are homeless, trafficked or at risk, we offer the widest range of services to hundreds of young people every day. More than a place to stay, we provide 24/7 crisis shelter and transitional housing on-site and in the community, along with comprehensive services including education, counselling, health care, employment assistance, job training and after-care. Since 1982, Covenant House has supported more than 100,000 young people.

As a national leader, we educate and advocate for long-term change to improve the lives of vulnerable youth. This includes influencing public policy, leading awareness and prevention programs and continually building and sharing our knowledge. As a learning organization, we strive for excellence and programs with impact.

We provide life-changing care with unconditional love and respect. We meet youth's immediate needs and then we work together to achieve their future goals.

Thanks to our donors, who contribute 80 per cent of our $44.2-million annual operating budget, we are able to deliver these comprehensive programs and services.

**Overview**:
The Anti-Human Trafficking Youth In Transition Worker is a key member of our Anti-Human Trafficking program. Our Anti-Trafficking Urban Response Model includes initiatives in prevention/early intervention, direct services to survivors and incorporates research and evaluation. We have established an advocacy service, crisis bed (2 beds), transitional housing (12 beds) and a peer facilitated group program for survivors. As established leaders we have shared our expertise through trainings, consultations, and online resource materials such as Traffick Stop.

We have developed therapeutic trauma informed; strength based best practices that effectively promotes recovery. Essential to that recovery is intensive trauma therapy. This position is part of our Enhancing Outcomes Project and will also provide intensive clinical supports through a trauma therapist who is grounded in the unique features of sexual exploitation trauma.

The Anti-Human Trafficking Youth in Transition Worker supports young people who are at risk of or have experienced human trafficking. The worker is responsible for providing systems navigation support, and life skills training.

Our Anti-Human Trafficking Youth in Transition Worker is familiar with trauma therapy principles and be grounded in adapting interventions to respect survivors’ need to control the pace of change and the intensity of the therapeutic relationships.

**Responsibilities**:

- Utilizing a trauma-informed approach to assessing and determining appropriate service needs of client including, but not limited to, treatment planning, safety planning, support referrals and housing
- Provide one-on-one support to participants, and ensure that they are equipped with the necessary skills to live independently and provide required life skill workshops are attended
- Provide on-going case management support for up to 20 youth
- Collaborate with program staff, and other CHT services to promote the program
- Conduct initial screening assessments and with young people develop case management plans that includes system navigation and support referrals to identified program and services (e.g. housing, occupational therapy, harm reduction,
- Attend information sessions and community networking events in promoting our services
- Support project-specific deliverables to ensure alignment with overall department goals and objectives are met
- Develop and deliver highly engaging presentations to potential program participants and/or their case workers
- Maintain a list of community resources for internal and external referrals
- Work hours require flexilibility to meet the needs of young people. This may mean some evenings and weekends are required.
- Provide services in locations deemed to be safe and convenient to youth (such as online, in shelters, in family homes, and other community settings)
- Documentation in participant’s record, including items such as assessments, participant goals, referrals and collaboration with participant support network, activities and progress related to plan elements, session notes, risk management and safety plans in Efforts to Outcomes (ETO)
- Perform other duties as appropriate and assigned

**Qualification, Experience**:

- College or university degree or diploma in Child and Youth Work or equivalent.
- Minimum two years’ experience working with young people experiencing homelessness and/or human trafficking.
- Demonstrated ability in working with a trauma responsive, harm reduction approach and from an anti-oppr