Child & Youth Worker

**Position**:Child and Youth Worker

**Job Status**: Full Time

**Hours of Work**: 40 Hours/Week (Days/Evenings/Weekends)

**Job Region**: Newmarket/East Gwillimbury

**Salary**:$22.46/per hour

Blue Door is a not-for-profit registered charitable agency governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. We have been an integral part of our community providing essential emergency shelter services since 1982. Blue Doors mission is to support people who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness to attain and retain affordable housing.

**Job Summary**

Reporting to Program Manager, the Child and Youth Care Worker will provide supportive services for clients (children, youth, and parents). Services include supportive counselling, parent-child intervention, and liaison with relevant community systems/services.

**Responsibilities**
- Plan, develop, and implement child-focused activities and programs, including creating regularly scheduled programs targeting different age groups, including younger children during the day and older youth after school.
- Ensure toys and play areas are regularly sanitized or disinfected.
- Provide regular and periodic statistical information as requested.
- Assist with navigating the educational and child protection systems as necessary, including accompanying families to interviews and/or meetings.
- Work in conjunction with Housing Worker to arrange childcare coverage when parents have scheduled appointments with Housing Workers.
- Purchases items for programming.
- Applies for daycare and recreational subsidies.
- Create and post monthly activity calendars in coordination with community partners.
- Plan and supervise volunteer and community programs for children and youth on site.
- Work to provide parental support to foster healthy relationships between families and external supports.
- Participate in case conferences with relevant external partners to ensure adequate support.
- Assist with transferring community support once housed including but not limited to school and day care enrollment.
- Coordinate school lunches with Housing Navigators and Support Staff.
- Support all Blue Door programs when requested.
- Administer Naloxone in the event of an emergency and distributing Naloxone kits accordingly.
- Attending community events and workshops.
- Keep up to date with best practises and with resources pertaining to children, youth and families.
- Any other duties as assigned.

**Respect and Professionalism**
- Maintain professionalism in the workplace.
- Work cooperatively alongside and support all Blue Door team members and departments.
- Adherence to the mission, vision, policies and procedures of the agency.
- Able and willing to promote harm reduction practices in accordance with core standards.
- Attend internal staff meetings and staff training as required.
- Maintain the confidentiality of all client and agency information.
- Utilize effective conflict resolution skills in accordance with (Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) training.
- Foster positive and appropriate relationships with clients, colleagues, community partners and volunteers.
- Provide referrals and follow-up as necessary.
- Meets with manager on a regular basis and participates in completion of annual performance evaluation.

**Occupational Health & Safety**
- All employees are responsible for carrying out work in a way that does not adversely affect their own health and safety and that of others.
- All employees shall learn and understand health and safety policies and procedures and will comply with them.
- All employees must be able and willing to work within all programs and with flexible schedules

**Qualifications**
- Minimum CYW, CYC, SSW or 2-year college diploma in a human services program.
- Experience working with vulnerable populations.
- Demonstrated ability to plan, implement and evaluate supportive services to children in an emergency housing environment.
- Knowledge of varied philosophies of child developmental stages.
- Demonstrated personal organization and time management skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills with clients and colleagues and commitment to team approach.
- Understanding of relevant legislation and government policies (including the Child and Family Services Act).
- Ability to develop rapport and interact effectively with children and youth.
- Understanding and delivery of anti-oppressive practices.
- Ability to deal effectively with conflict and crisis.
- Able to operate within a flexible work schedule.
- CPI, Standard First Aid/CPR and Vulnerable Screening Clearance (Police Check).
- Ability to offer culturally appropriate services.
- Solid written and verbal communication skills.
- Clear driver’s abstract
- Reliable vehicle, valid driver’s license and insurance

Blue Door is committed to the development of staff and leadership team that reflects the incredible diversity of the communities we serve. We promote the principles of intersectional anti

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