Child and Youth Care Worker

Who We Are: 

arc programs exists to create thriving communities, free of systemic barriers and full of belonging, equity, and hope. We have a bold vision to ensure everyone in our communities feels connected and cared for, and we are excited to be expanding our team to help us accelerate our impact

We're Hiring 

arc programs is currently accepting applications for Child and Youth Care Workers to join the Family Connection Centre team to start in late April 2025.

Child and Youth Care Workers (CYCW's) will work directly with children or youth (ages 0-18) who are diagnosed with, or have clinical indicators of Autism, neurodiversity, developmental delays, or other complex support needs, to enhance the child / youth's ability to function and connect with family and peers in their home, school and community.

Hours / Schedule:

• Full-Time, Permanent
• Averaging 37.5-hours per-week

Responsibilities:

Using an outreach, community-based, family-centered service delivery approach, CYCC's will:

• Establish a support plan based on the child / youth's assessed strengths, needs, abilities and preferences.
• Works  with the Practice Lead, Agency Leadership, and administrative personnel to coordinate and develop program services and agency initiatives.
• Collaborates with the Practice Lead and family to develop individualized intervention plans based on the My Support Plan, ensuring the approach is tailored to the child/youth's specific needs.
• Works as a support worker, focusing on providing guidance, resources, and skill-building to help children/youth navigate challenges and develop their abilities, while collaborating with clinical professionals (e.g., counselors) when specialized expertise is needed.
• Provides individual coaching and support to help the child/youth's development in daily life activities, including social-emotional learning, school, employment, domestic skills, and community engagement, while addressing challenging behavior, skill deficits, and complex needs through goal-oriented interventions.
• Focuses on the best interest of the child/youth, ensuring decisions prioritize their well-being within healthy family relationships and a supportive community.
• Works directly with children/youth to support their development, while modeling positive, developmentally appropriate strategies to foster supportive engagement between children/youth and their caregivers.
• Facilitates child/youth-focused groups to improve social skills, communication, life skills, and peer relationships.
• Connects youth and families with other internal or external resources to ensure access to services that address their specific needs.
• Collaborates with Intake and Care Coordinators, Developmental Specialists and other service providers and community partners, to deliver comprehensive, goal-focused interventions, ensuring that the child/youth's needs are fully addressed through higher levels of consultation and collaboration when necessary.
• Applies culturally safe, trauma-informed, relational, and person/family-centered approaches to ensure inclusive, individualized, and effective care.

Preferred Education and Experience:

A bachelor's degree in a Social Services or Human Services discipline (i.e.: BSW, CYC, BA in Psychology etc.) with a minimum of 2-years relevant experience is preferred.

Other levels of qualifications (i.e.: Human Service Worker) including position-specific experience, knowledge and skills may be considered.

To be successful in your role, you'll also need: 

• Knowledge and demonstrated understanding of strengths-based family systems and attachment-based support.
• Well-versed in child development, developmental delays, neurodiversity, ASD, FASD and complex support needs.
• Familiar with IHCAN assessments, and recommended interventions.
• Ability to establish trusting relationships with children, youth, and families.
• Experience working as a part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Other Requirements

• Need a valid BC Driver's License, regional insurance, and a reliable personal vehicle.
• Must Undergo a screening process, including a criminal record search. 

Wage / Benefits:

$27.00 – $ 30.50 per hour based on experience and education. 

Upon successful completion of a probationary period, full-time employees (minimum 20-hrs per week) are eligible for a full benefit package (including dental plan, vision coverage, life insurance, extended medical coverage, long-term disability plan, and RRSP or TFSA contributions)

New full-time employees are eligible for 3-weeks paid vacation to start, as well as paid sick days as described in agency policy. 

Why we're an employer of choice

Like most in the social services sector, arc programs is an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and ensure everyone on the team demonstrates cultural safety and sensitivity of all populations we serve.

But we believe there's more to our work culture that promotes high levels of employee satisfaction and retention…

We are inclusive.

We use an anti-oppressive lens to inform our work with folx of all cultures, races, ethnic backgrounds, disabilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, socio-economic status, religions, and other oppressions to enhance our approach to equality.

We are ever-evolving. 

We recruit and retain highly skilled staff and support their development through training, education, research, best practices, and innovation.

We foster a culture of continuous learning and lean into diverse perspectives, encouraging all voices to be heard and honoring the wisdom of Metaptmumk - 'all-around seeing,' a multidimensional way of knowing, doing and being that reinforces positive, reciprocal relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, while decolonizing western knowledge and supporting an intersectional lens to cultivate warm, reciprocal relationship - while engaging meaningfully with the provincial community social services sector, Indigenous communities and agencies. 
 

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If you feel a connection to our values and work, we'd love to hear from you  

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We appreciate your interest, but kindly note that due to the high number of applications we receive, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. 

We acknowledge that arc programs is situated in the ancestral, traditional and unceded territories of the Syilx peoples in the Okanagan and West Kootenay regions. We also acknowledge the Métis peoples and the Inuit who reside in these regions.