Child And Youth Care Worker

Our Child & Youth Care Support Worker provides child and youth care which addresses immediate issues and/or concerns that arise during their shift. Duties include supervising clients, documenting shift activities and ensuring the maintenance and operation of the Home environment while on shift. Our Child & Youth Care Support Worker works in scheduled shifts and reports to the Team Leader. This is a full-time position with various weeks & weekend shifts (e.g. Mornings, Evenings & Nights) with a minimum of 20 hours per week. No other social benefits are applicable for this position.

RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE CLIENTS:

• Administers medication to clients accordingly. Ensuring that medication chart is initialed while on your shift.
• Advocate for children & youths as needs arise.
• Ensures the needs of the clients are being met, and routine is being followed.
• Role models to client through dress, behavior and attitude. 2
• Maintains awareness of clients’ individual goals and treatment plans.
• Establish a relationship with youths based on trust respect and mutuality.
• Facilitate recreational play, games and cultural / artistic activities.
• Counsels and supports client when immediate issues arise.

RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE TEAM LEADER:

• Attends staff meetings and evaluation sessions when required.
• Ensures the Team Leader is aware of all personal or personnel requirements such as in-service training, personnel file requirements, time off, etc.
• Other duties as directed by the Team Leader, and as needed.
• Is aware and adheres to written house policies and procedures.
• Thoroughly documents shift activities on daily youth logs and house protocol logs.
• Ensures the completion of Critical Incident Reports, Contact Notes and all other documentation, e.g. weekly, monthly and quarterly reports as required.
• Ensures the supervisor or on-call worker is aware of all major incidents, professional contacts, and crisis which arise within the group home during work shifts.

RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE TEAM:

• Maintains a professional, open and cooperative work relationship with co-workers conducive to meeting the needs of the client.
• Ensures that all carried out tasks or functions do not negatively impact the youths or the team.
• Ensures the integrity of programs & processes by following house rules and ensuring that the established program standards are consistently applied and served.
• Ensures that the house and child’s room is left clean during, and at the end of shifts, and that the responsibilities for each shift have been completed.
• Ensures household cleaning duties are completed before leaving your shift.
• Ensures that clients complete their chores accordingly. Supervise clients to ensure that the chores are done properly.
• Ensures logbook and client logs are updated.
• Provides written and verbal information transfer at shift exchange.

RequirementsQualifications for this position include post-secondary level training in the field of humanities and experience in a related field (equivalencies will be considered).

Competency based hires will be considered.

Must already have First Aid, Criminal Record and Child Welfare check, non-violent crisis and suicide intervention, or must already be registered to complete all these requirements.

• Must have considerable and relevant experience in working with children with behavioral needs.
• Must have relevant experience with trauma informed care. Must enjoy supporting children with high needs proven by previous experience and/or relevant volunteer activities
• Having de-effective -escalation skills is crucial to this role. Must be proficient in documentation of contact note, contact logs and critical incident reports.
• Must be a licensed driver and, preferably, own a vehicle for with Two (2) Million Dollar Insurance coverage.