Youth Care Worker Jobs

Location: Multiple Programs, Corman Park, SK

Position: Full-time, Part-time, and Casual

Posting Closing Date: Continuous

The Youth Care/Personal Support Worker provides care and support to vulnerable persons with complex needs, behavioral issues, developmental disabilities, mental health disorders, and/or other related issues. The Youth Care/Personal Support Worker is actively engaged and fully participates in all aspects of the children, youth, and/or adults group living experience, providing care, support, and role modelling. The Youth Care/Personal Support Worker works to provide the participants with a safe, nurturing, predictable, and structured living environment. The Youth Care/Personal Support Worker is involved in the implementation of the participants’ treatment plan and in meeting the participants emotional and physical needs.

Education and Professional Certification

• Completion of a high school diploma.
• A certificate, diploma, or degree in child and youth care (CYC) or in a related field of study is an asset.

Experience

• One (1) year of experience working with children, youth, and/or adults with behavioral, cognitive, mental health, and/or developmental challenges.

Skills And Characteristics

• Ability to display empathy, patience, and understanding in day-to-day interactions.
• Understands budget and allocation of resources.
• Outgoing personality with interests that can be used to engage participants (i.e. outdoors, arts, sports, etc.).
• Basic computer proficiency.
• Ability to set clear, attainable goals.
• Open to continuous education and learning and development opportunities.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to new situations.
• Knowledge of behavior management and support methods.
• Innovative activity planning and programming skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to complete tasks independently.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to form genuine relationships.
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Emotional competence and self-awareness.
• Ability to lead through motivation, role-modelling, and support.

Duties And Responsibilities

Services

• Resolve conflicts and respond to crisis situations using behavioral management and support methods including conflict resolution, crisis management, and life space interviewing.
• Teach participants life skills such as self-care, cooking, cleaning, budgeting, and positive interactions.
• Provide care and support to vulnerable persons with complex needs, behavioral issues, developmental disabilities, mental health disorders, and/or other related issues.
• Maintain a therapeutic milieu.
• Participate in the development and implementation of activity plans.
• Participate in team meetings and discussions.
• Engage and fully participate with the participants.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Provide observations to clinical professionals and unit managers regarding treatment plans, goal setting, and/or life skills.
• Complete reports and documentation clearly, accurately, in a timely manner, and within agency standards.

Leadership

• Provide support and guidance to potential employees, practicum students, and volunteers as directed by the unit manager.
• Collaborate with and communicate to the multidisciplinary team when required.
• Display positive role modelling, agency values, and fairness.

Management of Resources

• Submit receipts and reconcile expenses for unit manager approved expenditures.
• Provide input to the operational budget and the unit’s capital plan.
• Ensure vehicle log is completed accurately when agency vehicle is used.
• Ensure care, cleanliness, and maintenance of assigned assets and resources including; building(s), vehicles(s), furnishings, and equipment.

Safety

• Maintain, promote, and reinforce safe work habits, practices, and procedures.
• Adhere to written or verbal agency and government regulations, policies, practices, and instructions.

Additional Requirements

The incumbent is responsible for completing all mandatory training requirements for the position as per agency policy and guidelines.

Employees must hold a class five (5) novice two (2) or higher driver's license and be eligible for coverage under our commercial auto insurance policy.

We are looking to fill full-time, part-time and casual positions. Full-time/part-time positions' wage range starts at $23.62 to a maximum of $30.54 per hour. Casual positions' wage starts at $19.76 to a maximum of $22.91 per hour.

If you have any questions, please contact, Jody Wiesner at 306-533-9665.