Youth Care Worker - Part-Time Term

Location: Prince Albert/Buckland, SK

Position: Part-time Term (Until September 1, 2024)

Posting Closing Date: May 10, 2023

Do you have an outgoing personality with interests in the outdoors, the arts, or sports and you enjoy working with people? We are looking for energetic, upbeat people to provide day-to-day care for youth who have experienced many challenges and benefit from support and role modelling of understanding adults.

Ranch Ehrlo Society is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to improve the lives of children, youth, adults and their families. We are proud to be one of Saskatchewan’s Top Employers. We offer an attractive compensation package including extensive benefits, health and wellness spending account, pension plan, maternity and parental leave top-up, and enhanced vacation.

The Youth Care Worker provides care and support to vulnerable persons with complex needs, behavioural issues, developmental disabilities, mental health disorders, and/or other related issues. The Youth Care 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 Worker works to provide the participants with a safe, nurturing, predictable, and structured living environment. The Youth Care Worker is involved in the implementation of the participants’ treatment plan and in meeting the participants emotional and physical needs.

Qualification And Requirements

• 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.
• One year of experience working with children, youth, and/or adults with behavioural, cognitive, mental health, and/or developmental challenges.
• A class 5 novice 2 or higher drivers license and be eligible for coverage under our commercial auto insurance policy.
• First Aid and CPR “C”.
• A current criminal record background check which meet policy guidelines.

Employment Benefits Are…..

• A fast-paced environment where you are active with youth out in the community doing activities such as swimming, hiking, fishing, and attending community events.
• The opportunity to build genuine relationships with youth who have experienced complex challenges including behavioural issues, mental health disorders, substance dependency and other related issues
• Evening, weekend, and overnight shifts which provide many individuals the flexibility to attend classes, coordinate childcare and allow plenty of time for outside interests
• Work schedules with shift rotations that allow for 3-5 day breaks between shift rotations

Wage range: $23.16 to $29.94 per hour. If you have any questions, please contact Nicole Connolly at 306-765-2805.