CHILD YOUTH WORKER

　　About the Role

　　As our Child Youth Worker, you will work as part of a vibrant team to provide care and support to young people living in staffed homes within their community. You’ll encourage and empower the youth we support to be independent, self-determining, and live the life they envision while maintaining excellent standards of care, health, and safety. Your natural ability to care for others and work both independently and collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team will allow you to influence your team’s success.

　　Core Responsibilities

　　Ensure the supported child’s rights and choices are respected and advocate as needed

　　Interact effectively with children we support

　　Empower the children we support to be full citizens of their community

　　Participate in the development, implementation, and documentation of Personal Service Plans

　　Foster positive relationships with the child’s family members, professionals, co-workers, and members of the community

　　Assist with activities of daily living and medication administration

　　Excellent understanding of behaviour management principles and strategies including mental health needs

　　Record the daily activity and personal health information (PHI) of the children we support on our case management database

　　To work in conjunction with the children we support to ensure their home is clean and well maintained at all times, including daily food preparation and light housekeeping duties

　　You will have

　　Grade 12 education

　　Child and Youth Care Diploma or equivalent

　　Minimum 2 years of experience in community social services working with youth experiencing significant mental health, substance use, and/or concurrent disorder challenges in a multidisciplinary health care setting.

　　Experience in Trauma-Informed Practice, Harm Reduction, and Recovery-Oriented Care

　　Current Emergency First Aid/CPR and Food Safe certificates

　　Previous behaviour management course/training

　　Ability to effectively communicate (verbal & written) with team members, professionals, families, and community members

　　Non-verbal communication skills

　　Class 5 Driver's Licence

　　Satisfactory Drivers Abstractor

　　Criminal record clearance for children and vulnerable adults

　　Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) HUB clearance

　　Proof of COVID-19 vaccination status. As per current Public Health Orders as of October 26, 2021, all employees working for PCCS must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19

　　TB Test

　　Moderate computer literacy

　　Eligibility to work in Canada

　　Why join Pacific Coast Children’s Resources?

　　Pacific Coast Children's Resources offers work you can feel fulfilled by through quality programs and services to people who live with disabilities that promote independence, self-growth, and community integration. Pacific Coast Children's Resources is steadily growing, creating dynamic environments to work and learn. We encourage you to partner with us in fostering healthy, energetic lives by showcasing your passion for care, connecting to the communities we serve and collaborating in our culture of teamwork that makes Pacific Coast Children's Resources a great place to work.

　　What we offer

　　On-the-job training: MANDT, JOHS, Diversity and Inclusion, Medication Safety,Confidentiality and Privacy, Trauma-Informed Practice, First Aid and CPR re-certification

　　Community involvement

　　An inclusive, supportive work environment

　　Competitive Salary $26.74 – $30.69 per hour

　　Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision care benefits package

　　Career development opportunities

　　We believe that a strong commitment to diversity & inclusion enables us to truly make services better for everyone. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities. Our goal is to ensure at every interaction all are welcome, comfortable, and safe.

　　At Pacific Coast Children's Resources, we understand that experience comes in many forms. We’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team - so if your experience is close to what we’re looking for, please consider applying.

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