Contract Youth Drop-in Worker - North York, Canada - The Neighbourhood Group

The Neighbourhood Group

Verified Company

North York, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

The Neighbourhood Group (TNG) is a multi-service agency that includes Central Neighbourhood House, Neighbourhood Link Support Services and St. Stephen's Community House

JOB OPPORTUNITY

POSITION TITLE:
Contract Youth Drop-In Worker

DEPARTMENT:
Youth Services

STATUS:
Contract Full-time, CUPE 2289
HRS /

WEEK:
35

CONTRACT DATES:
ASAP till December 22, 2023, or the return of the incumbent

REPORT TO:
Senior Manager, Youth and Justice Services

HOURLY RATE:
$28.54

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The position will design and deliver quality and creative programs within a youth drop-in setting that meet the needs of newcomer & first generation Canadian, youth and families with a focus on social recreation programming, health promotion, physical health education, violence and crime prevention and leadership development.

Provide crisis intervention, supportive counselling and warm referrals to support youth where required. The North York youth drop in program is a youth focused community development, leadership building and harm reduction setting. This position reports to the Senior Manager of Youth & Justice Services and is part of CUPE Local 2289.

MAJOR DUTIES:

Supervise an active after school dropin with up to 15 youth participants per day.
Facilitate and coordinate education and social engagement programs from a newcomer's lens.
Implement and monitor ongoing strategies to engage and connect youth to opportunities, resources and services with special emphasis on newcomers and first generation youth from marginalized communities.
Develop an effective outreach strategy, using a range of tools including social media forums to ensure our programs/services are accessible.
Lead the design, development and implementation of violence prevention and life skills activities, community development initiatives, and intensive leadership programs.
Provide crisis intervention, supportive counselling services and support to youth. Advocate on behalf of youth with partner agencies, schools, police and other key stakeholders. Provide information and referrals when appropriate.
Build strong partnerships with other service providers/agencies to support the effective delivery of services.
Support and nurture a team of peer leaders, placement students and volunteers.
Support the development and successful implementation of integrated health and counselling services within the youth department.
Support the development of small grant proposals.
Participate in program evaluation and processes and revise projects as needed based on participant feedback and community input, to ensure the program remains responsive and meets emerging needs of youth.

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:

BSW or BA in a relevant field and two years' experience in a community based youth setting, or a combined equivalent of education and experience.
Strong skills in group facilitation, education, advocacy.
Recent experience in and knowledge of issues affecting youth, particularly marginalized youth, positive youth development, social recreational programming and knowledge of City wide youth programs and services.
Demonstrated experience in youth programming within a community development framework.
Demonstrate skills and ability to intervene in conflict situations involving youth.
Demonstrated experience of working from and antioppression and anticolonial framework
Ability to develop and maintain partnerships with relevant youth community resources in Toronto.
Strong youth outreach and engagement skills.
Some experience supervising and directing volunteers, students and peer Workers.
Ability to manage crisis, mediate conflict and employ harm reduction strategies.
Experience and skills in informal counselling, mentorship, and warm referrals.
Certification in Crisis Prevention and Intervention or a willingness to train.
Comfort with word processing, spreadsheets and working in a LAN environment.
A current police reference check is required.