Overnight Youth Worker - Toronto, Canada - Covenant House Toronto

Covenant House Toronto

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Description

Overnight Youth Worker

Full Time, Contract (January 1, July 1,2023)

10:30 p.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Covenant House helps youth ignite their potential and reclaim their lives.

As Canada's largest agency serving youth who are homeless, trafficked or at risk, we offer the widest range of services to hundreds of young people every day.

More than a place to stay, we provide life-changing care with unconditional love and respect. We meet youth's immediate needs and then we work together to achieve their future goals.

We offer 24/7 crisis shelter transitional housing options on-site and, in the community, health and well-being support, training and skill development, and ongoing care once youth move into the community.

For over 40 years, Covenant House has been dedicated to its mission of serving youth on the street and to protect and safeguard all youth with absolute respect and unconditional love.

Since 1982, Covenant House has supported more than 100,000 young people.

Overview:

Responsibilities:

Ongoing assessment of youths' needs; individual counseling with youth.
Crisis intervention in situations of physical confrontation, medical and psychiatric emergencies, and for youth who have recently experienced trauma.
Acting as caregiver; assisting youth with daily routines and laundry; supervising them throughout the building, escorting them within the community.
Acting as an advocate for youth both within the agency as well with external agencies.
Gathering together and at times physically packing up youth's belongings after discharge, ensuring it is properly labelled and stored to prevent any loss of items.
Doing intake and reception function on a 24hour basis; monitoring building to ensure safety.
Management of external environment; by supervisor's request completing building checks and searches.
Assisting in training of new staff and maintenance of clothing room.
Maintaining client files, intakes, discharges, case summaries, completion of all necessary forms pertinent to youths' plans.
Other duties as assigned.

Qualification, Experience:

College or university degree or diploma in child and youth work or equivalent.
Minimum two years' experience in a shelter or residential setting.
Knowledge of adolescent developmental theory and specific issues related to street youth.
First Aid, CPR and basic computer skills an asset.
Ability to identify, assess and intervene differentially with youth in crisis.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Knowledge of community resources.

Please note this is Awake Overnight position.
Interested internal applicants please submit a cover letter and resume directly this posting on or before
December 11, 2023. Only those selected to move forward within our recruitment process will be contacted. No agencies or phone calls, please.

At Covenant House Toronto we believe in a workplace culture of inclusion that is welcoming, respectful, and safe for all staff. It is critical to Covenant House Toronto success to eliminate barriers and promote the inclusion of equity groups. Equity groups have been, and continue to be, underrepresented, and marginalized in the workforce, leadership roles, and in some specific occupations. Equity groups include but may not be limited to Indigenous persons, racialized people, gender diverse people, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, and people with disabilities._
In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and Covenant House Policy on Accommodation, a request for accommodation will be accepted as part of the Covenant House recruitment process._