Child & Youth Care Support Worker (Part Time - Edmonton, Canada - Catholic Social Services

Catholic Social Services

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Edmonton, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Part time

Description

_Catholic Social Services is currently seeking a part-time, 24 hours per week, Child and Youth Care Support Worker._

_This position has a weekly schedule of: Friday - Saturday, 10:00 PM - 10:00 AM_

Program Overview:

The St. Nicholas House Program is looking for energetic individuals to work with clients with complex and special needs within an FSCD Program. Experience working with children and teenagers with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Looking for individuals with creative problem solving skills, time management skills, and is a team player in a highly structured environment. Qualified individuals must have experience collaborating with families and outside supports to develop goals and treatment plans for the clients. The qualified individual will be confident and skilled in CPI training when dealing with potentially aggressive clients.

Job Summary:

As a Child and Youth Care Support Worker, you will be responsible for assisting in the implementation and progression of the Client Service Plan program created for each client.

This position will assist in the supervision and support of the client while located at the program facility ensuring basic needs are met (food, clothing, shelter, healthcare, safety).

The Child and Youth Care Support Worker will maintain a safe, warm and positive environment where children/youth feel welcomed and loved.

Other responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Monitoring, supervising, and providing on-site support to children and youth located at the program facility
Maintaining and adhering to established client service plans for children and youth
Supporting children and youth through life skills teaching and inthemoment learning, with a handson approach
Performing routine and scheduled cleaning tasks throughout the facility in accordance with established standards and infection control practices such as, general cleaning and disinfecting, collection of waste and recycling materials, laundry, making beds, dusting, vacuuming, etc. Heavy duty cleaning of walls, ceilings, windows, doors and light fixtures, floors, etc.
Complying with Health & Safety (OH&S) and Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHIMS) and other safety procedures, regulations, and policies.
Completing scheduled client bed checks and program security checks to ensure client safety responding to concerns in a timely manner.
Purchasing grocery supplies and preparing meals according to the menu plan.
Administering medication as required, while monitoring, recognizing, and responding to medical concerns
Completing and filing required program documentation with established timeframes
Other duties as required

Education & Qualifications:

A High School Diploma (or equivalent)
A minimum one (1) to two (2) years' experience working with high risk youth exposed to physical/mental trauma and substance abuse is required
Experience with or willingness to be trained on physical holds on the individuals that we serve
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training (NVCI) must be completed upon hire
Certification or training in Aboriginal Awareness, Abuse Awareness, Standard First Aid, Medication Administration, and Violence/Crisis Intervention is a definite asset
Proven ability to provide effective communication, collaboration, crisis intervention, and conflict management with clients
Demonstrated assessment, problem solving, and critical thinking skills
Knowledge of community resources is an asset
Experience in industrial cleaning, housekeeping, and meal preparation activities
Demonstrated ability to act with professionalism, confidentiality, and diplomacy
Physically fit to meet job demands must be capable of lifting 2550 pounds on a regular basis
Police Information Check including vulnerable sector search, and Intervention Record Check current within six (6) months

What We Offer:

The salary for this position is $
19.36 to $21.77 per hour based on qualifications and experience.
We offer flexibility and supportive working environment.
Flexible benefit options when eligible.
Work within a highly collaborative, teamoriented organization, where your ideas are heard, and you can see your impact daily.

About Catholic Social Services:

You will be joining an established Agency that is _guided by faith to care for and bring hope to people in need with humility, compassion and respect.

With more than 50 years of service delivery, Catholic Social Services is one of the largest multi-function social services agencies in Canada, with more than 1800 staff, and hundreds of volunteers delivering 130+ programs throughout Central Alberta and Edmonton.

Our values are at the core of everything we do
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Humility: We acknowledge with gratitude our human abilities and limitations. We demonstrate humility by doing the best that we can with the resources that we have.
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Compassion: We respond to people in need with love. We