Child Youth Worker - Peterborough, Canada - Peterborough Regional Health Centre

Peterborough Regional Health Centre

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Peterborough, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Position:
Child and Youth Worker

Department:
Mental Health and Addictions: Eating Disorders

Position Status:
Full Time Temporary

Temporary Contract End Date (if applicable):August 2023

Union:
OPSEU 373

Number of Positions:1

HOURS OF WORK:

WHY WORK FOR US:

Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) is a state-of-the-art regional hospital with a proud local history extending back over a century.

With a capacity of 494 beds, our regional hospital has one of the busiest Emergency Department in Ontario and offers an extensive range of services, including specialized programs in renal, stroke, cardiac, cancer care, and vascular surgery.

We wouldn't be the hospital we are today without the people and nothing is more important to us then our team of dedicated employees.

At PRHC, we pride ourselves on creating and maintaining an environment where people are valued, recognized, and treated with respect.

We believe that the best way to support our patients is through our people.

We do this by providing our employees with competitive and comprehensive benefit plans, a pension program with matching employer contribution, professional development opportunities, employee and family assistance program, health and wellness programs (gym and yoga memberships, annual wellness fair, travel discounts) and a learning fund for educational development.

Exploring new positions, programs, or development initiatives is encouraged as it contributes to your personal and professional growth. PRHC supports and encourages you to pursue whatever path you choose.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

The Child and Youth Worker (CYW) works as a member of a collaborative multidisciplinary team to provide assessment, meal support, behavioural counselling and supportive therapy to children and adolescent patients and their families/supports in the Outpatient Eating Disorder Clinic - primarily working in the Day Treatment Program.

The CYW models both professional and organizational core competencies

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

Child and Youth Worker college diploma (3 year program) or B.A. Child and Youth Care required.
Member of the Ontario Association of Child and Youth Care preferred
Crisis intervention training (i.e., Crisis Prevention Institute course or equivalent) is preferred
Three (3) to five (5) relevant years of work experience with children and adolescents
Experience working in multidisciplinary teams is preferred
Knowledge of eating disorders; diagnostic criteria and treatment within the child and adolescent population preferred
Experience in a mental health setting (outpatient or inpatient) is required
Experience working with youth with a diagnosis of eating disorders
Experience in a classroom setting and running group programming

WHO YOU ARE:

Ability to work closely and collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team in an outpatient setting including day treatment
Demonstrated flexibility, collaborative approaches to patient care
Ability to develop and consistently implement treatment and care plans in collaboration with care team
Participate in, and promote, continuous quality improvement initiatives
Participate in, and promote, evidencebased practice

OUR COMMITMENT:

At PRHC, we take great pride in maintaining an inclusive culture of respect and a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve.

We do this because we understand that bringing different perspectives and backgrounds to the fulfillment of our mission, vision and values makes us better.

Thank you for your interest in the opportunity at PRHC.

If you are selected to move forward in the recruitment process, you will be contacted by a member of the Talent Acquisition team.