Youth Counsellor - Oshawa, Canada - JHS Durham

JHS Durham

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Oshawa, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

The
John Howard Society of Durham Region has an exciting opportunity for you.

If you have a passion to support people with resources who require assistance with skills training and employment, an appreciation for the not-for-profit sector and would like to work for the John Howard Society of Durham Region, we encourage you to apply.

YOUTH COUNSELLOR for Skills Training for Employment and Post-Secondary Pathways
(STEP)

Division:
Employment and Training Services

Work Status:
Full-Time

Location:
Durham Region (all offices as required)

About the Role:

The
Skills Training for Employment and Post-Secondary Pathways
(STEP) program is a project funded through the Youth Employment Skills Strategy (YESS).

This initiative is the Government of Canada's commitment to help youth overcome barriers to employment, develop a broad range of skills and knowledge to participate in the current and future labour market and to promote education and skills training as being foundational to labour market participation.

These barriers include but are not limited to challenges faced by youth involved in the criminal justice system, youth with disabilities, recent immigrant youth, Indigenous youth, and youth who are involuntarily not in employment, education, or training.

Working in the
STEP program, the Youth Counsellor will work with youth, aged 15yr to 30yrs, who face complex barriers to employment.

The goal is to achieve long-term employment, meaningful careers, further educational or vocational opportunities and success in their future working lives.

Working within a team, the Youth Counsellor will case manage and deliver effective and quality
Employment
Skills
Training and
Quality
Employment
Opportunities to participating youth.

This includes assessment and intake, service plan development and planning, advocacy for and linking and coordinating all wraparound supports, monitoring, and follow-up activities.

You'll be working on things like:

Service User Support

Determine youth eligibility and suitability for program, along with their general employment and service needs
Conduct participant intake and assessment to gather background information, clarify career and employment goals, identify factors that affect the individual's ability to succeed in program, and determine individual's interpersonal skills and motivation
Work with and exhibit sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse racial, ethnic, disabled, sexual orientation, and cultural populations of youth
Use Cognitive Skills counselling or other counselling models to evaluate job readiness, negotiate readiness for change and develop a suitable action plan (where required)
Development of action plan that includes an individual's activities, services, and supports based on their employment and employability needs and career goals
Provide case management and general support
Mentoring activities that support the development of interpersonal and relationshipbuilding skills, "soft" skill that are the foundation of workplace interactions
With the team, deliver and evaluate relevant and current workshops or activities that support life stability, fundamental job readiness skills, career development/exploration, personal management (life) skills, job attainment skills, employmentrelated skills, and job maintenance and career advancement skills
Work with the team to develop and support Quality Employment Opportunities for participating youth
Implement job coaching and job retention strategies

Case Management/Documentation

Maintain uptodate case notes, progress reports and client files with clear rationale for methods and intervention used, and statistical documentation in accordance with the program requirements
Monitor and maintain financial tracking where required
Achieves all services outcomes and targets as developed by the funder and agency
Meets all required deadlines.
Maintain monthly performance related statistical reports
Liaises with other Employment and Training staff to ensure coordination of services and utilization of available resources.

Community, Administration & Other

Provide education and work transition support to bridge transition from the program to employment or further education
Make followup contact to program participants after completion of program, at appropriate intervals
Contributes to the program strategy by evaluating client and program performance: participate in developing and implementing program improvements
Maintains uptodate case notes, progress reports and client files with clear rationale for methods and intervention used, and statistical documentation in accordance with the program requirements.
Must meet Documentation Quality Standards and provide accurate and timely data entry and filing procedures to the database.
Partner with community organizations and inhouse JHS programs that servi