Youth Outreach Worker - Surrey, Canada - Pacific Community Resources Society

Pacific Community Resources Society

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Surrey, Canada

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Description

Youth Outreach Worker

Pathways to Education - Surrey

Temporary Full Time - Until March 31, hours/week)

Grid 13 ($ $31.24/hour)

Closing Date:
December 15, 2023, 4:30 PM

Supervisor: Associate Manager, Pathways to Education
The Pathways to Education Program is a national program, operating in 21 communities across Canada and provides a comprehensive set of academic, social, financial, and individual supports to youth. The Vancouver program location is part of a placebased collective impact initiative, the Our Place Graduation Strategy. The Surrey program location holds strong partnerships with the local schools and school district to deliver the program.

Opportunity

Responsibilities
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1 to 1 Case Management:

Develop plans in collaboration with youth and appropriate adults (i.e., Parents, guardians, teachers & other school staff, community partners) to address the educational needs/goals of individual youth.
Monitor and support youth progress, engagement and participation in the program and liaise with program staff.
Engage with families and facilitate their involvement in the educational goals and plans for youth in the program.
Provide advocacy and support to assist youth access information and support services.

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Develop supportive and engaging relationships with youth**:

Work with youth to identify goals, strengths, issues, and students concerns, while supporting their participation in tutoring, mentoring, school, and community activities

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Support the design, development, and facilitation of tutoring and mentoring:

Support youth to fully engage in tutoring and mentoring programs.
Provide support and mentorship to volunteers to engage with youth with effective tutoring and mentoring techniques.
Develop diverse resources that address specific learning styles, abilities, and needs.

Dimensions of Work

The primary interface is directly with youth, volunteers, and colleagues in the Pathways program.
Direct reporting relationship to Associate Manager
Coordination and sharing information with relevant programs, schools, families, and community staff.

Work Conditions

Hours early afternoon into evening time and occasional weekends (regular workdays may include 117 PM, 128 PM).
Flexibility is required as there may be a need for earlier or later hours depending upon circumstances to offer support to young people at key times.
Travel between multiple sites in the designated community

Qualifications

Postsecondary degree in education, Social Work, Psychology, or Child and youth Care diploma. Plus 2 years' experience working with diverse youth populations, or a combination of related education and work experience with youth.

Additional Assets

Criminal records check including the vulnerable sector.
Standard first aid and CPR (training provided if needed)
Experience working with youth and families in Strathcona and the Downtown Eastside
Experience providing 1to1 case management in an educational context.
Experience working in programs supporting the educational success for youth in this community.
Experience and/or knowledge of working with the public school system (grade 7 12)
Specific training and/or experience with youth with special needs or new language learners
Experience working with and guiding volunteers.
Experience facilitation of groups
Knowledge of community and social services
Understanding of impact of racism and oppression
Understanding of impact of settlement journey

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_This is given the needs of our youth and families, many of whom are from Indigenous, Spanish-speaking, or Arab backgrounds._

Who We Are

Pacific Community Resources Society (PCRS) is a large notforprofit agency that serves some of the most vulnerable people in our communities from Vancouver to Hope. We work with youth and vulnerable adults in the areas of education, employment, housing, substance use and mental health, and youth and family support services. We are CARF Accredited and a Certified Living Wage Employer.

Our Vision - Everyone thriving in strong, healthy communities

Our Mission - To inspire healthy and inclusive communities through leadership and collaboration.

Our Values - Advocacy, Diversity and Inclusion, Empowerment, Service Excellence, Stewardship, Well-being

We are grateful to operate on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xwm əθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), Qw'?ntl'en (Kwantlen), se'mya'me (Semiahmoo), sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxw (Tsawwassen), q̓ic̓əy (Katzie), kwikwəƛ̓əm (Coquitlam), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), máthxwi (Matsqui) and Stó:lō Nations.

We Offer

Equitable Base Pay
Generous paid vacation time, personal time, sick time; additional paid time off for life events
Additional paid holidays, ex. Easter Monday, Boxin