Youth Transition Worker - Vancouver, Canada - Pacific Community Resources Society

Pacific Community Resources Society

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Vancouver, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Youth Transition Worker

Broadway Youth Resource Centre
Vancouver

Supervisor:
Lori Oliver

Regular Full Time (35 hours/week)

Closing Date: 2nd May 202- Grid 13 ($ $31.24/hr.)

Opportunity
The Youth Transition to Adulthood Program at Broadway Youth Resource Centre requires an experienced youth worker to join our team of Youth Transition Workers. The Youth Transition Worker supports a caseload of youth who are between the ages of 16 to 19 and under the care of the Ministry of Child and Family Development. Youth Transition Workers provide one to one support to program participants as they prepare to transition from the foster care system to independence. The successful applicant will be responsible for the management of their caseload within the program team. As part of a larger working group at the Broadway Youth Resource Centre, the successful applicant will also provide support to the Resource Room and BYRC Programming.
Responsibilities
Conduct program intakes and program orientation
Create ongoing Service Plans with youth and provide onetoone support in reaching goals
Engage in collaborative case planning with youth's support team through weekly updates and ICM's
Engage in weekly onetoone meetings with each youth on the caseload
Maintain youth files, case notes and related documentation
Participate in resource room shifts and programming
Track spending and mileage, and report participant stats
Qualifications
Degree in Social Work, Child and Youth Care or related field plus two years of related experience. A combination of experience and education may be considered.
Criminal record check including the vulnerable sector
Standard firstaid certificate and CPR
Class 5 Driver's License with a clean driving record

Additional Assets

Experience working with multibarriered youth from diverse backgrounds demonstrated strength working with new comer and refugee youth is a definite asset
Understanding of foster care and other child welfare systems
Experience working with youth dealing with mental health and addictions challenges.
Sound judgement and effective interpersonal skills.
Clear and concise communication skills, both verbal and written.
Strong understanding of nonbinary gender representations, expressions, and identities.
Strong understanding of Aboriginal culture and impacts of colonialism, racism, and oppression.

Who We Are

Pacific Community Resources Society (PCRS) is a large notforprofit agency that serves the 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, Wellbeing
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 we are a Certified Living Wage Employer
Generous paid vacation time, personal time, sick time; additional paid time off for life events
Additional paid holidays, ex. Easter Monday, Boxing Day
Extended health, prescription, dental & vision care plan, with 100% Employer-Paid Premiums
Disability and Life Insurance Coverage
Employee & Family Assistance Program including preventative health & counselling
Membership in the Municipal Pension Plan with generous employer contributions
Flexible schedules and earned time off program
Fullday agency orientation and extensive training, with regular ongoing performance evaluations
Inhouse digital and classroom learning opportunities; staff funding for professional development
Opportunities to use your voice & participate in committees on policy, wellness, safety, EDI, etc.

- _ Eligibility will vary depending on terms and role requirements - details for this posting will be provided on request._