23-73 Child and Youth Care Worker - Chilliwack, Canada - School District #33 (Chilliwack)
Description
23-73
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June 13, 2023
Competition Number
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Date of Distribution
by 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 20, 2023 .
Effective:
September 5, 2023
Description:
Child and Youth Care Worker
Location:
Kwiyeqel Secondary School
Hourly Rate:
$29.95
Hours per Day/Week:7 hours per day / 35 hours per week
Months per Year:10
Deadline Date:
June 20, 2023
Qualifications, experience, training as per class specification.
For further information, contact Sean Wicker, District Principal of Careers, Curriculum, & Alternative Education, or Sharon Bernard, District Vice Principal of Alternative Education and Kw'íyeqel Secondary School.
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CHILD AND YOUTH CARE WORKER
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Division:5 (Education Assistant)
Reports to:
Assistant Superintendent.
Daily Assignment Supervision:
District Counsellor
Job Summary
Upon assignment by the District Counsellor, a Child and Youth Care Worker provides assistance to teachers, severe behavioural students and parents.
He/she works collaboratively with other employees, parents, students and community partners.Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assists in developing specific strategies for students to achieve acceptable personal/social behaviour patterns.
- Assists with planning, implementing and monitoring behaviour management programs including observation, record keeping, followup, and reinforcement.
- Participates in meetings and consults with student support services, classroom teachers, School Based Team, parents and other agencies.
- Works with students on a one to one or small group basis to reinforce targeted behaviour goals as indicated in the student behaviour plan (IEP).
- May assist with planning and implementing family, group and individual counselling programs.
- Performs other related or emergent duties, as determined by the District Counsellor.
- Provides guidance, encouragement and support to students in the development of their social skills and responsible behaviour.
- Organizes recreational programs including arranging transportation.
- Organizes and supervises programs such as foods, workshop, physical education and crafts.
Equipment Used
Photocopier, telephone, computer and other classroom related equipment.
Required Knowledge, Ability, Skills:
- Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences or equivalent.
- Over one years' experience working with children with behaviour and/or emotional disorders.
- A valid B.C. Class 5 driver's licence.
- Ability to extend and model patience, care, tolerance and understanding.
- Ability to respond to violent behaviour.
- Ability to intervene in crisis situations.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to perform individually and as part of a team.
- Ability to use courtesy and tact when dealing with the public, parents, staff and students since contacts are a major element of the job requiring considerable communication and human relations skills for such purpose as influencing, persuading, motivating, or negotiating with others, and in dealing with highly sensitive issues.
- Ability to plan and schedule work and organize workload effectively.
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