Child and Youth Care Workers - St. John's, Canada - Key Assets NL

Description

Key Assets Newfoundland and Labrador (KANL) provides family-based and alternate care along with a wide variety of programming and other services to support children, youth and families.

Working in partnership with statutory bodies, KANL strives to develop creative and innovative programs for the provision of unique and supportive services, tailored to meet the needs of children, youth, and families, and designed to work towards improving outcomes.

KANL is currently recruiting in
St.

John's NL for the position of:

Child and Youth Care Worker(s)

(Full-time, Part-time and Casual/Relief Positions Available)

We are looking for innovative and creative Child and Youth Care Workers to provide care, supervision, and support to young people with complex needs.

The work is varied and will include relationship building, planning, and participating in social and recreational activities including land-based activities, teaching life skills, providing educational supports and developing and implementing individualized intervention plans.

The successful applicant(s) must be confident, energetic, adaptable, patient, self-aware, physically active, and able to safely intervene in crisis situations.

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Shift work, including weekends, is required._


Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of 2years' experience in a nonparental role providing support, mentorship, coaching, teaching, or guidance to young people with challenging behaviors or an equivalent combination of education and work or volunteer experience in a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to work therapeutically with children and their families with an ability to work on a multidisciplinary team.
• Understanding of family functioning and group dynamics, traumainformed practices, behavior management techniques, and excellent communication skills
• A valid Driver's License and clear drivers abstract.
• Willingness to obtain crisis intervention training certifications (TCI, ASIST, and UMAB training will be provided to successful applicants by Key Assets NL).
• Current, or willingness to complete, Standard First Aid/CPR certification.

Additional Qualifications:

The following qualifications, while not a requirement, will be considered assets in the applicant selection process:

• A diploma or degree in Child and Youth Care or a related discipline.
• Daily access to a personal vehicle and $2 Million Business Liability insurance (or willingness to obtain).
• Experience as a foster parent

Interested applicants will be required to provide:

• Clear Certificate of Conduct, Vulnerable Sector Check from RNC/RCMP
• Clear Child Protection record check.
• Valid proof of ability to work in Canada
• 3 references from a former employer(s)

Key Assets Offers:

• Competitive salary, commensurate with education and experience (starting hourly rate of pay at $22.07/hour)
• Competitive RRSP contribution matching up to 5% of contribution
• Sick leave entitlement of 7 days per year
• Vacation Leave entitlement of 20 days per year (4 weeks)
• Generous learning development support and exciting training opportunities

HOW TO APPLY:

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We thank all those who apply, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please._
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Application Deadline:
This ad will remain open until we fill the positions we require._

At Key Assets, we pledge our commitment to valuing diversity and inclusion and strive to act with cultural sensitivity and respect.

We are strongly committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of the populations that we serve and will continuously strive to build and sustain an equitable work environment.

We will always challenge the norm, ask questions, and keep our promises.

We ask applicants who may require an accommodation to contact our Human Resources Department who will work to arrange reasonable and appropriate accommodation(s) for the interview and selection process.

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time


Salary:
$22.07-$28.74 per hour


Benefits:

• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Paid time off
• RRSP match

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

• Overtime pay

Work Location:
In person