Relief Youth Worker - Hamilton, Canada - Wesley

Wesley

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Hamilton, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Relief Youth Worker

Posting #:3654
Posting Date: 5/2/2023
Posting Closing: On-going

Have you heard of us?
Wesley is a long-standing local non-profit and a certified Ontario Living Wage Network (OLWN) employer.

We are passionate about our work advocating for harm reduction, housing, poverty eradication and food security in Hamilton, Halton and Brantford.

We're committed to diversity & inclusion and a healthy work life balance. We would love for you to join our team

Are you the one we're looking for?

We are seeking a dynamic, highly motivated
Relief Youth Worker who demonstrates our values of compassion, accountability, responsiveness and empowerment; to our clients, families and each other.

This position is a
unionized,
relief position. The rate of pay is $18.07 per hour. This position could entail working evening hours - specifically Monday to Friday, 5:45pm to 9:15pm.

**Key Responsibilities: - Foster an inclusive, supportive environment for youth ages 13-1- Work in collaboration with the Provincial Youth Outreach Workers team, connecting youth to further supports in the community.

Encourage participation from youth in activities that interest them.
Be an active participant, engaged, and role modelling positive behaviours for youth.
Participate fully in staff supervision and inservice meetings as required.
Be responsible for statistics, reports, etc. as required.
Follow agency and program policies and procedures.
Build positive relationships with youth, both inperson, and virtually as needed.
Actively supporting and education participants in the program to create a safe and inclusive space for all.
Support in the further development of the program in partnership with the youth, program staff, and Program Manager.

What you will bring:

Graduate of Child and Youth Worker, Social Service Worker, or Recreation and Leisure diploma or a diploma/degree from a related discipline is preferred.
Minimum oneyear experience working with youth 131
Experience and sensitivity in working with a multicultural community.
Good communication skills
Staff with the ability to speak Arabic, Somali would be an asset.

Invest in Yourself as we Invest in You Wesley offers

A positive work culture that prioritizes all staff having an opportunity to contribute
A supportive team that will empower you to achieve great milestones
Fun and engaging organizational events such as our Staff Appreciation Event
Professional development and training opportunities
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