Foster Caregiver - Edmonton, Canada - Oak Hill Ranch
Description
Oak Hill Ranch is an accredited campus-based treatment facility with a designation in Intensive Treatment. With the support of Children and Family Services, family and other healthy support networks, we strive to create a therapeutic environment that assists in the young person's growth and development. We offer services to youth between the ages of 9-16 years of age who present various behavioural and emotional challenges. Oak Hill Ranch is located 1⁄2 mile south of the town of Bon Accord (20 min. N of Edmonton).
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Position:_
- Title_: Therapeutic Foster Caregiver
- Status_: Contractor
Aligning with the 6 care principles at Oak Hill, the Therapeutic Foster Caregiver position is within our family-based program model.
As the primary caregiver, you will be opening up your home to support a young person in need of a safe, stable and therapeutic placement.
As one of the key members of our team, theTherapeutic Foster Caregiver will be focusing on the 6 care principles that help foster conditions for change which leads us to strive towards our primary goal, which is to achieve congruence in the best interests of the child.
-Our Care Principles_
Developmentally Focused
- All children have the same basic requirements for growth and development.
- Children learn best when skills are within their zone of proximal development.
- Children need support to engage their innate capacity to grow and develop.
Family is actively Involved
- Contact with the family is an indicator of successful treatment.
- Planning for adequate community support is essential for a successful return.
- The child's ethnic and cultural identity is tied to the family.
Relationship-Based
- The ability to form relationships is associated with healthy development and life success.
- Relationships are central to helping children build competencies.
- Children respond to people they trust.
Competency-Centered
- Problemsolving skills, flexibility, critical thinking, and insight are necessary life skills.
- Focusing on strengths and positive attributes helps build a positive identity.
- The child's strengths and resources are the biggest factors in making positive change.
Trauma-Informed
- Trauma has a debilitating effect on children's growth and development.
- Maintaining a noncoercive and safe environment is essential for children to learn new responses to stressful situations. Challenging behaviour is often painbased behaviour.
Ecologically-Oriented
- Children learn by interacting with their environment.
- The environment is influenced by the interactions with the children and staff.
Schedule_:_
This position is a full-time position with a salary range of $40,000.00-$80,000.00 per year.
The salary received is based on multiple factors including but not limited to:
- Applicant's education
- Applicant's experience
- The young persons' level of care needs
- The amount of additional support received in the program
Experience:
- Child and
Social Work: 3 years (preferred)
- Foster parent: 3 years (preferred)
- Criminology, Psychology, Nursing, or other human services fields: 5 years (preferred)
Key Responsibilities:
*NOTE
- This is not a comprehensive list of the job description, but an overall understanding of the position: - Constructs and revises individual treatment plans and daily evaluation sheets in consultation with other unit workers and resource people (psychologists, teachers, volunteers, family, etc.).
- Prepares and presents reports outlining the treatment progress of young people.
- Observes, assesses and documents significant behaviours emitted by a young person in activity logs and reports.
- Creates and designs ageappropriate, daily living activities as a forum for therapeutic and educational interventions.
- Initiates, organizes, monitors and actively participates in group activities, (special outings, concerts, sports, dances, party games, crafts, camping, music) as part of the treatment plan.
- On an ongoing basis, observes and assesses interactions, behaviours and affect.
- Teaches, supports and assists young people in acquiring appropriate skills relating to daily chores, routines, and personal hygiene habits.
- Escorts young people to medical, dental and optical appointments as necessary.
- Advocates and actively builds a therapeutic relationship with young people (and family) through interactive play, activities, and personal interactions.
- Provides opportunities for young people to focus on developing new skills based on their needs.
- Intervenes in a crisis with young people, utilizing nonphysical deescalation restraint practices as necessary.
- Maintains a therapeutic approach to behaviour management and explains behavioural expectations and consequences to young people.
Skills & Abilities_
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