Outreach Youth Worker - Toronto, Canada - Covenant House Toronto

Covenant House Toronto

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Full time

Description

CSS Outreach Youth Worker

1 year contract from date of hire

35 hours per week

For forty years, we have maintained a steadfast dedication to our mission: supporting the vulnerable youth who come through our doors.

To this day, we remain committed to this duty.

Covenant House helps youth ignite their potential and reclaim their lives.

As Canada's largest agency serving youth who are homeless, trafficked or at risk, we offer the widest range of services to hundreds of young people every day.

More than a place to stay, we provide 24/7 crisis shelter and transitional housing on-site and in the community, along with comprehensive services including education, counselling, health care, employment assistance, job training and after-care.

Since 1982, Covenant House has supported more than 100,000 young people.

As a national leader, we educate and advocate for long-term change to improve the lives of vulnerable youth. This includes influencing public policy, leading awareness and prevention programs and continually building and sharing our knowledge. As a learning organization, we strive for excellence and programs with impact.

We provide life-changing care with unconditional love and respect. We meet youth's immediate needs and then we work together to achieve their future goals.

Thanks to our donors, who contribute 80 per cent of our $44.2-million annual operating budget, we are able to deliver these comprehensive programs and services.

Overview:

Responsibilities:

Develop and manage brief service and community support plans
Provide a welcoming environment to youth
Establish healthy relationships by engaging with youth
Provide daily on going, supportive and crisis counselling
Deescalate physically and verbally hostile situations
Assess youth's needs for food an provide meals, and food packages in accordance with the safe food handling practices
Refer clients to appropriate resources both within Covenant House and in the community
Support youth in reconciling with family
Capture stats on ETO
Document client touch points on ETO system
Gather and update information, i.e. flyers, posters, etc.
Clean kitchen including: Defrosting freezer, clean refrigerator, wash dishes, clean milk machine, stove and microwaves
Screen for weapons, drugs, gang paraphernalia, alcohol
Back up and relief for C.S.S. reception

Qualification, Experience:

Applicants must possess a Child and Youth Worker diploma
A minimum 2 years working experience with hard to serve youth.
You must be skilled in assessments, diffusion, intervention and counselling, with excellent verbal and written skills.
You must be a team player with an ability to understand and support the needs of volunteers
An ability to work with a high degree of autonomy;
Have a working knowledge of community resources, safe food handling, First Aid, C.P.R. and basic computer skills.
At Covenant House Toronto we believe in a workplace culture of inclusion that is welcoming, respectful and safe for all staff. It is critical to Covenant House Toronto success to eliminate barriers and promote the inclusion of equity groups. Equity groups have been, and continue to be, underrepresented and marginalized in the workforce, leadership roles, and in some specific occupations. Equity groups include but may not be limited to Indigenous persons, racialized people, gender diverse people, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, and people with disabilities._

In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and Covenant House Policy on Accommodation, a request for accommodation will be accepted as part of the Covenant House recruitment process.
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