Children's Village School - Calgary, Canada - Hull Services

Hull Services

Verified Company

Calgary, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Hull Services has an organizational commitment to pursuing truth and reconciliation, decolonization and anti-oppression._

About Us:

Hull Services has long had a reputation for providing leading edge child, youth, and family mental health services.

We work with children, youth and families who have experienced mental health struggles, behavioural problems, developmental delay, neglect, abuse and trauma.

Hull offers them an opportunity to seek well-being and happiness, with a focus on mental health.

Hull's vision is for resilient young people and families to thrive within communities that support their mental health and well-being.

Hull's programs and services include prevention and early intervention, family-based treatment, school-based services, community group care, campus-based care, adult services and education and training.

Located in Calgary, we have been serving Alberta's young people and families for 60 years, and support over 8,000 young people and families each year.

The Program:

Children's Village School (CVS) is operated as a partnership between the Calgary Board of Education and Hull Services. The therapeutic programming offered is designed to meet the complex learning, social, and emotional needs of elementary school-aged children. These students' severe emotional and behavioral difficulties in their current school, community and home have created significant barriers to their ability to successfully engage in learning. Educational program content includes a strong focus on literacy, numeracy, self-regulation, and social skills. Class sizes range from 6 to 8 students, depending on the grade level and complexity of learner profiles. Each classroom is staffed with one Teacher and two Educational Child and Youth Care Counsellors.

The Position:

Children's Village School is looking for an Educational Child and Youth Care Counsellor for a specialized -
Enhanced Educational Supports (EES) classroom. This system class supports students with moderate to severe developmental delays. The EES class focuses on building foundational learner skills in functional academics, communication, daily living and citizenship. Programming to promote social-emotional and physical wellbeing are also important features of the EES class.

Note: there is a possibility to work in a CVS satellite program at Chinook Park School.

This position is a temporary full-time position based on a 40-hour work week for 10.5 months starting August 10, 2023 to June 30, 2024.

The hours of work are 8:00am - 4:00pm., Monday to Friday.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide individual or small group instruction including psychoeducational instruction as directed by administration.
Supervise students outside the classroom, to and from school, and during nonclass time (before/after school, recess, lunch).
Identify and act on goalrelated teaching opportunities.
Assist children with personal hygiene and caring for themselves.
Plan and participate in group activities of a leisure, recreational and therapeutic nature.
Utilize a traumainformed lens and approach when implementing therapeutic strategies and plans.
Collaborate with students, colleagues, family and caregivers to develop individual behavioural support plans.
Contribute observations and feedback to individual program plans as required.
Develop and implement incentive systems for the individual student or class.
Communicate rules and behavioral expectations to the students and follow through on appropriate behavioral consequences and rewards.
Communicate with students using various methods including augmented or alternative communication devices, e.g. for nonverbal students.
Utilize preventative interventions and deescalating skills in individual and group situations; use crisis intervention techniques as necessary.
Provide counseling, lifespace interviews, and/or problem solving coaching as appropriate.
Collect clinical and administrative information using the appropriate format.
Keep records as needed, including attendance records.
Record: observations related to medication effectiveness, changes or trials and observations and data regarding academic and behavioural assessments and testing.
Attend and participate in team meetings; be prepared to report on schoolrelated information in the absence of the teacher.

Qualifications and Skills:

Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Human Services or Social Sciences.
Experience working with youth with developmental disabilities and mental health challenges is an asset.
Skilled at working with children on the autism spectrum.
Demonstrated sound clinical judgment.
Ability to use a traumainformed and strengthbased approach towards service delivery.
Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.
High level of personal competence in the formation and maintenance of caring and therapeutic relationships.
Ability and willingness to