Early Years Navigator - Surrey, Canada - The Centre for Child Development

The Centre for Child Development

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Surrey, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Early Years Navigator (Temporary)

Date of Posting:
November 30, 2023

Hours of Work: 30 hours per week, some evenings and Saturdays. The term for this position is 12 months

with a possibility of extension

Reports to:
Early Years Coordinator

Union:
Grid 8-12 phase in, in accordance with the Provinical Collective Agreement between the

Health Sciences Association of BC and Health Sciences Professional Bargaining Association

(currently $39.14-$48.88/hour)

The Centre for Child Develoment is seeking a collaborative, service-oriented and innovative Early Years Navigator who

will be responsible for providing family navigation, within a family-centred care model.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in social work or a related field
One year related experience working with children with developmental disabilities.
Valid B.C. Driver's licence and access to a personal vehicle for work purposes

Key Responsibilities include:

1. Family and Child Services

Provides families with the appropriate tools, resources, support, and guidance to carry out complex tasks and,

when necessary within a partnership, assumes those tasks the family cannot handle with a continuing view to
strengthening the family's capacity to do so wherever possible.

Ensures access to, coordination of and delivery of services from different agencies. Pulling together all of the

elements of each child's life.

Provides emotional support and encouragement, counseling parents and child, linking families with other

families for support/self-help groups, and by supporting the families' skills & abilities to coordinate & provide the
child's care.

Sets up groups including choosing topics based on the needs of the children and families: creating and/or

modifying curricula and resources, advertising and facilitating group.

2. Community Connections and Outreach

Communicates with community programs, educational and health agencies including government ministries,

physicians, school, preschools and childcare centres;

Engages in outreach activities to encourage and support multicultural family participation
Assess community resources and service gaps and provide recommendations to address these gaps

3. Record-Keeping and Process Improvement

Maintains records such as workload statistics
Provides program adaptation/improvement recommendations to supervisor to improve achievement of intended

outcomes.

Closing Date:
When Filled

Please direct resumes to:
Dr. Brian Katz, Vice President, Child and Youth Services

The Centre for Child Development

th Street

Surrey BC, V3V 5Z4 Posting No. CYS 23-08

**THE CENTRE FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER