Youth Justice Worker Cjpyh-u23-27 - Toronto, Canada - Springboard

Springboard

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Toronto, Canada

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Description

ABOUT US

Springboard's mission is to build stronger communities by helping youth and adults develop the skills they need to reach their full potential.

As a charitable organization, we deliver innovative, professional and diverse programming by establishing partnerships between our clients and their community.

Springboard's program areas include community justice, employment, developmental services, youth justice, Weed out The Risk and The Community Learning HUB.

WHO WE ARE

People are at the centre of everything we do. We foster opportunities for skills development, personal growth and social interaction. We also actively promote work/life balance and mental health supports. We foster communication across the agency, from our Town Halls to our quarterly Springboard orientations. We are a learning organization and our people have the opportunity to provide feedback into all areas of the organization.

We have an active Employee Engagement Committee that focuses on connecting staff through communication, a rewards and recognition program, career development initiatives and of course, social and team building opportunities.

Springboard offers a comprehensive benefits package for full time, permanent staff and, for all permanent positions, a savings plan that helps support our people in all aspects of their lives.

Internal / External Job Post

Youth Justice Worker

CJPYH-U23-27

THE OPPORTUNITY
Job Class ⧫ Union

Department ⧫ Community Justice Programs and Youth Homes

Location ⧫ Toronto ON Lawrence Ave E / Scarborough District

Status ⧫ Full-time, Permanent

Pay Rate ⧫ $46,301.15

Vacancy Number ⧫ CJPYH-U23-27

Available ⧫ Immediately

Hours/Shifts ⧫ Monday - Thursday and Friday
Flexibility to work beyond regular shift due to programming needs is required. Schedules may change depending on operational requirements.

The Youth Justice Worker provides programming to youth involved in the criminal justice and/or child welfare systems in the GTA and surrounding areas.

The programs embrace the principles of restorative justice in the design and delivery of justice alternatives.

The Youth Justice Worker contributes to the development of a framework of community-based interventions that respond to individual client vulnerabilities and address prevention, rehabilitation, integration and reparation of harm to victims and the community.

The Youth Justice Worker is responsible for intake; assessment; case management; program development; group facilitation; research, develop, assign and monitor appropriate community sanctions and community work placements, assessment of risk from the client and community safety perspective; tracking client progress through regular contact with the client and service providers; monitor operations; resolve and report incidents of non-compliance; completion of statistical reports; representing the agency with Ministry officials; selection and supervision of students on placement from
Community Colleges.

WAYS YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE
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Community Development: Research and develop community referral resources for clients, families and victims. Identify and engage suitable volunteer placements that are both meaningful to the client, of benefit to the community and reparative in nature. Ensure appropriate client and service/placement match. Ensure placements and services are accessible to diverse client group.
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Assessment/Case Management: Review and assess appropriate client referrals. Conduct intake; Provide service to address risk, barriers and protective factors of vulnerable youth. Communicate and explain criminal justice processes with clients including court process, alternative measures, and community service orders. Ensure sanctions, referrals, programming and community service placements assigned are appropriate, proportionate, accessible, and meaningful to meet the needs of the client, victim, community and funder within specific designated timelines. Identify and resolve incidents. Crisis intervention skills to resolve incidents and other contentious issues; monitor client progress; Report on the outcome of each case.
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Program Management: Analytical skills to monitor operations and report immediately any incidents of non-compliance. Critical judgement required to competently assess the seriousness of incidents and discuss same with Ministry officials. Effectively resolve incidents and other contentious issues or communicates them where appropriate to supervisor in timely manner;

Participate in program evaluation, quality assurance and continuous improvement approach that are based on best practice; Ensure contract deliverables are met as defined by the Funder.

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Group Facilitation: Deliver in person and virtual group programming daily. Manage resistance and challenging behaviors in a classroom type setting. Schedules include daytime and evening availability.

WHO YOU ARE