Life Skills Coordinator - Kentville, Canada - Portal Youth Outreach Association

Portal Youth Outreach Association

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Kentville, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

The
Portal Youth Outreach Association provides advocacy and outreach support to youth at risk in the Annapolis Valley.

_Our Vision is that the Annapolis Valley would be a place where all youth have a safe, supportive, and loving home._ We work towards that vision by reducing the number of youth experiencing homelessness through a collaborative community approach with other youth serving organizations and making access to services simple, relational and timely.

We strive to provide support for youth and families from a strengths-based and relationship-based perspective. Given that many youth face multiple and complex challenges, working from a trauma informed lens is critical. Employees need to come prepared with this training and perspective or participate in such training. Our work is youth-centered and youth-engaged with the hope that youth have choice in the direction of their lives.

If you love working with youth, we consider this to be one of the best jobs in Nova Scotia.

We are seeking compassionate, engaging individuals that are ready to journey with a young person as they take steps forward, face challenges, and find their place in their community.

Weekend Life Skills Coordinator - Supportive Living Program

The Life Skills Coordinator will work as a team member, to deliver the Supportive Living Program within one of three home locations.

Home locations are in Middleton, Windsor and Kentville, N.S.

The homes accommodate as many as 6 youth each and provide staff and programming support for gaining life skills, mental wellness and finding belonging in the local community.

This position reports to the Supportive Living Program Manager.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

-Planning and Organizing
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Time Management
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Facilitation
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Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution
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Accountability and Dependability
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Ethics and Integrity
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Budgeting and Financial Management
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Mediating and Negotiating
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Communication
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Flexibility

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Meet with the core planning team weekly to design weekend schedules and routines that facilitate youth engagement and support client goals.
Work closely with staff to deliver programming and develop youth engagement skills.
Facilitate recreation and learning opportunities that reflect your unique skills, talents and hobbies. Attend events or outings with youth as required.

Facilitate life -skill learning through:

Meal planning, food preparation and grocery shopping in accordance with the Canada Food Guide and Safe Food Handling guidelines
Time and money management programming.
Oversee house cleaning and/or delegate to staff. Create minimum standards and processes that can include clients' learning objectives.
Facilitate reflective conversations about life choices and goals with 1:1 youth engagement or in groups.
Monitor safety and security of the house and its members.
Provide listening support and model emotional regulation.
Respond calmly in accordance with policy and procedure to crisis such as medical emergencies, suicide attempts, self harm, or violence.
Encourage youth to adhere to their own goals, boundaries, and the community expectations.
Model healthy lifestyle choices, respectful communication, and clear boundaries.
Provide regular reports to the Wellness Coordinator (Case Manager) and SLP Manager.
Attend weekly team and training meetings. We will do our best to schedule within working hours, however due to complex scheduling these may not always fall within your scheduled shift but require attendance.
Attend professional development as directed.

Orient new Staff in procedures:
programming, house maintenance, and youth engagement.

Requirements:

Education:

2 year Youth Work Dip., Child and Youth Care Dip., Addictions and Community Outreach dip. or equivalent training and experience.
Degrees in Social Science will also be considered in combination with an internship or experience working with youth

Other training assets:
Safe Food Handling
Peer Mentoring
Non Violent Communication
Motivational Interviewing
Transformative or Community Mediation
Five Core Competencies (MANDT, ASIST, NVCI, Mental Health First Aid and First Aid AED Level C).
Trauma Informed practice
Equity and inclusion training or equivalent
Inclusive language training or equivalent

Professional Experience:

Two years minimum experience working with youth aged This includes youth who are (or are at risk of being) homeless, trafficked/exploited, are engaged with the criminal justice system, have behavioral disorders and are seeking equity.

Essential to your success in this role is awareness of a trauma informed approach, and understanding of physical, psychological, and emotional needs of equity seeking youth.

You must experience working from a strengths-based and relationship-based perspective.

Pay Rate: 22.50/hr. to start.

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