Team Lead - Winnipeg, Canada - The Link: Youth and Family Supports

The Link: Youth and Family Supports
The Link: Youth and Family Supports
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Winnipeg, Canada

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Team Lead - Kent Road Lodge

About The Link:

Youth and Family Supports**For more than 90 years, The Link has helped youth and families on a journey to healing, hope, and better lives.

The organization is dedicated to walking alongside children, youth, and families as an inclusive community, strengthening and empowering a sense of being, pride, and purpose.

With over 15 diverse programs, The Link has a community of caring staff that work together to provide support through a 24-hour crisis line, youth resource centers, emergency shelters, mobile crisis teams, specialized foster care, healing homes, job readiness supports, and Skills4Life.

With a strong foundation within the community and a focus on connection, unity, and compassion, the organization provides a vital link for youth and families in the province of Manitoba.


SUMMARY:

The Link requires an experienced Full Time Six Months Term Team Lead within the new Mental Health Respite Home which will facilitate supervised overnight family visits for children and families involved with Winnipeg, Rural and Northern Child and Family Services.

The unique home will provide 24/7 support for youth in a home like setting while providing families with break.

The Team Lead must work from a person-centered, non-judgmental, trauma-informed, strength-based philosophy, also responsible for collaborating across various systems to ensure that outcomes are in the best interest of the youth, and align with the overall mission and purpose of the program.

The Team Lead will assist the program Supervisor in both the daily operation and development of the program. They will work collaboratively with other team members, supervisors, and other Programs, etc.

to participate within an open-minded, strengths based, trauma informed, relational child and youth care approach framework that promotes the cultivation and mobilization of youth strengths, potential and capacity for growth.

They must work from a person-centered, non-judgmental, trauma-informed, strength-based philosophy, responsible for collaborating across various systems to ensure that outcomes are in the best interest of the families, and align with the overall mission and purpose of the program.


PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
of the Team Lead include, but are not limited to:

  • Provides coverage for the Program Supervisor during scheduled absences fulfilling all responsibilities of the Program Supervisor.
  • Ensure the smooth day to day running of the home at an optimal level.
  • Support families to access cultural activities and ceremonies if requested.
  • Support youths by way of mentoring, coaching and teaching to parent independently and meet the needs of their children.
  • Provide holistic mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual support to families based on the teachings of the Medicine Wheel.
  • Establish a trusting relationship with parents and their children.
  • Completes administrative duties, as assigned by the Program Supervisor; these duties may include;
  • Assisting with interviewing and hiring of Family Support Workers.
  • Scheduling, coordinating and training casual Family Support Workers.
  • Orientation for new staff.
  • Coordinating the distribution of information to the team.
  • Scheduling meetings and home maintenance.
  • Ongoing mentorship to Family Support Workers.
  • Participates in ongoing professional development to increase knowledge in the field and increase skill level to continue meeting developing employment needs.
  • Participate in meetings as required, promote positive teamwork, and exhibit a high degree of positive role modelling for young people.
  • Supports the program to reflect The Link treatment philosophy, organizational and Human Resource policies and program protocols; including representing the program and the organization in a professional manner.
  • Demonstrate a good understanding of the Child and Family Services system in Manitoba, particularly in the context of Indigenous communities and the impacts of intergenerational and historical trauma.
  • Create or support an environment of collaboration while still contributing and sharing credit freely with the team.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- _Love, Respect, Courage, Honesty, Wisdom, and Humility & Truth_.


Essential Requirements

  • Postsecondary education in Human Services or a combination of education, work experience and lived experience may be considered.
  • Four (4) years of progressive related experience working with families in a supportive manner.
  • Demonstrated understanding and appreciation for issues and concerns of Indigenous peoples within a child welfare environment.
  • Ability to handle sensitive situations and confidential information in a multidisciplinary team environment.
  • Effective problemsolving ability and strong communication skills.
  • Experience working with vulnerable children and youth with an array of behavioral needs.
  • Strong counseling skills and experience in Relational Care, as well as excellent communi
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