Transportation Provider for Family Support Services - Edmonton, Canada - The Family Centre

The Family Centre

Verified Company

Edmonton, Canada

2 days ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Transportation Provider for Family Support Services**
Competition #1560

The Family Centre has a strong reputation for providing quality services basing our work on research and evidence based practices.

We pride ourselves on providing leading edge training and strong, reflective supervision.

Our intention is to create a healthy organization that is intelligent in its response to community issues and intentional about our respectful treatment of each other.

We have a strong focus on Trauma Informed Care for the communities we support, as well as our staff teams.

The Family Centre strives to hire a diverse team of employees, reflecting the diverse communities we support.

Mission:

The Family Centre exists to support families and children to help them flourish and to help people engage with one another in order to promote healthy, safe, and economically viable communities.

Vision:

Healthy families in healthy communities.

The Role:
On-Call Casual Transportation Provider

Family Support Services (FSS) is the program area within The Family Centre that is partnered with Children's Services under the Collaborative Service Delivery (CSD) model.

Within FSS there are multidisciplinary units that are partnered with Children's Services units, creating flexible, responsive, and comprehensive support for families.

Within FSS, there is a need for Transportation Providers to support an important component of our work with families. This service is utilized by families who have children living outside of their parent/guardian's day to day care.

This support includes receiving transportation for family time, driving children between their current placements and their family homes/family time locations.

Qualifications:

ASIST Suicide Intervention Training and First Aid-Level C CPR, required within 3 months of start date
Police Information Check and Vulnerable Sectors Check completed within the last 6 months, applied for prior to position start date
Child Welfare Intervention Record Check completed within the last 6 months, applied for prior to position start date
Valid class 5 driver's licence, reliable vehicle for daily use and liability insurance, as well as a 5 year driver abstract
Ability to drive children and youth, including proper use of car seats
Requires knowledge, skills, and abilities to work with people affected by trauma
Some education in a discipline related to children or human services an asset
Some experience working with Children's Services an asset
Use of a personal cell phone for work related calls

Attributes:

Strong interpersonal and communication skills to help establish good working relationships with clients and service team members
Reliable and flexible availability, including daytime, evenings, and weekends

Key Responsibilities:

Driving children and youth
Complete transportation logs

Compensation:

- $18 per hour

Mileage compensation $.50 per km

Closing date:
Until Filled
"The role of a transportation provider is rewarding as I am providing the safe transportation of children/clients to and from appointments or visits. The position is paramount in helping to connect and support children and families. Along the way, I learned of the different positions and services at The Family Centre and how we work collectively to develop strong and healthy relationships for our clients."