Youth Worker - Victoria, Canada - Downtown Blanshard Advisory Committee
Downtown Blanshard Advisory Committee
Victoria, Canada
Verified Company
1 week ago
Description
Work Term:
Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 hours per week
- Education: Bachelor's degree
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- Social work, general
- Mental health counselling/counsellor
Work site environment:
- Early intervention programming for atrisk youth
Work setting:
- Social and family service agency
Tasks:
- Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
- Implement life skills workshops
- Conduct individual and group counselling sessions
- Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
- Accompany clients to appointments and social outings
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses:
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Mental health first aid Certificate
- Cultural Awareness Training
Target audience:
- Aboriginal groups
- Adolescents
- Culturally diverse groups
- Families
- Females
- Males
- Persons with learning disabilities
- Persons with mental health disabilities
Area of work experience:
- Counselling
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check
Transportation/travel information:
- Own vehicle
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Work under pressure
Personal suitability:
- Client focus
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Team player
- Interpersonal awareness
- Values and ethics
Screening questions:
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the aboveindicated required certifications?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- What is your current field of study?
- What is your current level of study?
Health benefits:
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Long term benefits:
- Life insurance
- Other benefits
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Other benefits:
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available
