Youth Worker - Vancouver, Canada - Coast Foundation Society 1974

Coast Foundation Society 1974

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Typical Duties:

Implementing PSR programming and activities that provide opportunities for recreation, leisure, and life skill, development, such as cooking, cleaning and other relevant skills.
Completes daily housekeeping duties and tasks such as cooking dinner, daily cleaning requirements, and supporting youth to complete their assigned daily chores.
Supports youth residents to identify strengths and needs, and assists youth to find and gain access to resources relevant to their individualized goals.
Models life skills and strategies to maintain a healthy lifestyle while providing opportunities for youth to develop their own life skills, selfcare practices, routines for recoverymaintenance, coping strategies, etc.
Communicates effectively and models appropriate and respectful conflict resolution skills that provides opportunities to collaboratively build rapport with clients.
Provides the support, information, & tools that allow residents to develop selfesteem and decisionmaking skills through role modelling and other techniques.
Assists clients to identify strengths, needs and goals, and gain access to formal or informal community supports related to leisure, vocational, education, etc. that provide opportunities for successful community integration.
Observes and records the physical and mental health status of clients and take necessary actions.
Advocates for and with the clients to encourage them to maintain their rights and dignity.
Works with clients, peers, supervisors, other agencies and relatives in a cooperative and professional manner.
Develops individual and group programming that engages youth and provides opportunities to broaden skills, develop meaningful connections and improve overall quality of life.
Ensures all requirements of the QWIK process and administrative tasks are completed accurately and within the allocated timeframes.
Uses formal and informal assessment practices such as interviews to develop individualized care plans, which detail client's areas of need and/or interests.
Distributes medications safely in accordance with medication policies and procedures.
Ensures the implementation of the program's maintenance, housekeeping and cooking tasks.
Reports and addresses health and safety issues / concerns as they arise.
Performs administrative tasks, as assigned.
Maintains records as required.
Fulfills any other functions/duties that may develop in conjunction with the above.
May be asked to direct students and volunteers.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Diploma in Child & Youth Care, Community Social Service Work, _or_ an equivalent combination of education, training and experience or other qualifications determined to be reasonable and relevant to the level of work
Recent, related experience of two years
Ability to provide/obtain the following upon hire:
Certificates in First Aid + CPR, WHMIS and FoodSafe
Ministry of Justice Criminal Record Clearance
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training, or equivalent
TB Clearance
Immunization Records Including Covid19 Vaccination Status

BCDL

Class 5, & copy of Drivers Abstract

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of housing issues, local community resources, and barriers that youth may face while navigating challenging with mental health and/or substance use.
Firm understanding of harm reduction approaches, abstinencebased models, and implementation in community settings.
Demonstrated ability to work with marginalized youth who experience barriers to accessing services and supports, and may be exiting homelessness, have history of significant substance use and/or trauma.
Demonstrated ability working with individuals in early substance use recovery with complex mental illness and who may have cognitive impairments, disabilities or challenges.
Understanding of and ability to implement trauma informed approaches
Knowledge of psychosocial rehabilitation practices
Knowledge of program policy and procedures
Knowledge and proficiency in relevant software
Ability to work with youth living with mental illness.
A good understanding of the issues related to meeting basic needs of food, clothing, and shelter.
Ability to work effectively independently and in cooperation with others.
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
Ability to observe and recognize changes in clients.
Demonstrated ability to facilitate groups.
Some knowledge of the criminal justice system

About Coast

Coast Mental Health (Coast) is one of the largest mental health non-profit societies in Canada, and operates a large array of innovative housing and community based rehabilitation services for people with a mental illness living in and around Vancouver.

Coast operates in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia providing approximately 1000 people with