Overnight Awake Youth Support Worker - Chilliwack, Canada - Pacific Community Resources Society

Pacific Community Resources Society

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Chilliwack, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Overnight Awake Youth Support Worker

Traverse Program
Regular Full Time (80 hours/week)
Grid 13 ($ Plus Night shift premium (awake): $1.00/hour
Closing Date: March 1, 2024 4:30pm
Supervisor: Chloe Smith/Katrina Ovens, YSW Team Lead
Opportunity
Traverse is a program located in Chilliwack, BC, that provides bedbased treatment for youth whose lives have been impacted by substance use. Traverse is a recreationbased program using a therapeutic approach focusing on traumainformed practice to provide treatment and basic care, service planning and therapeutic recreation to respond to the emotional and practical needs of youth. This is an opportunity to work as a youth support worker within a larger multidisciplinary team comprised of clinical counsellors, youth support workers, recreation workers, kitchen team, housekeeping and the intake and transition team.

Responsibilities:

Support the day to day needs of participants and daily activities of the program, including the emotional, physical, spiritual, and mental needs of participants, in group and 11 settings.
Support youth with emotional regulation and coping skills
Deescalate crisis and facilitate conflict resolution
Facilitate, cofacilitate, and support groupbased programming with a focus on substance use, relevant mental health skills, life skills and recreation programming.
Encourage, motivate and involve participants in all program activities and adapt groups to fit individual needs
Participate alongside participants in programming and be a healthy role model by incorporating Traverse program agreements into your practice
Support youth with exploring and experiencing diverse cultures and spiritualities
Completing and managing daily documentation such as case notes, critical incident reports, care team updates, trip planning, group outlines and programming calendars.
Respond to challenging behaviors and situations with trauma informed practices, using a nonjudgmental professional approach with appropriate boundaries and kindness.
Set and maintain valuesbased boundaries
Dispense medication in accordance with medical direction
Collaborative treatment team planning for your caseload of key youth
Create an atmosphere of inclusivity, acceptance, support and confidence
Work within a flexible work schedule and work the meet the operational requirements of a 24 hr, continuous intake, bedbased program.
Communicate effectively with coworkers and staff, and participate in team efforts

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, Bachelor's degree in an unrelated discipline plus one years' direct experience or Child and Youth Care Diploma, Child and Youth Justice Diploma, Community Social Services Diploma plus two years' experience.
An equivalent combination of education and experience may also be considered.
Knowledge and understanding of addictions, mental health, youthwork and traumainformed practices.
Class 5 Driver's license

Additional Assets

Practiced understanding of cultural awareness and sensitivity when working with people from all genders, cultures and identities.
Selfawareness of personal biases, personal signs of burnout, and selfcare practices
Experience working with and delivering recreation programs for individuals with various abilities.
Experience working in a bedbased setting and an understanding of policy and procedure in such setting.
Demonstrated ability to work with youth with behavioural, social, emotional and mental health challenges
Effective computer skills and ability to use databases and Microsoft office suite.
Criminal Record Check including the vulnerable sector.
Tuberculosis and medical clearance
Current standard first aid certificate
Business use insurance
Use of own vehicle required (Mileage is paid)

Who We Are

Pacific Community Resources Society (PCRS) is a large notforprofit agency that serves some of the most vulnerable people in our communities from Vancouver to Hope. We work with youth and vulnerable adults in the areas of education, employment, housing, substance use and mental health, and youth and family support services. We are CARF Accredited and a Certified Living Wage Employer.

Our Vision

Everyone thriving in strong, healthy communities

Our Mission

To inspire healthy and inclusive communities through leadership and collaboration.

Our Values

Advocacy, Diversity and Inclusion, Empowerment, Service Excellence, Stewardship, Wellbeing
We are grateful to operate on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xwm əθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), Qw'?ntl'en (Kwantlen), se'mya'me (Semiahmoo), sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxw (Tsawwassen), q̓ic̓əy (Katzie), kwikwəƛ̓əm (Coquitlam), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), máthxwi (Matsqui) and Stó:lō Nations.
We Offer
Equitable Base Pay we are