child and youth worker

Additional Information

• Education: College/CEGEP
• Experience: Experience an asset

Work site environment

• Child welfare

Work setting

• Group home
• Urban area

Tasks

• Administrative and office activities
• Implement life skills workshops
• Housekeeping activities
• Food preparation
• Provide suicide and crisis intervention
• Resolve conflict situations
• Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and half-way houses
• Accompany clients to appointments and social outings

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
• Mental health first aid Certificate
• Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate
• Cultural Awareness Training
• Medication Administration Certificate
• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate

Target audience

• Adolescents

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Child welfare check
• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Team player
• Accurate
• Interpersonal awareness
• Values and ethics
• Organized

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement
• Work Term: Casual
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 8 to 40 hours per week