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child and youth worker Verified

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Employer details Calvary Child and Family Services Inc.

Job details

  • LocationPickering, ONOn the road job
  • Salary20.00 to 22.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 4 to 44 hours per week
  • Terms of employment Casual employmentPart time leading to full time
  • Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Shift, On Call, Flexible Hours, Early Morning, Morning
  • Start date Starts as soon as possible
  • vacancies 20 vacancies
  • Verified
  • Source Job Bank #2891885

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • College/CEGEP
  • or equivalent experience
  • Child care and support services management
  • Developmental services worker
  • Social work, other
  • Mental health counselling/counsellor
  • Mental and social health services and allied professions, other
  • Maternal and child health

Experience

Experience an asset

On the road job

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

Work site environment

  • Child welfare
  • Dangerous
  • Personal and social adjustment and health (substance abuse, gambling, behaviour disorders)
  • Early intervention programming for at-risk youth
  • Services for pregnant teens
  • Programs dealing with Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Programs dealing with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

Work setting

  • Group home
  • Work in employer's/client's home
  • Community agency
  • Various locations
  • Women's shelter
  • Women's drop-in centre
  • School help service
  • Mental health institution, facility or clinic
  • Youth drop-in centre
  • Children's services facility
  • Community centre
  • Private residence
  • Public school
  • Before and after school programs

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Prepare reports or case histories
  • Administrative and office activities
  • Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
  • Perform administrative tasks
  • Implement life skills workshops
  • Supervise terms of probation orders
  • Develop, co-ordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
  • Housekeeping activities
  • Food preparation
  • Provide suicide and crisis intervention
  • Resolve conflict situations
  • Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and half-way houses
  • Supervise children's visits with parents to ensure their safety
  • Implement substance abuse treatment programs
  • Implement behaviour management programs
  • Assist clients/guests with special needs
  • Accompany clients to appointments and social outings
  • Offer mentoring

Supervision

  • No supervision responsibility

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Understanding and managing aggressive behaviour (UMAB) course
  • First Aid Certificate
  • CPR Certificate

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Electronic mail
  • MS Office

Additional information

Security and safety

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

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • Own vehicle
  • Willing to travel
  • Willing to travel regularly
  • Valid driver's licence
  • Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Physically demanding
  • Tight deadlines
  • Attention to detail
  • Large workload

Weight handling

  • Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Personal suitability

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

Who can apply to this job?

Only apply to this job if:

  • You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
  • You have a valid Canadian work permit.

If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2024-05-08

Important notice: This job posting was posted directly by the employer on Job Bank. The Government of Canada has taken steps to make sure it is accurate and reliable but cannot guarantee its authenticity.

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Calvary Child and Family Services Inc.

  • Health care and social assistance
  • 2 job postings advertised
  • Medium-sized business (between 5 and 100 employees)
  • 1 business location
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