SUMMARY

The Children’s Cottage Society, established in Calgary in 1986, provides crisis nursery, community respite, and family support programs to more than 3,500 children a year. The Society’s mission is to “Build strong children and safe, nurturing families through prevention programs and support services” and our vision is “Resilient children blossom in healthy families.”

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Requirements:
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- Diploma in the Human Service field from an accredited institution
- Two years experience working with children and their families. Experience with vulnerable populations preferred
- One year experience with providing care to newborns in a professional environment
- Must have an understanding of Trauma Informed Care
- First Aid (Level C)
- Completion of a Police Check WITH Vulnerable Sector Check and an Intervention Record Check.
- Must have the following trainings completed within the first 6 months of employment: Suicide Intervention, Self-Harm, Indigenous Awareness, DEI Training.
- Completion of Brain Story preferred
- Knowledge base in solution focused conversation, community resources, skills in crisis intervention and basic problem solving.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills (Benchmark level 5 required). Proficient use of computers including ability to document using a database.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:

• A Police Information Check, WITH a vulnerable sector search, is required upon commencement of employment (Note: it is recommended to for your Police Check early as to avoid delays in Employment. Please refer to: Police Information Checks).A Child Intervention Record Check is required upon commencement of employment (Note: it is recommended to
• early to avoid delays in Employment. Please refer to Child Intervention Checks Alberta)
• Applicants must provide proof of qualifications prior to Job Offer. Education obtained from out of country must have documentation of equivalency.
• Must be able to work in Canada.

• Providing quality care for each child.
• Maintaining a safe environment.
• Assisting children in their daily routines keeping in mind the child’s developmental stage.
• Assisting children to cope with feelings of separation from parents.
• Interacting with parents.
• Taking crisis nursery calls, offering non-judgemental assistance to all families pursuing help from the Children’s Cottage.
• Interviewing parents upon arrival in an empathetic and supportive manner when family support workers are not available.
• Record keeping and data entry.
• Making file notes both written and on the computer.
• Overseeing and assisting childcare volunteers as they provide care for children.