Child Youth Care Worker (PT) - Zeno House FSCD

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Catholic Social Services is currently seeking a Part-time, 32 hours per week, Child & Youth Care Worker in EDMONTON to join our Zeno House team. Providing excellent client-centered care, you are confident, thoughtful, and motivated to achieve success when supporting others in your community
This position has a weekly schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday x 2 for 32 hours/ week

JOB SUMMARY:

As a Child and Youth Care Worker you will be working with youth who have Children Services (CFS) and Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) involvement you and will be responsible for assessing the needs of the youth and parent/guardian providing counselling and teaching basic life and community skills while ensuring basic needs are met (food, clothing, shelter, healthcare, safety). The Child and Youth Care Worker creates a safe, warm and positive environment where children/youth feel welcomed and loved. Other responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supervising and supporting children and youth in a residential setting
• Collaborating with and Developing/overseeing service plans for children, youth, and parents/guardians.
• Assisting children and youth in overcoming barriers, and supporting them to develop positive and healthy relationships with their families and communities
• Assisting children and youth in attending appointments, attending professional meetings and supporting them in successfully participating in their educational placements and/or day programs
• Supporting children and youth through life skills pre-teaching and in-the-moment learning, with a hands-on approach
• Supporting youth to access community resources and natural supports
• Supporting youth with personal care
• Managing case files and documentation for youth
• Submitting required program documentation within established time-frames
• Navigating electronic databases and inputting electronic documentation as required
• Collaborating with Zeno team members and other community professionals as required
• Performing basic housekeeping duties (cleaning, organizing, laundry meal preparation, gardening etc.)
• Other duties as required

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE:

• Proven ability to provide effective communication, collaboration, crisis intervention, and conflict management with clients
• Experience with or willingness to be trained on physical holds on the youth that we serve.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training (NVCI) must be completed upon hire
• Demonstrated assessment, problem solving, and critical thinking skills
• Knowledge of community resources is an asset
• Intermediate competency with Microsoft Office and other Agency computer applications
• Demonstrated ability to act with professionalism, confidentiality, and diplomacy
• Proven case documentation and effective information reporting practices
• Police Information Check including vulnerable sector search, and Intervention Record Check current within six (6) months
• Summary of driving record with no more than six (6) demerit points current within one (1) year.
• Required 2 years of driving experience
  You can apply online for Police Information Check including Vulnerable Sector Search and Intervention Record Check.
  For Police Information Check, including Vulnerable Sector Search, please visit the City of Edmonton’s police service website.
  For Intervention Record Check, please visit the informalberta.ca
  Police Information Check including vulnerable sector search, Intervention Record Check and/ or summary of driving record are conditions of employment and the financial responsibility of the candidate.

• Supervising and supporting children and youth in a residential setting
• Collaborating with and Developing/overseeing service plans for children, youth, and parents/guardians.
• Assisting children and youth in overcoming barriers, and supporting them to develop positive and healthy relationships with their families and communities
• Assisting children and youth in attending appointments, attending professional meetings and supporting them in successfully participating in their educational placements and/or day programs
• Supporting children and youth through life skills pre-teaching and in-the-moment learning, with a hands-on approach
• Supporting youth to access community resources and natural supports
• Supporting youth with personal care
• Managing case files and documentation for youth
• Submitting required program documentation within established time-frames
• Navigating electronic databases and inputting electronic documentation as required
• Collaborating with Zeno team members and other community professionals as required
• Performing basic housekeeping duties (cleaning, organizing, laundry meal preparation, gardening etc.)
• Other duties as require