Relief Youth Worker - Wesley Youth Housing

at  WESLEY

ARE YOU THE ONE WE’RE LOOKING FOR?

We are seeking a dynamic, highly motivated Relief Youth Worker who demonstrates our values of compassion, accountability, responsiveness, and empowerment; to our clients, families, and each other.
The Relief Youth Worker will be scheduled to work on an on-call basis. You will have the opportunity to cover varying shifts throughout the week. Hours vary based on need. Shifts could include days, evenings, overnights, and weekends. We are seeking a candidate with flexible availability, and overnight availability.
This position is a unionized, relief position. The rate of pay is $17.82 per hour.

• Establish a positive rapport with youth by being friendly, non-judgmental, non-intrusive, and approachable.
• Oversee the 19-unit program and residents, handling issues that may arise.
• Engage youth in a meaningful way by providing counseling, information, support, and advocacy.
• Be knowledgeable of and adhere to the purpose, goals, objectives, and operational procedures of the program and organizational policies.
• Work with community partners in the program and ensure proper communication and sharing of information.
• Maintain an awareness of other social service agencies in the Hamilton Region and a working knowledge of the legislation that affects the target population of the program.
• Ensure safety of team and safety of all program participants, including the entry to program.
• Complete statistics, client files, daily logs, and other administrative documentation, as required.
• Complete household cleaning responsibilities as required.
• Provide crisis management support when necessary.