Supervised Access and Associated Services Worker

at  Westcoast Family Centres

We are proud and honoured to offer services on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh), Kwikwetlem (kʷikʷəƛ̓ əm) First Nations.
Opportunity:
Westcoast Family Centres Society (’Westcoast’) is looking for Casual Supervised Access and Associated Services workers to work with our team in North Shore and Vancouver. The Supervised Access and Associated Services Worker will be required to work across multiple programs providing safe and supportive supervision while monitoring, coaching, modeling, and documenting. The worker will also be responsible for providing transportation between parents and their children. This position will report to Team Lead, Access & Associated Services.

Job Responsibilities:

• Schedule, supervise, and report parent-child interactions in a safe, secure, and supportive environment.
• Provide coaching, modelling, and education within supervised access settings.
• Provide consistent and safe transportation services for children and youth who may have behavioral challenges and developmental disabilities.
• Enable children and families to promote, strengthen, and nurture appropriate, positive relationships with one another.
• Report all parent-child interactions for safety and appropriateness.
• Set up visit space with age appropriate activates, mindful of the child’s development stage.
• Assess and intervene during visits should any safety concerns arise.
• Effectively communicate with family members and social workers.
• Provide timely reports and be prepared to testify about this in court, if necessary.
• Maintain files in accordance with the accreditation standards.
• Work with families with diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Work with at-risk and marginalized families within the community.
• This position involves flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and statutory holidays to accommodate the needs of clients, as well as covering when staff are off.
• Conduct other duties as required.

SKILLS YOU BRING:

• Knowledge of child development, positive parenting, and family dynamics.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills and ability to manage conflict.
• An understanding of integrated case management is an asset.
• Bilingual or Multilingual considered an asset.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Diploma in an area of study relevant to social/human service (e.g., Social Service Worker, Child and Youth Worker, Early Childhood Education, etc.) with at least 1-year experience working with children and/or youth, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Valid Driver’s License with satisfactory driving record and use of own vehicle.
• Current Standard First Aid with CPR & AED Level C certificate or ability to obtain within the first 3 months of employment.
• Satisfactory Criminal Record Check.

• Schedule, supervise, and report parent-child interactions in a safe, secure, and supportive environment.
• Provide coaching, modelling, and education within supervised access settings.
• Provide consistent and safe transportation services for children and youth who may have behavioral challenges and developmental disabilities.
• Enable children and families to promote, strengthen, and nurture appropriate, positive relationships with one another.
• Report all parent-child interactions for safety and appropriateness.
• Set up visit space with age appropriate activates, mindful of the child’s development stage.
• Assess and intervene during visits should any safety concerns arise.
• Effectively communicate with family members and social workers.
• Provide timely reports and be prepared to testify about this in court, if necessary.
• Maintain files in accordance with the accreditation standards.
• Work with families with diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Work with at-risk and marginalized families within the community.
• This position involves flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and statutory holidays to accommodate the needs of clients, as well as covering when staff are off.
• Conduct other duties as required