JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB DESCRIPTION

Child and Youth Worker  

Job details

• Location:     Calgary, AB
• Salary:          22.00 hourly; 40 hours per week
• Terms of Employment:    Permanent employment, Full time
• Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Shift, Overtime, On Call, Flexible Hours, Morning
• Start date:    Starts as soon as possible
• Vacancies:   6 Vacancies

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• College/CEGEP or equivalent experience

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Work setting

• Group home

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Obtain information and prepare reports or case histories
• Administrative and office activities
• Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
• Implement life skills workshops
• Research techniques
• Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
• Conduct follow-up assessments
• Develop, co-ordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
• Housekeeping activities
• Food preparation
• Provide suicide and crisis intervention
• Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and half-way houses
• Supervise children's visits with parents to ensure their safety
• Assist offenders in pre-release and release planning
• Establish registry of special needs support workers
• Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
• Develop service intervention logic models and outcome measures
• Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
• Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of treatment programs
• Assist clients/guests with special needs
• Accompany clients to appointments and social outings
• Advise and counsel inmates regarding their problems
• Supervise support staff
• Supervise terms of probation orders
• Prepare classification reports recommending type of incarceration and types of interventions for rehabilitation
• Plan rehabilitation programs with offenders
• Perform administrative tasks
• Interview inmates to assess adjustment problems
• Develop specialized rehabilitation programs
• Assess offenders' prospects for successful reintegration into the community
• Refer offenders to community and social services programs
• Plan rehabilitation programs with offenders, establishing rules of conduct, goals and objectives

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• First Aid Certificate

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• Aboriginal groups
• Adolescents
• Children

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Vehicle supplied by employer
• Willing to travel regularly

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Tight deadlines

Personal suitability

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

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups: Indigenous people, Persons with disabilities, Newcomers to Canada, Older workers, Veterans, Visible minorities, Youth

Who can apply to this job?

The employer accepts applications from:

• Canadian citizens and permanent or temporary residents of Canada.
• Other candidates with or without a valid Canadian work permit.

How to apply

By applying directly on Job Bank (Direct Apply) 

By email: humanresources@plumingeaglelodge.com

By mail: 23 Taralea Bay NE, Calgary, AB T3J 5H1

In person: 23 Taralea Bay NE, Calgary, ABT3J 5H1Between 02:00 PM and 04:00 PM

How-to-apply instructions

Here is what you must include in your application:

• Cover letter
• References attesting experience
• Proof of the requested certifications
• Copy of latest school transcript

This job posting includes screening questions. Please answer the following questions when applying:

• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
• What is the highest level of study you have completed?