Job Information

Job Requisition ID: 85998

Ministry: Children and Family Services

Location: Edmonton, Alberta

Full or Part-Time: Full Time

Hours of Work: 38.75 hours per week

Permanent/Temporary/Wage: Permanent

Scope: Open

Closing Date: August 31, 2026

Classification: Child and Youth Care Worker 2

Salary: $2,640.88 to $3,408.48 bi-weekly ($68,926 - $88,961/year)

The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations. We make a difference in the lives of Albertans through rewarding and diverse career opportunities.

The Ministry of Children and Family Services funds programs and services to support vulnerable children, youth, families, and individuals to live safely and succeed in Alberta. This includes providing services and resources to protect children and youth from abuse and neglect and effectively address harm that has placed them in need of intervention. Mentoring and support services are available to youth transitioning into healthy, productive adults.

The ministry also invests in community-based groups that support prevention and early intervention services such as Family Resource Networks, youth emergency shelters as well as programs that raise awareness and help respond to family violence, sexual violence, and abuse.

Role Responsibilities

Join our dedicated team at the Provincial Campus Based Care Centre, where we provide essential services to support the needs of youth and their families. We are committed to creating a safe, therapeutic, and empowering environment for our youth. As a Child and Youth Care Team Lead, you will be a key member of a multi-disciplinary team, providing direct services and support to youth. You will ensure the therapeutic and social environment is safe and secure, develop and follow care plans, and continuously evaluate and monitor the progress of the youth in your care.

Key Responsibilities:

- Act as the primary care provider for assigned youth, ensuring their needs are met.
- Develop and implement individual care plans in collaboration with allied professionals.
- Provide various types of support, including group and individual counseling, addiction management, and social skills development.
- Maintain daily records and complete monthly progress reports.
- Ensure a safe and healthy environment by assessing and minimizing risks, conducting searches, and utilizing crisis intervention techniques.
- Plan and supervise daily activities, including physical, social, and educational activities.
- Teach living skills and prepare youth for a successful transition to independence.
- Complete administrative duties, including maintaining accurate records and supervising practicum students.
- Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching, and support to Child and Youth Care Counsellors.
- Assist with staff orientation, mentoring, scheduling and performance feedback.
- Support incident reviews, debriefings, and program operations in collaboration with Program Supervisor.

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APS Competencies





Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process. You will need the following competencies to be successful in this role:

- Systems Thinking: Plans and leads operations in alignment with regional and department priorities; applies knowledge of current issues, risks, and opportunities as well as the political environment into leadership plans and decisions, while also responding to more immediate program and client needs; develop and encourage commitment to new approaches; work within a broadly defined conceptual framework; and manage multiple complex issues and resolve problems while delivering results.
- Creative Problem Solving: Proactively identifies and engages the right stakeholders to resolve issues to mitigate their escalation; breaks down complex problems, seeking out root causes, to apply the best resolution possible given available information; consult, negotiate, and resolve conflict with stakeholders and senior Government and Ministry representatives with varying perspectives, expectations, requirements, and priorities.
- Agility: Creates opportunities for improvement in program and policy processes; leads change within existing work in a way that minimizes disruption; proactively shifts strategic focus and leads staff through shifts in organizational priorities; operate effectively within a complex organization and continually changing business environment.
- Drive for Results: Removes barriers to collaboration and achievement of outcomes; Focuses operational program and service delivery decisions to align with broader regional and provincial goals and strategies as well as legislation and policy.
- Build Collaborative Environments: Feeds, maintains, and grows networks to facilitate program and service delivery and achieve broader CI strategic priorities; involves key stakeholders to evolve programs and services delivery and to identify and resolve related issues and disputes.

Qualifications

Requirement

- Degree or Diploma in Child and Youth Care or related plus 2 years directly related experience.
- Alberta Class 5 Drivers License

Preference will be given to those who have:

- Demonstrated cultural competence and experience working with Indigenous youth, families, communities and service providers.
- Child and Youth Care Degree or Diploma
- Experience working in therapeutic campus-based care, residential youth care, youth justice, crisis intervention, family or youth counselling, education settings, behavioural support, or other human service environments supporting youth with complex needs.




- Current Certification in First Aid with CPR and Suicide Intervention
- Experience as a leader and/or Team Lead/Supervisory experience
- Solid leadership, communication, and organizational and task delegation skills
- Experience in managing interpersonal relations.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

Notes

- There are 2 vacant positions
- Location: Edmonton, Alberta (Candidate is required to be at worksite)
- This position is 38.75 hours per week and works shift schedule of 3 morning shifts (7:00 – 3:15pm), 3 evening shifts (2:45 – 11:00pm) and 3 regular days off.
- Final candidates will be required to undergo a criminal records check (CRC).
- Applicants being considered for this position will be required to complete a Level 2 Enhanced Security screening (including an enhanced criminal record check along with a credit check) as part of the pre-employment checks for this position.

Other items may include:
- Shift differential
- Overtime
- Shift work
- Travel etc.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in. Links and information on what we have to offer:

- Working for the Alberta Public Service
- Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP)
- Alberta Public Service Benefit Information
- Professional learning and development
- Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool
- Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.

How To Apply Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

Candidates are required to apply online. Please see Job Application Resources for more information.

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. For example, January 2006 - June 2009 (part-time). This example is provided for illustrative purposes only. Applicants are encouraged to present their information clearly and thoroughly, using a format that best conveys their experience.

It is also recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.

Closing Statement

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements.

If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Dana Polutnik Name at [email protected].

📌 Child and Youth Care Team Lead (Edmonton)
🏢 Government of Alberta
📍 Edmonton