Family Support - Youth Worker

Job Title: Family Support Worker / Child and Youth Worker

(Independent Contract Worker with OUR Centre Foster Care services)

Report to: Foster Family

Job Purpose: Support OUR Center foster families and the children/Youth in their care.

Responsibilities and Duties:

- Caring professional who is reliable and trustworthy
- Communicates effectively and builds positive supportive relationships with children/youth and family.
- Commitment to ensure identified goals are being met while providing quality life experiences in home and in the community.
- Flexible and creative in activities with children/youth
- Reports to foster family any unusual concerns
- Complete necessary paperwork
- Appropriate attire and behavior
- Represents OUR Center Foster Care in a positive fashion.
- Adhere to confidentiality, code of ethics and OUR Center policies and procedures.




- Able to work flexible hours which will include weekends and evenings.

Qualifications and Skills: Family Support Workers require a diploma, from a college that relates to working with families and children or equivalent or has a proven work/volunteer record of experience. They must have an up-to-date Broad Record/ Non-Parent Custody Police Check along with a Children’s Aid Society (CAS) record check.

A valid driver’s license and safe reliable vehicle are mandatory and a minimum of $2 million liability vehicle insurance, drivers abstract, annual certification in First Aid, CPR and Non-violent crisis intervention.

Pay: From $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 10.0 per week

Advantages

- Casual dress
- Flexible schedule

Work Location: In person

📌 Child and Youth Worker (Belleville)
🏢 OUR Center Foster Care
📍 Belleville