Position Summary

The Child / Youth Care Worker is a member of the interdisciplinary team which assesses, plans, implements and evaluates healing / service plans for a given client. Employees with this designation perform front-line work in the program and carry the responsibility for the daily care, services, nurturance, supervision, health and discipline of the clients. The role is extensive and carries with it, responsibilities such as counseling, teaching and training areas, as well as recording and reporting.

The Child / Youth Care Worker must demonstrate high personal competence in the formation and maintenance of caring, therapeutic relationships, well knowledgeable of Indigenous culture. The Child / Youth Care Worker is accountable to the Team Leader and/or the Director.

Qualification/Education

Minimum Diploma in Child and Youth Care Work or Related Field

Key Roles and Responsibilities

- Development of a trusting and therapeutic relationship with clients;
- Teaching of living skills and social skills through role modeling of appropriate behavior and can assess

client deficits and strengths and use systematic plans of instruction, teaching methods and approaches to transfer information and skill to clients;
- Assist clients with the development and maintenance of problem-solving skills;
- Activity planning that involves clients in groups to meet the recreational, educational or therapeutic

needs;
- Counseling skills that utilize problem-solving,



de-escalation, goal-setting and preventative interventions

with clients in either a 1:1 or group scenario;
- Documentation of daily activities, themes and follow-through of the children and youth;
- Monthly documentation related to clients including service planning, reviews, plans, etc.;
- Day-to-day service delivery components including, but not limited to, medication administration, client

orientation, scheduling of wellness related appointments, transportation (if qualified);
- Care of the program setting and clients including cleaning, meal preparation, grocery shopping, etc.
- Remain within the “Scope of Practice” of Child and Youth Care Counselors;
- Providing all clients with a sense of safety, acceptance and nurturance ;
- Mitigation of overall organizational (including facilities, employees and clients) risk as per the Risk
- Competency in Cree language is an added advantage
- Indigenous culture experience is an added advantage
- Location is SW Edmonton

Management Plan. Full Time - Day and Evening - Morning - Friday and weekends

Weekend Overnight -

Saturday & Sunday 9am to 9pm (Alternate Weekend)

Job Types: Casual, Part-time

Pay: $23.50-$25.00 per hour

Benefits

- Dental care
- Vision care

Ability to commute/relocate:
- Leduc, AB T9E 8G9: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

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