Awake Overnight (AON) Youth and Family Support Practitioner
- Journeys Enviros is an innovative social services agency that provides critical, individualized programs to children, youth, adults and families in vulnerable situations to meet their desired outcomes and wellness. Enviros helps our clients make strength-based changes to move to independence within a healthy community. Enviros focuses programs on the unique needs of individual clients practicing experiential learning to provide opportunities for personal discovery and growth. Enviros focus is on building relationships and is the foundation of the work we do. The Journey's Program is a six-bed Live-In Program for youth ages 12 to 17 years who have status with Children’s Services. The intention of the youth’s stay is to collaborate with the youth and their supports to identify strengths and areas of growth where resourcing and skill development can be done with the aim of supporting the youth’s successful transition back to their family (parental or kinship setting) wherever possible, or into a less intrusive placement were indicated by the case plan. The programming at Journeys focuses on cultivating each youth’s sense of self-worth and helps each youth identify, establish, and maintain healthy relationships with their supports to allow for successful and stable transitions. The Journeys Program provides youth with a safe and nurturing environment; The Position – Youth and Family Support Practitioner This is a Permanent Position, 0.8 FTE, Friday – Monday 11pm-7am Youth and Family Support Practitioners will assume responsibility for the management of individual youth cases at the Journeys Program. Enviros Programs provide trauma informed,



culturally aware and inclusive environments that support youth who are unable to live at home or in family-based care. Practitioners will facilitate day-to-day care of the youth including but not limited to; creating a safe and welcoming environment, building trust and rapport with youth, ensuring the home is well kept, providing meals, etc. The Youth and Family Support Practitioner must follow and actively support all Enviros’ policies and procedures, health and safety protocols, legislative protocols and provide support as needed so that accreditation standards are met. Communication: able to communicate clearly and tactfully to all levels of the organization, external professionals and other youth supports in a way that builds rapport and trust using a variety of communication mediums Decision Making: uses strong critical thinking with principle-based processing to make timely, informed decisions that enhance the quality of Program service delivery and improve systems Collaboration: able to work effectively with all departments, programs, external professionals and other youth supports as well as principle-based processes that includes a diverse group of people; Learning: proactively identifies ways for self-improvement and development, and fully supports the growth and development in all staff with culturally aware,



strengths based and individualized planning Potential Risks All programs within Enviros provide services to persons served who may be described as "person at risk" or "a vulnerable person". As a result of the situations persons served may have experienced, there may be situations within our programs where person served may become aggressive, violent or lose control of their behaviours, demonstrating at risk behaviours. For all programs, Enviros has protocols to mitigate these risks including providing support and training to assist agency personnel in working through at‑risk persons served. Employees must be aware of the potential and inherent risks associated with Enviros programs and this role within the agency including but not limited to physical and/or mental harm. Diploma / Undergraduate Degree in Human Services. Recreational programming experience is an asset. Current Standard First Aid and CPR C (emergency first aid will not be accepted). Current Criminal Record Check with a Vulnerable Sectors Designation (must have been completed in the past 6 months) Valid Class 5 driver’s license (Class 5 GDL will not be accepted) with a clear driving record. ASIST Training is an asset. Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) Training is an Asset Competitive Salary Comprehensive Training Program Enviros believes in the power of diversity and we are dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment. We ensure equal chance for all applicants and encourage people of all visible minorities, including Indigenous applicants, and those of any religion, sex, age, ability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression to apply. Additionally, Enviros is committed to having a workforce of skilled and diversified representation of the population we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, however in our commitment to the populatio

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