Child & Youth Worker – Residential Care

Renew Child and Youth Homes Inc.

Location: Peterborough Area, Ontario

Employment Opportunities:

- Permanent Full-Time: 40 hours per week
- Permanent Part time: Approximately 16–24 hours per week
- Open to either

Compensation: $27.50–$30.00 per hour, based on qualifications and experience

Schedule: Days, evenings, weekends, statutory holidays and fully awake overnight shifts

Anticipated Start Date: Late November to Early December 2026

About Renew

Renew Child and Youth Homes (RCYH) provides small, home-style residential support for children and youth. We're preparing to open a new home in the Peterborough area this December and are looking for Child & Youth Workers who would like to join our team.

Our homes are intentionally small. We want staff to have the opportunity to really get to know the young people they support, build trusting relationships and help make everyday life feel welcoming and familiar.

We believe the little things matter. Sharing a meal, helping with homework, encouraging a new interest or being there when someone is having a difficult day can make a meaningful difference.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Building positive relationships with children and youth while respecting their individual needs, rights and boundaries.
- Supporting daily routines, including meals, school, appointments, family contact, recreation and life skills.
- Providing supervision and following each young person's Plan of Care and safety plan.
- Responding to emotional and behavioural challenges using trauma-informed approaches and approved crisis-intervention techniques.
- Encouraging participation in recreational, cultural and community activities.
- Completing daily documentation, shift notes, medication records and incident reports as required.
- Working alongside colleagues, clinical professionals and other members of each young person's support team.
- Helping maintain a comfortable,



organized and welcoming home, including shared household responsibilities.
- Supporting medication routines when trained and authorized, and providing transportation when needed.

Staff working awake overnight shifts must remain awake and available throughout their shift to provide supervision and respond to residents' needs.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for people who enjoy working with children and youth, understand the importance of relationships and can provide dependable support, particularly during difficult moments.

Qualifications and requirements:

- A diploma or degree in Child and Youth Care, Social Work, Social Service Work, Psychology or a related field. An equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered, subject to applicable requirements.
- Experience supporting children or youth affected by trauma, mental-health concerns, developmental needs or challenging behaviours is an asset.
- A valid Ontario Class G driver's licence.
- Current First Aid/CPR and approved crisis-intervention training, or the ability to obtain these certifications.
- Satisfactory Broad Record Check and any additional required screening.
- Willingness to work rotating shifts, including weekends and awake overnights.

Because RCYH works alongside Indigenous children, families and community partners, experience supporting Indigenous children and youth or working alongside Indigenous communities is an asset. Equally important is a willingness to learn, practise cultural humility and support each young person's identity, family and community connections.





Working at Renew

Our approach is guided by our PLACE model, which emphasizes predictable home life, life skills, relationships, clinical guidance and planning for the future.

Our residential staff also have access to support from experienced clinical professionals within the broader Renew network. We want our team members to feel supported in their work, with opportunities for training, supervision and professional development.

Recruitment and Opening Timeline

We're actively recruiting now, with paid orientation and training anticipated for late November or early December 2026.

Our Peterborough-area home is not yet operating. Its anticipated opening is December 2026, and final employment start dates will depend on program readiness and required approvals.

Renew welcomes applications from qualified candidates of diverse backgrounds. Accommodation is available throughout the recruitment process upon request.

Learn more about us: www.renewcyh.com

Pay: $27.50-$30.00 per hour

Expected hours: 16.0 – 40.0 per week

Benefits:

- Casual dress
- On-site parking

Application question(s):

- Do you have experience working with children or youth in residential, child welfare, mental-health or related settings?
- Are you available to work rotating day and evening shifts, including weekends and statutory holidays?
- When would you be available to begin paid orientation and training?
- Are you available to work fully awake overnight shift?
- Do you currently live in Peterborough or the surrounding area?
- Would you be interested in a permanent full-time position (approximately 40 hours per week)?
- Would you be interested in a permanent part-time position (approximately 16–24 hours per week)?

Experience:

- Child and Youth Worker: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Ontario Class G driver's licence? (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Child and Youth Worker (Peterborough)
🏢 Renew Child and Youth Homes
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