Child and Youth Care Worker

Are you passionate about working with youth? This amazing opportunity as a Child and Youth Care Worker will support a new satellite residential treatment program opening in Vernon, B.C. Working in partnership with The Maples adolescent treatment center in Coquitlam, this five bed treatment home for youth aged 12-18 is located in a rural area just on the edge of town and will blend the best of outdoor and cultural experiences with modern clinical care practices.

About Us

Shift is a specialized care agency, founded in 2011. Our team manages complex care facilities for adults and youth in some of Canada’s most remote locations. With a focus on helping people discover their greatness, we blend cultural and on-the-land opportunities with experiential learning and trauma-informed care.

Primary Duties

• Work and support children and youth who are receiving short term treatment for severe mental health and substance use concerns.

• Work as part of an interdisciplinary team to support youth in attaining treatment goals outlined in their plan of care.

• Assist youth who are in severe crisis or experiencing emotional dysregulation and extreme behavioral difficulties as well as self-harm.

• Creating a comfortable milieu to assist youth in reaching their goals, to build positive relationships, and healthy coping mechanisms.

• Work within the community to support children, youth, and families and assist them in connecting to resources that would benefit their needs.

• Planning, organizing, participating and evaluating appropriate programming based on the physical, mental, and emotional needs of children and youth in the residence.

• Ensuring the safe, efficient operation of the residence and assists clients to establish and maintain daily life skills.

Specific Duties

• Build healthy relationships with youth in the residence by demonstrating interest in the individual, positive reinforcement for behaviors, building self-esteem and negotiating focused goals.

• Work with each youth to assist in identifying/assessing their strengths and needs.

• Provide on-site supervised visits for children and youth.

• Maintain a safe environment via safety inspections, emergency procedures, crisis intervention techniques and identifying signs and symptoms of abuse.

• Perform organizational duties by completing documentation, performing administrative duties, and managing workload.

• Provide shift coverage days, nights, weekends and holidays as scheduled.

• Promote a friendly, supportive environment for co-operative living and conflict resolution skills among youth.

• Assist youth in the residence in developing daily routines for healthy meal planning preparation, and housekeeping duties.

• Assist in the delivery of therapeutic life skills, recreational and cultural programming.

• Implement and put into effect house rules and policies and conduct searches as necessary.

• Provide crisis interventions with clients as appropriate.

• Perform security checks and respond to security emergencies.

• Answer phone line after office hours and provide crisis coverage as assigned.

• Accompany residents to health and/or legal services as assigned.

• Maintain logbook, client files, incident reports, and other reports as required.

• Overnight Shift Requirements: Must remain awake during overnight shift to ensure safety of residential clients and provide emotional support and interventions as required.

Qualifications

• Post Secondary education in Child and Youth Care or other relevant education.

• Previous work experience in Child and Youth Care.

• Comfortable working with youth of all ages.

• Ability to initiate, develop and deliver programming.

• Ability to set and maintain firm, reasonable limits and boundaries.

• Ability to maintain calm demeanor when faced with challenging behaviors and de-escalate client crises.

• Experience in group facilitation and group dynamics.

• Demonstrates understanding of crisis intervention and prevention and suicide prevention and intervention.

• Must possess an unrestricted driver’s license.

• WHMIS, Food Handler's and First Aid/CPR level C or equivalent training required. MANDT and ASIST certification considered strong assets.

• Successful candidates are responsible for providing a clear criminal reference check, vulnerable sector screening, and a copy of their driver’s license.

Health Benefits Plan available for full-time staff.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $27.00 per hour

Experience:

• Child and Youth worker: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Unrestricted class 5 driver's license (required)

Work Location: In person