Child Youth Worker

CHILD YOUTH WORKER

About the Role

As our Child Youth Worker, you will work as part of a vibrant team to provide care and support to young people living in staffed homes within their community. You’ll encourage and empower the youth we support to be independent, self-determining, and live the life they envision while maintaining excellent standards of care, health, and safety. Your natural ability to care for others and work both independently and collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team will allow you to influence your team’s success.

Core Responsibilities

Ensure the supported child’s rights and choices are respected and advocate as needed

Interact effectively with children we support

Empower the children we support to be full citizens of their community

Participate in the development, implementation, and documentation of Personal Service Plans

Foster positive relationships with the child’s family members, professionals, co-workers, and members of the community

Assist with activities of daily living and medication administration

Excellent understanding of behaviour management principles and strategies including mental health

needs

Record the daily activity and personal health information (PHI) of the children we support on our case management database

To work in conjunction with the children we support to ensure their home is clean and well maintained

at all times, including daily food preparation and light housekeeping duties

You will have

Grade 12 education

Child and Youth Care Diploma or equivalent

Minimum 2 years of experience in community social services working with youth experiencing significant mental health, substance use, and/or concurrent disorder challenges in a multidisciplinary health care setting.

Experience in Trauma-Informed Practice, Harm Reduction, and Recovery-Oriented Care

Current Emergency First Aid/CPR and Food Safe certificates

Previous behaviour management course/training

Ability to effectively communicate (verbal & written) with team members, professionals,

families, and community members

Non-verbal communication skills

Restricted class 4 driver’s license (for Full-Time positions)

Satisfactory Driver’s Abstract

• Criminal record clearance for children and vulnerable adults
• Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) HUB clearance

TB Test

Moderate computer literacy

Eligibility to work in Canada

Experience working with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), ADHD, mental health challenges, and complex behavioural needs is an asset.*

Knowledge of and experience implementing trauma-informed practices.*

Experience supporting individuals with a Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) profile is highly preferred.*

Strong understanding of positive behaviour support, relationship-based practice, and person-centred care.*

Why join Pacific Coast Children’s Resources?

Pacific Coast Children's Resources offers work you can feel fulfilled by through quality programs and services to people who live with disabilities that promote independence, self-growth, and community integration. Pacific Coast Children's Resources is steadily growing, creating dynamic environments to work and learn. We encourage you to partner with us in fostering healthy, energetic lives by showcasing your passion for care, connecting to the communities we serve and collaborating in our culture of teamwork that makes Pacific Coast Children's Resources a great place to work.

What we offer

On-the-job training: MANDT, JOHS, Diversity and Inclusion, Medication Safety,

Confidentiality and Privacy, Trauma-Informed Practice, First Aid and CPR re-certification

Community involvement

An inclusive, supportive work environment

Competitive Salary

$29.22 – $33.54 per hour

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision care benefits package

Career development opportunities

We believe that a strong commitment to diversity & inclusion enables us to truly make services better for everyone. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities. Our goal is to ensure at every interaction all are welcome, comfortable, and safe.

At Pacific Coast Children's Resources, we understand that experience comes in many forms. We’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team - so if your experience is close to what we’re looking for, please consider applying.

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