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Eagle's Nest Youth Ranch provides 24 hour quality care, counseling and therapeutic social and educational programs to vulnerable youth. Youth are provided with a home environment where caring adults provide routines and limits, nurturing and understanding, and teach values and skills required for successful living.
ENYR is currently recruiting casual Youth Care Workers to provide care, nurturing, therapeutic interventions & programming to youth. Casual Youth Care Workers will have the opportunity to move into term &/or permanent position(s).
Requirements include post secondary education in Youth Care Work, Social Work, Counseling or other related disciplines and/or 1-2 years previous work experience in human services.
Applicants must possess their own transportation.
Applications must include:
- resume, including a minimum of two supervisory work references and one personal reference
- cover letter
- clear criminal record check including vulnerable sector query
- valid class 5 driver's license
Salary ranges from $18.05 to $22.84/hour, depending on education and experience.
All costs to attend an interview and/or relocate will be incurred by the applicant.
We appreciate all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Essential Skills
- Document use
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
Additional Skills
- Housekeeping activities
Type of Community or Social Service
- Child welfare
- Early intervention programming for at-risk youth
Specific Skills
- Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
- Provide suicide and crisis intervention
- Resolve conflict situations
- Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and half-way houses
- Supervise children's visits with parents to ensure their safety
- Implement behaviour management programs
- Provide personal services support to persons with special needs
Work Setting
- Group home
Ability to Supervise
- 5-10 people
Work Location Information
- Various locations
Security and Safety
- Bondable
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Child abuse registry check
- Driver's validity licence check
Target Groups or Clients
- Adolescents
- Children