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The Emergency Receiving Home Worker is responsible for the intake process, crisis intervention procedures and child-in-care procedures. The Emergency Receiving Home Worker is responsible for the safety and supervision of children in their care, as well as meal preparation and maintaining daily routines. The Emergency Receiving Home Worker must be flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the children who come into the CUMFI Childrens Emergency Receiving Home at varying hours. MUST have Early Childhood Education Certificate.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support childcare with a philosophy of building on strengths and supporting challenges.
- Conduct the intake / discharge process of the children.
- Work through the intake process: opening file, collecting information and determining areas of strength and challenges to support the children.
- Case Management, Crisis Intervention procedures, child protection and child-in-care services and protocols.
- Foster a team approach with other staff and stakeholders.
- Provide one on one support to children to create stability and a personally satisfying quality of life.
- Keep contact notes on a regular basis
- Administering medication(s).
- Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Social Work or related field of study and / or a suitable combination of training and extensive training in working with children.
- Strong understanding of child development and human behavior.
- Knowledge and understanding of the history of Aboriginal peoples and their socio-economic backgrounds.
Available Positions:
Part-Time 12am-12pm or 12pm-12am every Saturday, Sunday and Stat Holidays
Casual
Essential Skills
- Oral communication
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Computer use
Additional Skills
- Use computer applications
- Perform administrative tasks
Work Setting
- Community service organization
Client Population
- Adolescents
- Child
Area of Social Work Specialization
- Community development
- Child welfare