Job Order Detail

Description

Ranch Ehrlo's Mackay House is seeking for highly motivated individuals to fill three full-time term Youth Care Worker positions. The Youth Care Worker worksone on one with youth within Mackay umbrella and Mackay group.

The Youth Care Worker provides care and support to vulnerable persons with complex needs, behavioural issues, developmental and mental health disorders, and/or other related issues. The Youth Care Worker is actively engaged and fully participates in all aspects of the children, youth, and/or adults group living experience, providing care, support, and role modelling. The Youth Care Worker works to provide the participants with a safe, nurturing, predictable, and structured living environment. The Youth Care Worker is involved in the implementation of the participants treatment plan and in meeting the participants emotional and physical needs.

Duties and Responsibilities

Services
     * Provide care and support to vulnerable persons with complex needs, behavioural issues, developmental and mental health disorders, and/or other related issues.
     * Maintain a therapeutic milieu.
     * Participate in the development and implementation of activity plans.
     * Engage and fully participate with the participants.
     * Provide observations to clinical professionals and unit managers regarding treatment plans, goal setting, and/or life skills.
     * Participate in team meetings and discussions.
     * Teach participants life skills such as self care, cooking, cleaning, budgeting, and positive interactions.
     * Resolve conflicts and respond to crisis situations using behavioural management and support methods including conflict resolution, crisis management, and life space interviewing.
     * Complete reports and documentation clearly, accurately, in a timely manner, and within agency standards.
     * Perform other related duties as assigned.