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Description

We have an opportunity for term employment as a Probation Officer/Community Youth Worker within Community Corrections, Prince Albert office. Your primary goal will be to work within an integrated and collaborative client service approach providing programs and services to adults and young offenders.

You will also:

- Work closely with adolescents/adults in an environment with varying diverse needs, gender differences, and cultural and spiritual belief systems;
- Collaborate with community agencies, other organizations, and government personnel;
- Compose and complete court and violation reports, community collateral, and curfew checks;
- Perform home/community assessments;
- Conduct/complete risk assessments, and develop and implement case management plans;
- Develop and initiate programming and interventions;
- Develop and maintain accurate and updated client files/records; and
- Work with victims of criminal offences.

Ideal Candidate

To qualify, you will possess a degree in human services in any of the following fields: Social Work, Indigenous Social Work, Human Justice, Education, Arts: Justice Studies, Psychology, Sociology, Criminology, Police Studies and Indigenous Studies or possess grandfathering provisions in accordance with Community Corrections qualifications. A degree from an accredited university or college that does not focus on human behaviour along with acceptable correctional and/or human behavioural work experience may be considered. If your degree was obtained outside of Canada, you must have it assessed against Canadian education standards. Please visit Foreign Credential Validation Against Canadian Standards - Canada.ca to obtain information on the process.

This position is required to travel and work flexible hours, which sometimes may involve evenings. A valid drivers license is required.