Youth Worker

Job Order #: 5667815

Employer Name:

Montreal Lake Child and Family Agency Inc.

Wage/Salary Info:

based on education and experience

Posted Date:

08-Feb-2019

Location:

MONTREAL LAKE CREE NATION

# of Positions:

Employment Terms:

Full Time

Education:

Technical/Applied Science Certificate

Experience:

3-5 Years

Apply By:

04-Mar-2019

How to Apply?:

Cover letter outlining your interest, skills and abilities in the position you are applying for. Resume with 3 professional reference letters. Current CPIC and Vulnerable Sector Check. Copy of Drivers Licence and Drivers Abstract. Copy of any other certification that relates to the position of interest.

Application Information

Employer Name:
Montreal Lake Child and Family Agency Inc.

Contact Name:
Neeyanna Nelson

Contact Phone:
306 663 5095

Contact Fax:
306 663 5099

Contact Email:
nnelson@mlcfa.ca

Description

To guide and support youth in their personal, social and educational development; provide support services to youth by empowerment and opportunities through community-based programming/activities; encourage positive personal, social, cultural and educational development by assessing needs and providing support and guidance. 2 positions available - one in Montreal Lake 106A and one in Little Red 106B

Skills and Abilities

Essential Skills
- Significant use of memory
- Continuous learning
- Computer use
- Finding information
- Job task planning and organizing
- Critical thinking
- Decision making
- Problem solving
- Working with others
- Oral communication
- Writing
- Numeracy
- Document use
- Reading text
Transportation/Travel Information
- Valid driver's licence
- Willing to travel regularly
- Own vehicle
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Babysitting Certificate
- Cultural Awareness Training
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Child and Youth Care Worker (CCW/CYW) Diploma
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
Additional Skills
- Food preparation
- Administrative and office activities
Type of Community or Social Service
- Bereavement issues
- Programs dealing with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
- Services for the homeless
- Services for pregnant teens
- Crime prevention
- Early intervention programming for at-risk youth
- Volunteer coordination
- Socio-economic needs or conditions (housing, nutrition, unemployment, financial assistance)
- Personal and social adjustment and health (substance abuse, gambling, behaviour disorders)
- Child welfare
- Education or training
Specific Skills
- Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of treatment programs
- Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
- Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
- Provide personal services support to persons with special needs
- Conduct individual and group counselling sessions
- Implement behaviour management programs
- Implement substance abuse treatment programs
- Supervise children's visits with parents to ensure their safety
- Resolve conflict situations
- Provide suicide and crisis intervention
- Develop, coordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
- Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
- Implement life skills workshops
- Obtain information and prepare reports or case histories
Work Setting
- Youth drop-in centre
- Social service agency
Ability to Supervise
- 11-15 people
Work Location Information
- Remote location
- Rural community
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Work under pressure
- Fast-paced environment
Security and Safety
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Child welfare check
- Criminal record check (abstract)
Target Groups or Clients
- Persons with mental health disabilities
- Young offenders
- Aboriginal groups
- Children
- Adolescents

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Youth Worker

Job Order #: 5667815

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Skills and Abilities