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