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Provide support to families with children 0 to 6 years of age. Facilitate groups such as parenting, cooking, healthy child development, and others as needed. Plan, organize and implement various activities for parents and children. Must be flexible and able to adapt to other job duties as needed. Must have Valid Drivers License, pass a CPIC, Contract is for six months to cover off a maternity leave.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Willing to travel
- Valid driver's licence
Additional Skills
- Administrative and office activities
- Food preparation
Type of Community or Social Service
- Education or training
- Child welfare
- Socio-economic needs or conditions (housing, nutrition, unemployment, financial assistance)
- Early intervention programming for at-risk youth
- Services for pregnant teens
- Programs dealing with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Programs dealing with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Specific Skills
- Obtain information and prepare reports or case histories
- Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
- Conduct follow-up assessments
- Develop, coordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
- Provide suicide and crisis intervention
- Resolve conflict situations
- Conduct individual and group counselling sessions
- Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
- Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
Work Setting
- Community or neighbourhood centre
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Driver's validity licence check
Target Groups or Clients
- Families
- Children
- Culturally diverse groups
- Street population