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Eagle's Nest Youth Ranch provides 24 hour quality care, counseling and therapeutic social and educational programs to vulnerable youth. Youth are provided with a home environment where caring adults provide routines and limits, nurturing and understanding, and teach values and skills required for successful living.
ENYR is currently recruiting full-time, part-time, and casual Youth Care Workers to provide care, nurturing, therapeutic interventions & programming to youth.
Requirements include post secondary education in Youth Care Work, Social Work, Counseling or other related disciplines and/or 1-2 years previous work experience in human services.
Applicants must possess their own transportation.
Applications must include:
- resume, including a minimum of two supervisory work references and one personal reference
- cover letter
- clear criminal record check including vulnerable sector query
- valid class 5 driver's license
Salary ranges from $18.41-22.01/hour, depending on education and experience.
All costs to attend an interview and/or relocate will be incurred by the applicant.
We appreciate all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Essential Skills
- Document use
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
Additional Skills
- Housekeeping activities
Type of Community or Social Service
- Child welfare
- Early intervention programming for at-risk youth
Specific Skills
- Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
- Provide suicide and crisis intervention
- Resolve conflict situations
- Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and half-way houses
- Supervise children's visits with parents to ensure their safety
- Implement behaviour management programs
- Provide personal services support to persons with special needs
Work Setting
- Group home
Ability to Supervise
- 5-10 people
Work Location Information
- Various locations
Security and Safety
- Bondable
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Driver's validity licence check
Target Groups or Clients
- Adolescents
- Families
- Children
- Aboriginal groups
- Culturally diverse groups