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Do you like excitement and challenge in your work, where every day is always a little bit different? Do you want to be part of a collaborative team that has a role in making a difference in the lives of youth? If so, then becoming a Parental Care Worker may be the career for you!

The Ministry of Corrections and Policing is accepting applications for Permanent Part Time Parental Care Workers across the province. Parental Care Workers are positive, motivated and energetic role models that are non-judgmental and have excellent communication, interpersonal and problem solving skills. Parental Care Workers are responsible and accountable, exhibit leadership, embrace diversity and equality, and treat everyone with dignity and respect.

A Parental Care Worker will:work and supervise youth or groups of youth who may have special needs, gender differences and various cultural and spiritual belief systems; establish, build and maintain work relationships utilizing effective interpersonal communications (both written and verbal); work as a team, as well as independently; maintain the safety, security, management and control of youth and transport youth; maintain a level of fitness to meet the requirements of a physically demanding work environment, and work proficiently with various computer systems and electronic software.