child and youth worker
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Child Youth Worker
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September 17, 2024
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Maple Tree Consulting and Support Services
Job details
Maple Tree Consulting and Support Services is a dynamic organization that prides itself in its ability to adapt to the needs of the _Children, Youth, and Families _we serve. We work in collaboration with our person?s served, Child and Family Services, community agencies and stakeholders. Maple Tree Consulting is currently hiring for _*Child & Youth Care Workers.*_
We are unique in that we let our values guide the services we provide to the Children, Youth, and Families.
*Equity: *
We are an organization that works together with those we serve by doing what is right, fair, and in alignment with best practices.
*Inclusion: *
Our organization nurtures and encourages inclusivity of everyone served which also encompasses our Employees.
*Innovation:*
We pursue change, and are committed to learning, growing, and evolving.
*Integrity:*
Maple Tree adheres to honest, respectful, and reliable values within our organization.
The Personalized Community Care (PCC) team works in partnership with Children?s Services and Collaborative Service Delivery agencies to provide 24-hour support to youth in a home environment. Youth involved with SPS generally require a level of support beyond that of a typical placement, such as in a foster home or group care setting.
_*Job Responsibilities: *_
Child & Youth Relationship:
* Create a safe and positive environment where youth can learn and grow
* Support youth to engage with their culture, community, family, and peers through role modelling and relentless support.
* Provide transportation for youth, enabling them to engage in community and family events, as well as attendance at school and professional support appointments
* Modelling, and teaching a variety of life skills including positive relationship building, appropriate boundaries, self-care/hygiene, and communication skills
* Support individuals to function more independently
* Teaches and assists individuals with activities such as hygiene, basic cooking, money management, shopping, and safety skills.
* Facilitates physical, recreational, social, and vocational activities
* Meet the educational needs of person(s) served (assistance with homework, day programming when person(s) served is not in school)
* Maintain consistency of house rules and routines, and consequences
* Protect resident privacy and information
* Provides feedback and support to individuals
* Recognizes, analyzes and deals with potential emergency situations such as individuals? aggressive behavior to minimize potential harm to the person and/or the public
* Report issues and problems to the Supervisor
_*House Responsibilities:?*_
* Light cleaning and cooking duties
* Maintain both the inside and outside of the facility
* prepare and serve meals, and carry out household cleaning duties
* Administers medication to individuals in accordance with established policies and procedures
* Facilitate effective shift exchanges, staff communication, and/or communication of issues or concerns
* Work in collaboration with the CSD Service Team and make recommendations based on observations and time spent with the youth
* Advocate and support youth to advocate for themselves to access resources or supports to enhance their connections and development
* maintains liaison with other agencies, professionals, government officials and the community
* Contribute to team effectiveness through clear and direct communication and participation in staff meetings
* Attend all training
_*?Documentation: *_
* Document observations and share with the Specialized Program Support (SPS) team at monthly meetings, focusing on strengths of youth
* Complete and maintain documentation of daily activities and observations.
* Participate in the Care Team through the ongoing development of care plans and programs
* Participates in assessment, goal setting and program planning such as Individualized Support Plans for persons supported.
* Documents and implements the plan.
* Provides input into the evaluati
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LocationEdmonton, AB
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Workplace information
On site
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Salary$23.00 to $28.00HOUR hourly
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Terms of employment
Casual employmentFull time
- Start date
Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies
1 vacancy
- Source
indeed.com
#9449921722
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