Awake Overnight (Coaldale)

Rippling, Inc.; Coaldale; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability, Life and AD&D Insurance

Extended Health & Dental Coverage

Additional Health Spending Account

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness Days

RRSP Matching

Company Events

Training and Professional Development

Job summary

Closer to Home Community Services (CTH) in Coaldale, AB is seeking an awake overnight supervisor to support children and youth in a group home. You will use the Teaching Family Model to build safe relationships and teach skills that promote thriving at home and in the community.

This permanent full‑time role requires flexibility for evenings, overnights, weekends and holidays, plus a valid Alberta Class 5 driver's license, a personal vehicle, and clear background checks.

Qualifications

• Trauma-informed, family-sensitive and culturally responsive care required.
• Willing to work evenings, overnights, mornings, weekends and holidays.
• Must have a personal vehicle and a clean 3-year driver's abstract; mileage reimbursed per CRA guidelines.
• Police Information Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search and an Intervention Record Check required.
• Ability to manage crises in a therapeutic manner and intervene if necessary.

Responsibilities

• Implement hourly room checks and document observations.
• Investigate unusual night-time activity and contact on-call staff as needed.
• Manage crises and escalated behaviours using trauma-informed approaches.
• Support children's and youth's mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
• Perform day-to-day household tasks such as cooking and cleaning.
• Transport youth to early-morning appointments, school, or emergencies.
• Support bedtime and early-morning routines and medication management.
• Adhere to policies regarding pets/service animals in group homes.

Skills

Trauma-informed care

Culturally responsive care

Communication skills

Evening/Night shift flexibility

Education

Diploma/degree in a related field

Tools

Class 5 Alberta driver’s license

Job description

About Us:

Closer to Home Community Services (CTH) is a non-profit organization located in Alberta since 1995. CTH provides a wide range of services designed to meet the unique needs of children, youth and families. Be a part of an innovative team that envisions a world where “every child is thriving within supportive family and community relationships”. Join in our mission to facilitate growth and belonging in communities of meaningful relationships and where our integrity is grounded in evidence-based practice authentically informed by, and connected to, diverse cultural wisdom. Together, we will journey with children and families to uncover strength, hope and healing, creating new possibilities for a brighter future.

CTH is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for all; including different cultural backgrounds, spiritual beliefs, and sexual and gender diversities. We strive to be an employer of choice with a focus on wellness and connection.

Company benefits include:

• Disability, Life and AD&D Insurance
• Extended Health & Dental Coverage
• Additional Health Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Days
• RRSP Matching
• Company Events
• Training and Professional Development

About the Position:

This permanent full-time position works to support children and youth in a community group home in Coaldale, Alberta. Your primary responsibility is to provide awake and proactive overnight supervision. Utilizing the Teaching Family Model as a holistic approach, you will develop safe, stable relationships and teach skills that increase self-efficacy, with the goal of children and youth living and thriving in their families and communities.

Responsibilities:

• Implementing and documenting hourly room checks
• Investigating any unusual night time activity in the house and contacting on-call or supervisory staff as needed to assist with any emergencies
• Managing crises and escalated behaviours
• Using a trauma informed approach
• Supporting children and youth with strategies to enhance their mental, physical, emotional and spiritual well-being, and to increase their sense of belonging
• Completing day to day household tasks such as cooking, cleaning and other duties as required
• Transporting youth to early morning appointments, school or in case of emergency
• Supporting bedtime and early morning routines
• Medication management
• Adhere to workplace protocols regarding pets/service animals in group homes, including reporting any allergy risks or concerns.

Qualifications:

• Experience providing trauma-informed, family-sensitive and culturally responsive care
• Willing to work an unstructured work week, including evenings, overnights, mornings, weekends and holidays
• This position requires the use of a personal vehicle for work-related purposes. Candidates must show proof of a class 5 Alberta driver's license, a personal vehicle, and a clean 3-year drivers abstract. Candidates must also agree to maintain $2 million liability insurance on their personal vehicle, and consent to the possibility of an annual driver's abstract review to meet our insurance provider's requirements. Mileage will be reimbursed in alignment with the CRA guidelines and CTH policy.
• A Police Information Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search and an Intervention Record Check must be completed prior to commencement.
• Ability to manage a crisis situation in a therapeutic manner, and, if necessary, intervene physically to the risk of harm to children and staff. TCI training is provided.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills and ability to effectively communicate with and relate to people of all ages.
• Detail oriented and organized; able to manage multiple priorities at the same time.
• Eager to learn and carry out the principles and philosophy of CTH and the Teaching Family Model.
• Compassionate, with a positive, empathetic and relational approach.
• Experience working in Community Group Care or other “in-care” programs (preferred).
• A diploma or degree in a related field is preferred, and previous experience working with vulnerable children and families is an asset; a combination of education and experience will be considered.

All positions at Closer to Home Community Services require (5) competencies: I nstills Trust, Consumer Focus, Communicates Effectively, Situational Adaptability and Ensures Accountability

Closing Date:

Until suitable candidate is found

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Similar titles for this role:

Overnight Residential Counselor, Overnight Support Staff, Overnight Youth Worker

In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, we honour and acknowledge that we work on the ancestral lands of the Siksikaitsitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy) which is comprised of the Siksika, Kainai, Piikani and Amskapi Piikani Nations, and the shared territories of the TsuuTina and Iyarhe Nakoda Nations. We further acknowledge that Sikookotoki (Lethbridge) and Sa'am'sin (Medicine Hat) are home to many Indigenous people and respect various distinct cultures, languages and customs.