Awake Overnight Youth Worker (2026-337-YPS)

Woodgreen-Community-Services; Toronto; On-site; CAD 44,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

WoodGreen Community Services is seeking an Awake Overnight Youth Worker to support vulnerable youth in the Withrow program in Toronto. The role is 40 hours per week (Mon–Fri, 12am–8am), on-site only, with a CUPE Local 3501 bargaining unit.

Salary is approximately $51,279.44 per year, with application deadline September 14, 2026. Candidates should have a degree in Child & Youth Work or Social Work, relevant youth-care experience, and certifications in First Aid/CPR and behavior management.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Child & Youth Work or Social Work.
• Experience in congregate care preferred.
• Good communication and administrative skills.

Responsibilities

• Promote a safe, therapeutic environment and build trust with clients.
• Incorporate strengths-based, relationship-based care emphasizing resilience.
• Promote Youth and Family Engagement and inclusive practice.
• Provide direct client care in the live-in program and maintain records.
• Complete administrative duties within required timeframes and communicate effectively.

Skills

Communication skills

Administration skills

Teamwork

Education

Degree in Child & Youth Work or Bachelor of Social Work

Job description

Job Details

• Competition #2026-337-YPS
• Awake Overnight Youth Worker (2026-337-YPS)
• Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, CUPE Bargaining Unit(1vacancy)
• Work Hours: 40 hours/week (Monday - Friday 12am-8am)
• Work Setting: Exclusively On-Site (Withrow Program)
• Salary: $51,279.44
• Application Deadline: September 14, 2026 by 11:59 pm

Who We Are

WoodGreen is a team of diverse and innovative change makers working together to make a difference in our communities. A United Way Anchor Agency with a proven track record and an entrepreneurial mindset, we continuously seek to develop solutions to critical social needs while striving to become a Centre for Equity.

Visit woodgreen.org to learn more about who we are and to review our Equity Statement.

We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce, representative of the communities we serve. We encourage, and are pleased to consider, applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized persons/persons of colour, women/women identifying, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ persons, and others who contribute towards promoting innovative ideas and solutions.

Program Overview: Youth Programs & Services - Withrow Program

WoodGreen Community Services and Turning Point Youth Services have officially integrated. This development brings together two trusted organizations with decades of experience supporting vulnerable youth across East Toronto.

By uniting under one organization, WoodGreen Community Services is building a stronger, more coordinated network of support for young people aged 12 to 24. The integration allows us to offer a broader range of services, streamline referrals, and create a more seamless experience for youth and families navigating complex challenges.

What You Will Do

• Promote a safe and therapeutic environment and establish therapeutic relationships with clients through role modeling consistent with the Agency Mission, Vision and Values.
• Incorporate into your work a strengths-based relationship-based philosophy of care and a belief in the resilience of youth.
• Promote and integrate Youth and Family Engagement.
• Promote an environment of inclusion that promotes equity and respects diversity.
• Assess and understand client mental health needs through a developmental and traumainformed lens, offer and actualize methods of intervention not considered psychotherapy, in compliance with relevant legislation and the CRPO guidelines regarding the Controlled Act of Psychotherapy which identify, limit and control means of psychotherapy techniques delivered through a therapeutic relationship.
• Provide direct, client care and supervision to clients in the live-in program.
• Ensure that client records are maintained as per agency standards and in accordance with privacy policies and legislation.
• Ensure that administrative duties are completed within required timeframes.
• Effectively utilize communication systems to convey client and program related information.
• Maintain responsible oversight of agency finances and assets.
• Maintain adequate upkeep of the physical plant and property (interior and exterior).
• Assist with meal preparation as required.
• Represent the Agency in a professional manner when dealing with families, external professionals, general public and community partners.
• Perform other duties as required.

What You Bring to the Team

• University or College degree and/or diploma in Child & Youth Work and/or Bachelor of Social Work.
• Some relevant experience, preferably in congregate care child and youth work.
• Demonstrated understanding of the complex issues and challenges facing our clients.
• Good communication skills – verbal and written.
• Good administration and computer skills.
• Able to work well as part of a team.
• Valid \"Understanding and Managing Aggressive Behaviour\" certification.
• Valid \"First Aid/CPR\" certification.
• Completion of required suicide prevention and intervention training.
• Ontario G driver’s license, and comfort driving agency vehicle, considered an asset.

What Will Set You Apart

• Demonstrated experience in the youth justice sector considered an asset.
• Appreciation of the importance of engaging youth and families from a strength-based relationship-based approach.
• Sensitivity to, and ability to work with, a diverse client and staff group.
• Ability to demonstrate an anti-oppression approach to practice and work from a client-centered, anti-racism, harm reduction, and trauma informed approach is required.
• Demonstrate knowledge of issues affecting marginalized communities, policies, legislation, programs, and other issues related to scope of practice and social determinants of health.
• Experience working with diverse and marginalized communities, including ethno-cultural and religious groups, LGBTQSS+ youth and youth adults, those impacted by poverty and those involved in youth justice.

This is a collective bargaining unit position with CUPE Local 3501.

WoodGreen is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free selection process and work environment. If contacted in relation to an employment opportunity, please advise our People & Culture representatives at [e-mail] of the accommodation measures required. Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

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