Child and Youth Worker – Relief

Kinark Child and Family Services; Aurora; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Kinark Child and Family Services seeks a Child and Youth Worker to join their interdisciplinary team. The role focuses on delivering direct services to clients with mental health needs within a DBT framework, emphasizing the importance of client safety and therapeutic relationships. Candidates should possess a Child and Youth Worker diploma and be equipped with strong communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year related experience.
• Current valid Standard First Aid/CPR Level C certificate.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct services to clients with mental health needs.
• Develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with clients.
• Implement DBT treatment and model positive skills.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Skills

Behaviour Management

Education

Child and Youth Worker diploma or Equivalent

Job description

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Job Summary:

Reporting to the Supervisor, Live-in Treatment, the Child and Youth Worker (CYW) works as part of an interdisciplinary team delivering direct services to clients with mental health needs. Working within a Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) treatment modality, the CYW is responsible for providing a safe and therapeutic environment in which individual client goals are actualized. All Kinark employees share the responsibility of workplace health and safety and the prevention of workplace hazards. Every employee must protect their own health and safety by working in compliance with the law and with safe work practices and procedures.

Job Description

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Supervisor, Live-in Treatment, the Child and Youth Worker (CYW) works as part of an interdisciplinary team delivering direct services to clients with mental health needs. Working within a Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) treatment modality, the CYW is responsible for providing a safe and therapeutic environment in which individual client goals are actualized. All Kinark employees share the responsibility of workplace health and safety and the prevention of workplace hazards. Every employee must protect their own health and safety by working in compliance with the law and with safe work practices and procedures.

In addition, it is important that the CYW develops and maintains therapeutic relationships with clients, families and guardians and is adept at implementing DBT treatment, modeling positive social and problem-solving skills, and skilled at behaviour management.

Salary: Step 1: $27.82 per hour; Step 2 $29.20 per hour; Step 3 $30.58 per hour

Qualifications:

• Child and Youth Worker diploma or Equivalent, plus at least one year related experience
• Experience working in mental health
• Strong organizational, communication, interpersonal and administrative skills
• Current valid Standard First Aid/CPR Level C certificate
• Understanding of DBT, group dynamics and strong skills in group and individual counselling
• Must have a valid Ontario driver’s license.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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