Child Youth Care Worker (FT) - Zeno House FSCD

CS; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 33,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits when eligible

Team-oriented environment

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Catholic Social Services is seeking a full-time Child & Youth Care Worker in Edmonton to join Zeno House. You will support youth with developmental disabilities in a structured, client-centered program, focusing on life skills, education placement, and community access.

You will collaborate with families, professionals, and the Zeno team to implement individual service plans. The role requires a Diploma/Degree in Human Services and at least two years of related experience; First Aid and

Qualifications

• A Diploma/Degree in Human Services (or equivalent).
• Two years of experience counselling families and youth with behavioral and developmental disabilities.
• Experience with children and family programming, youth in care, residential care, and case management.
• Certification or training in First Aid, Violence/Crisis Intervention, and related areas is an asset.
• Must pass Police Check including vulnerable sector search and IRP; valid driver's license is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support children and youth in a residential setting.
• Develop and oversee service plans for children, youth, and guardians.
• Help youth overcome barriers and build healthy relationships with families and communities.
• Assist youth at appointments, meetings, and educational/day program participation.
• Provide life skills teaching with hands-on learning and in-the-moment guidance.
• Assist youth in accessing community resources and supports.
• Support youth with personal care and maintain case files and documentation.
• Submit program documentation within established time frames; navigate electronic databases.

Skills

Counselling

Youth care

Residential care

Case management

Crisis intervention

First Aid

Aboriginal awareness

Communication

Education

Diploma in Human Services

Degree in Human Services

Tools

Microsoft Office

Electronic documentation

Job description

Catholic Social Services is currently seeking a full-time, 40 hours per week, Child & Youth Care Worker in EDMONTON to join our Zeno House team. Providing excellent client-centered care, you are confident, thoughtful, and motivated to achieve success when supporting others in your community

The application deadline is November 2, 2026.

Program Overview

Zeno House is made up of a team of dedicated caregivers providing service for children under 18 with developmental disabilities including but not limited to Autism. This structured and routine based program is designed to follow individual service plans and support youth with Executive Functioning, Speech Therapy and Psychological Needs.

Job Summary

As a Child and Youth Care Worker you will be working with youth who have Children Services (CFS) and Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) involvement you and will be responsible for assessing the needs of the youth and parent/guardian providing counselling and teaching basic life and community skills while ensuring basic needs are met (food, clothing, shelter, healthcare, safety). The Child and Youth Care Worker creates a safe, warm and positive environment where children/youth feel welcomed and loved. Other responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supervising and supporting children and youth in a residential setting
• Collaborating with and Developing/overseeing service plans for children, youth, and parents/guardians.
• Assisting children and youth in overcoming barriers, and supporting them to develop positive and healthy relationships with their families and communities
• Assisting children and youth in attending appointments, attending professional meetings and supporting them in successfully participating in their educational placements and/or day programs
• Supporting children and youth through life skills pre-teaching and in-the-moment learning, with a hands-on approach
• Supporting youth to access community resources and natural supports
• Supporting youth with personal care
• Managing case files and documentation for youth
• Submitting required program documentation within established time-frames
• Navigating electronic databases and inputting electronic documentation as required
• Collaborating with Zeno team members and other community professionals as required
• Performing basic housekeeping duties (cleaning, organizing, laundry meal preparation, gardening etc.)
• Other duties as required

What This Job Requires

• A Diploma/Degree in Human Services (or equivalent)
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience counselling families, children/youth with behavioral and developmental disabilities is required.
• Experience with children and family programming, youth in care, residential care, and case management is a requirement of this position.
• Certification or training in Aboriginal Awareness, Abuse Awareness, Standard First Aid, Medication Administration, and Violence/Crisis Intervention is a definite asset.

The ideal candidate will have an organized and compassionate approach to the work, strong teamwork skills and a commitment to developing positive supporting relationships,

Other qualifications include

• Proven ability to provide effective communication, collaboration, crisis intervention, and conflict management with clients
• Experience with or willingness to be trained on physical holds on the youth that we serve.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training (NVCI) must be completed upon hire
• Demonstrated assessment, problem solving, and critical thinking skills
• Knowledge of community resources is an asset
• Intermediate competency with Microsoft Office and other Agency computer applications
• Demonstrated ability to act with professionalism, confidentiality, and diplomacy
• Proven case documentation and effective information reporting practices
• Police Information Check including vulnerable sector search, and Intervention Record Check current within six (6) months
• 2 Years of Driving experience will be an asset

What We Offer

• The salary for this position is $24.21 - $27.24 per hour based on qualifications and experience. We offer flexibility and supportive working environment.
• Comprehensive benefit options when eligible.
• Work within a highly collaborative, team-oriented organization, where your ideas are heard, and you can see your impact daily.
• Growth Opportunities: apply and grow your skills within a dynamic, innovative and expanding Agency that is taking a leadership role in our industry.

About Catholic Social Services

You will be joining an established Agency that is guided by faith to care for and bring hope to people in need with humility, compassion and respect.

With 65 years of service delivery experience, Catholic Social Services is one of the largest multi-function social services agencies in Canada, with nearly 2000 staff, and hundreds of volunteers delivering over 100 different programs to people in need throughout Central Alberta and Edmonton.

Our values are at the core of everything we do!

• Humility: We acknowledge with gratitude our human abilities and limitations. We demonstrate humility by doing the best that we can with the resources that we have.
• Compassion: We respond to people in need with love. We demonstrate our compassion by caring for people without judgment and without condition.
• Respect: We demonstrate our respect by being personally present, open and attentive to those we care for and by honouring their dignity and freedom.

We thank all applicants. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Catholic Social Services is committed to fostering a diverse and representative workforce. In an effort to enrich our agency and reflect the communities we serve, we welcome applications from qualified individuals of all diverse groups and backgrounds.