Child Youth Worker

Pacific Coast Community Resources; Campbell River; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company dedicated to supporting youth in a community setting. As a Child Youth Worker, you will empower and advocate for children’s rights, while providing exceptional care and support to promote independence and community integration. This role involves collaboration in a multidisciplinary team and offers competitive pay with comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

On-the-job training

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision care benefits

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in community social services working with youth.
• Current Emergency First Aid / CPR and Food Safe certificates required.
• Valid BC Driver’s License and reliable vehicle are essential.

Responsibilities

• Advocate for the child’s rights and choices, ensuring they are respected.
• Assist with activities of daily living and medication administration.
• Document daily activity and health information in the case management database.

Skills

Effective verbal and written communication

Non-verbal communication

Trauma-Informed Practice

Harm Reduction

Recovery-Oriented Care

Education

Grade 12 education

Child and Youth Care Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Child Youth Worker

About the Role

As our Child Youth Worker, you will work as part of a vibrant team to provide care and support to young people living in staffed homes within their community.

You’ll encourage and empower the youth we support to be independent, self-determining, and live the life they envision while maintaining excellent standards of care, health, and safety.

Your natural ability to care for others and work both independently and collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team will allow you to influence your team’s success.

Core Responsibilities

• Ensure the supported child’s rights and choices are respected and advocate as needed
• Interact effectively with children we support
• Empower the children we support to be full citizens of their community
• Participate in the development, implementation, and documentation of Personal Service Plans
• Foster positive relationships with the child’s family members, professionals, co-workers, and members of the community
• Assist with activities of daily living and medication administration
• Maintain an excellent understanding of behaviour management principles and strategies, including mental health needs
• Record the daily activity and personal health information (PHI) of the children we support on our case management database
• Work in conjunction with the children to ensure their home is clean and well maintained, including daily food preparation and light housekeeping duties

Qualifications

• Grade 12 education
• Child and Youth Care Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years of experience in community social services working with youth experiencing significant mental health, substance use, and/or concurrent disorder challenges in a multidisciplinary healthcare setting

Additional Requirements

• Experience in Trauma-Informed Practice, Harm Reduction, and Recovery-Oriented Care
• Current Emergency First Aid / CPR and Food Safe certificates
• Previous behaviour management course / training
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Non-verbal communication skills
• Valid BC Driver’s License and reliable vehicle with $2,000,000 third-party liability insurance
• Satisfactory criminal record clearance for children and vulnerable adults
• Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) HUB clearance
• TB Test
• Moderate computer literacy
• Eligibility to work in Canada

Why join Pacific Coast Children’s Resources?

Pacific Coast Children's Resources offers meaningful work through quality programs and services for people living with disabilities, promoting independence, self-growth, and community integration.

We are steadily growing, creating dynamic environments to work and learn.

We encourage you to partner with us in fostering healthy, energetic lives by showcasing your passion for care, connecting with the communities we serve, and collaborating within our culture of teamwork that makes Pacific Coast Children's Resources a great place to work.

What we offer

• On-the-job training: MANDT, JOHS, Diversity and Inclusion, Medication Safety, Confidentiality and Privacy, Trauma-Informed Practice, First Aid and CPR re-certification
• Community involvement
• An inclusive, supportive work environment
• Competitive Salary: $27.54– $31.61 per hour
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision care benefits
• Career development opportunities

We believe that a strong commitment to diversity & inclusion enables us to truly improve our services for everyone.

We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized individuals, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities.

Our goal is to ensure that all interactions are welcoming, comfortable, and safe.

At Pacific Coast Children's Resources, we understand that experience comes in many forms. We’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to our team — so if your experience is close to what we’re looking for, please consider applying.