Youth Worker, Employment Pathways (CSJ) (ON, Toronto)

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Youth Worker to support young individuals with disabilities in their summer work experiences. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact by coaching youth in essential life skills and facilitating their integration into the workforce. The ideal candidate will thrive in an inclusive and collaborative environment, working closely with a dedicated team to empower youth and help them succeed. With competitive compensation and a focus on professional growth, this position is perfect for those looking to make a difference while gaining valuable experience in the health and social services fields.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Professional growth opportunities

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Current student enrolled in post-secondary education.
• Experience working with youth with disabilities.
• Strong communicator and organized individual.

Responsibilities

• Support youth with disabilities in job training and life skills.
• Facilitate social interactions and group programming.
• Communicate regularly with Occupational Therapists.

Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Coaching/Mentoring

Flexibility

Observant & Reflective

Education

Post-secondary education

Tools

Google Docs

Google Slides

Google Sheets

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Join us in building a world of possibility! Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada’s largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital. We are a top 40 Canadian research hospital that is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, and we serve over 8,500 families annually.

Our vision is to support the most meaningful and healthy futures for all children, youth and families. Providing both inpatient and outpatient programs and services, Holland Bloorview is renowned for its expertise in partnering with clients and families to provide exceptional care and is the only organization to ever achieve 100 per cent in three successive quality surveys by Accreditation Canada.

Holland Bloorview has won numerous awards including Greater Toronto's Top Employers, Canada's Top Employers for Young People and Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures. We offer an inspiring, inclusive, innovative, and collaborative work environment with competitive compensation and benefit packages and programs that support ongoing learning and professional growth.

Youth employment pathways at Holland Bloorview support teens and young adults with disabilities to participate in employment experiences and build skills, confidence and connections. The Youth at Work program is for high school students who are starting to build experiences through volunteering at our hospital. Hourly rate will be $21.69.

Key Responsibilities
The Youth Worker works with youth with an intellectual disability, autism and/or physical disability to enable them to be successful in summer work experiences. The specific responsibilities include:

Participate with individual in job task training and organizational orientation. Adapt learning strategies suited to the individual and tasks to promote job performance. Examples: detailed daily schedule, task breakdown and checklists of steps.

Coach individual to develop and use life skills needed for job success, for example: communication skills, following a schedule, etc.

Support individual in virtual social interactions with peers, co-workers and/or supervisors, if needed.

In addition, the Youth Worker may:

• Support group programming (workshops, social group) by facilitating social interactions
• Perform other assigned duties or projects (e.g., preparing graduation certificates).

The Youth Worker will communicate and meet regularly with the program’s Occupational Therapist(s). Meetings focus on discussion of specific client’s participation and goals and adjustments to supportive strategies as needed in order to promote client’s engagement, confidence, competence, inclusion, safety and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• You are a current student enrolled in post-secondary education.
• Your interests and experiences include:
  • Interest in a career in health / social services fields
  • Experience working with youth with disabilities
  • Experience in a coaching or mentoring role
  • Paid work experience working in two or more roles/industries (e.g., hospitality, recreation, administration, etc.)
• You are:
  • Flexible
  • A person who recognizes strengths in self & others
  • Observant & reflective
  • A good listener
  • A strong communicator
  • Able to identify opportunities for learning and develop action plans
  • Self-directed but also a good team member
  • Organized
  • Experienced using Google Docs, Slides, Sheets and Microsoft office products (Word, Powerpoint, Excel)
• Lived experience of disability is an asset.
• Please include any relevant and current certifications on your resume, such as:
  • Principles of Healthy Child Development certification https://www.highfive.org/
  • First Aid/CPR training
  • Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate

Weeks of work and required availability:

• Must be available to work 30 hours/week starting June 16 until August 22 with possibility of some training days prior to June 16.
• Work is primarily onsite at Holland Bloorview but occasional flexibility to work at various workplace locations in the Toronto community and/or virtually is required.

Additional Qualifications

This position is funded through a government program, which creates summer job opportunities for students; therefore, eligible candidates must be:

• Must be between 15 and 30 years of age at the beginning of the employment period. The youth must be 15 years of age at the beginning of the employment period. The youth may be more than 30 years of age at the end of the employment period as long as the youth was 30 at the beginning of the employment period.
• Must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment. International students are not eligible participants. Youth awaiting a refugee status ruling, as well as those who hold a temporary visitor visa, youth visa or work visa are ineligible.
• Must have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.
• Youth hired for a CSJ-funded job should not be already employed full-time by the organization. However, a youth working part-time for an employer, or who has previously worked for an employer as part of a Co-op placement is eligible for a CSJ-funded job.