Life Skills Coach - My Way Youth

Prince George Native Friendship Center; Prince George; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Prince George Native Friendship Centre is seeking a compassionate Life Skill Coach for the My Way Program, aimed at helping youth transition into adulthood. This full-time position involves supporting at-risk youth with essential life-skills training while ensuring they have the resources to thrive independently. Ideal candidates will have experience in social services and a passion for mentoring youth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience in child and youth care or related field.
• Life Skills Coach certification and Class 4 Driver's License preferred.
• Ability to undergo a successful criminal record search.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and support to youth in the My Way program.
• Coordinate community resources and advocate for client-centered issues.
• Participate in on-call crisis response system.

Skills

Knowledge of health and social issues

Ability to work with at-risk youth

Community resource coordination

Education

Social Services Diploma

Tools

Crisis Prevention Intervention

Suicide Intervention

Food Safe

Job description

The Prince George Native Friendship Centre (PGNFC) delivers programs and services through a lens of reconciliation, as we have been doing since the inception of the PGNFC for the past 50+ years. A key component of this journey is ensuring the voices of each person is heard and included in our trauma informed and culturally dynamic approach; this perspective is critical to reconciliation. We respect and honour people's stories as they share their experiences, perspectives, and beliefs in the direction we are taking as an organization; we view this as a strengths-based process, where we build upon the multitude and diversity of existing strengths.

Prince George Native Friendship Centre

" We are a dynamic and compassionate team facilitating individual, family, and community growth, well-being and mutual understanding through the "power of friendship".

You are a role model for youth. You are passionate about supporting our youth, to heighten their abilities towards independent living, employment readiness, job search, and social development.

Come join our team as a:

Life Skill Coach - My Way Program

Full Time ($27.19/hr. - $32.76/hr.)

You have extensive knowledge of health and social issues impacting vulnerable youth. You will provide supervision, direction, and support to the youth engaging in the My Way Supported Independent Living Program. The My Way program is designed to transition youth aged 16-19 into adulthood by building on-going supports as youth develop independent living situations and provides young people with effective hands on life-skill trainings essential for self-reliance as an adult.

You will provide direct client support; assist in facilitation, coordinate community resources; support and advocate for client centered issues and be part of the on-call crisis response system.

Qualifications include:

• Social Services Diploma or related post-secondary education and/or combined experience.
• Minimum 2 years' experience in child and youth care, or employment placement or employment training; and a Class 5 Drivers License.
• Willingness and ability to work with at-risk youth; Awareness of community services, resources, and systems; Teach and model effective techniques and interventions with youth; facilitating assessments using Ansell Casey and other client centered approach assessment tools; Experience in working with Indigenous groups/communities in a cultural context.
• Certification: Life Skills Coach, First Aid, Class 4 Driver's License, Crisis Prevention Intervention, Suicide Intervention, Food Safe; are required but will consider applicants willing to achieve after hire.
• Ability to undergo a successful criminal record search.

Preference will be given to applicants of Canadian Indigenous ancestry. We encourage all candidates to self-identify. Our process is protected by the BC Human Rights Tribunal under Non-Profit Exemption.

To apply for this position, please visit our website at https://pgnfc.prevueaps.com to submit a resume and cover letter on or before June 22, 2025.

Prince George Native Friendship Center