Pet Sitter

PetSitter.com; Abbotsford; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

MANDT training

Diversity & Inclusion initiatives

Career development opportunities

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

Pacific Coast Children's Resources is seeking a Child Youth Worker to support youth in staffed homes within the community and help them live independently as they participate in Personal Service Plans.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to empower youth, maintain high standards of care, health, and safety, and document progress in the care plans and PHI on our systems.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 education required; Child and Youth Care Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in community social services with youth facing mental health/substance use challenges.
• Current Emergency First Aid/CPR and Food Safe certificates.
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members, families, and community members.

Responsibilities

• Advocate for child rights and choices within care plans.
• Interact effectively with the children we support.
• Empower youth to participate in their community.
• Develop and document Personal Service Plans.
• Maintain positive relationships with families and professionals.
• Assist with activities of daily living and medication administration.
• Apply behavior management principles with mental health considerations.
• Record daily activity and PHI in the case management database.
• Support a clean, well-maintained home with daily meals.

Skills

Communication

Trauma-Informed Practice

Harm Reduction

Recovery-Oriented Care

First Aid/CPR

Food Safe

Non-Verbal Communication

Driver's License

Education

Grade 12 education

Child and Youth Care Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Case management database

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

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

To work in conjunction with the children we support to ensure their home is clean and well maintained at all times, including daily food preparation and light housekeeping duties

Requirements

You will have 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 health care setting.

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

Ability to effectively communicate (verbal & written) with team members, professionals, families, and community members

Non-verbal communication skills

Unrestricted Class 5 Driver’s license.

If driving a commercial company vehicle, a Class 4 license is required.

Satisfactory Drivers Abstractor

Criminal record clearance for children and vulnerable adults Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) HUB clearance Moderate computer literacy Eligibility to work in Canada

Why join Pacific Coast Children’s Resources?

Pacific Coast Children's Resources offers work you can feel fulfilled by through quality programs and services to people who live with disabilities that promote independence, self-growth, and community integration.

Pacific Coast Children's Resources is 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 to the communities we serve and collaborating in 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 $29.22 – $33.54 per hour Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision care benefits package Career development opportunities We believe that a strong commitment to diversity & inclusion enables us to truly make services better for everyone.

Diversity & Inclusion Commitment

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

Our goal is to ensure at every interaction all are welcome, 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 the team - so if your experience is close to what we’re looking for, please consider applying.