Senior Youth Support Lead (Evening Shift)

Family Services of Greater Vancouver; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Three weeks vacation for full-time

Three paid household leave days

Two paid Wellness Days

Two and a half paid Agency days

Five paid education leave/year

One paid Moving Day

Referral Bonus

Milestone celebrations

Lunch and Learns

Safe and Respectful Work Environment

Opportunities for Growth

Ongoing mentoring and recognition

Transparent, team-based culture

Flex benefit options

Employee Assistance Plan

Long Term Disability

Insurance and Travel insurance

Job summary

Directions Youth Services, a division of Family Services of Greater Vancouver, invites applications for Dusk to Dawn- Senior Youth Worker (competition #19-26). This full-time, 35-hour-per-week role serves homeless and street-involved youth, taking a leadership role in internal case management and maintaining the safety of the centre.

You will mentor Youth Support Workers and practicum students, provide guidance and referrals, document notes in the online database, and support youth toward

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related field.
• Experience: 1 year working with at-risk/homeless youth or similar.
• Certifications: Criminal Record Check and First Aid certification (required or preferred).

Responsibilities

• Intake and assessment of new clients’ access and referrals.
• Identify individual youth needs and provide support, crisis intervention, harm reduction, and advocacy.
• Initiate involvement with designated authorities to support Integrated Case Management strategies.
• Maintain notes, statistics and incident reports in the online database.
• Ensure adherence to program policies, procedures and safety standards.

Skills

Intake & assessment

Crisis intervention

Advocacy

Record keeping

Policy compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related field

Job description

Directions Youth Services, a division of Family Services of Greater Vancouver, invites applications for Dusk to Dawn- Senior Youth Worker (competition #19-26). This full-time, 35-hour-per-week role serves homeless and street-involved youth, taking a leadership role in internal case management and maintaining the safety of the centre.

You will mentor Youth Support Workers and practicum students, provide guidance and referrals, document notes in the online database, and support youth toward