Therapeutic Foster Parent

Enviros WSA; Calgary; On-site; CAD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily tax free per diem of $100

Comprehensive Training Program

On going support and coaching

24hr on call support

Job summary

Enviros is seeking Therapeutic Foster Parents to provide youth with a safe, caring family home and support their healthy development.

You will be part of a therapeutic team with a family coach, therapist, youth specialist and cultural supports, using experiential, strength-based approaches.

The program offers extensive training, ongoing coaching, and 24/7 on-call support to help you guide youth toward independence and a permanent home.

Qualifications

• Desire to support youth with complex needs.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care.
• Strong de-escalation skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing situations.
• Open communication with youth, families and teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe, caring family home for youth.
• Support healthy development and meaningful connections.
• Deliver daily experiences to foster growth toward independence.
• Work with a therapeutic team including a family coach, therapist and youth specialist.
• Participate in extensive training and ongoing program support.

Skills

Desire to help youth

Trauma-informed care

De-escalation skills

Encouraging and supportive

Open communication

Adaptability

Job description

Enviros is an innovative social services agency that provides critical, individualized programs to children, youth, adults and families in vulnerable situations to meet their desired outcomes and wellness.

Enviros helps our clients make strength-based changes to move to independence within a healthy community.

Enviros focuses programs on the unique needs of individual clients practicing experiential learning to provide opportunities for personal discovery and growth.

Enviros focus is on building relationships and is the foundation of the work we do. This enables clients to develop skills, healthy trust, and independence.

Brief Description

Therapeutic Foster Parent

Requirements

ENVIROS - Who We Are:

Enviros is an innovative social services agency that provides critical, individualized programs to children, youth, adults and families in vulnerable situations to meet their desired outcomes and wellness.

Enviros helps our clients make strength-based changes to move to independence within a healthy community.

Enviros focuses programs on the unique needs of individual clients practicing experiential learning to provide opportunities for personal discovery and growth.

Enviros focus is on building relationships and is the foundation of the work we do. This enables clients to develop skills, healthy trust, and independence.

Since our founding in 1976, Enviros has been an early adopter of new evidence-based best practices and has developed and informed other leading practices.

Why People Choose Enviros

Simply stated, our vision is: “The Power of Human Relationships Invites Belonging and Inspires Growth”.

The Program – Stride

Enviros is excited to be developing this newest model of care in the Child Intervention System. STRIDE is a Therapeutic Foster Caregiving model that is family based, culturally safe, short term, out of home placement program intended to support youth with complex needs. This model is a wraparound service that incorporates a highly skilled and trained the Contracted Agency Foster Parent, as the primary change agent, working within a Therapeutic Team, including cultural supports to provide individualized trauma informed supports.

Position Overview

Our Therapeutic Foster Parents provide youth with a safe, caring family home that can support their healthy development and meaningful connections until they are transitioned to their forever home. These Caregivers will provide the daily experiences that help youth grow into healthy adulthood. Our Therapeutic Foster Parents can have an incredible impact on the lives of complex children and youth who are in the Children Services system. We provide industry leading training to our Therapeutic Foster Parents to ensure they are able to provide the support and guidance needed to see these youth successfully transition out of care.

With the care of a loving, trauma informed home these children and youth can remain in a family home rather than entering into group care, homelessness or worse. Our Therapeutic Foster Parents can change the trajectory of a child’s life and future with the support of our highly skilled team approach.

The successful candidates will be part of this therapeutic team, which includes a family coach, therapist, youth specialist and cultural supports, that operates the program from an experiential, strength-based perspective.

When you become a caregiver with Enviros and the Stride program you are provided extensive support and resources. Our Caregiver Support Model is extensive and is designed with you in mind.

This Includes

• Extensive comprehensive training program
• Structured Experiences
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Weekly check ins
• Program Support Meetings
• Cultural and Wellness Supports
• Individualized Crisis Supports

Competencies

• Desire to support youth with complex needs
• Knowledge of trauma informed care
• Strong de-escalation skills
• Encouraging and
• supportive
• Able to adapt to changing
• Open Communication

Education & Experience

• Experience in human services with vulnerable
• Knowledge of strength-based practice and trauma informed
• care
• Experience working with complex behaviours

Other Qualifications

• Have a spare bedroom in your home
• Valid Class 5 driver’s license (Class 5 GDL will not be
• accepted)
• A clean driver’s abstract containing not more than two (2) minor offences or one (1) major
• offence
• Standard First Aid and CPR Level “C”
• Police Record Check with Vulnerable sector check (within six (6) months)
• Child Intervention Check (within six (6) months)

Perks

• Daily tax free per diem of $100
• Comprehensive Training Program
• On going support and coaching
• 24hr on call support

Enviros believes in the power of diversity and we are dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment. We ensure equal opportunity for all applicants and encourage people of all visible minorities, including Indigenous applicants, and those of any religion, sex, age, ability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression to apply.

Additionally, Enviros is committed to having a workforce of skilled and diversified representation of the population we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, however in our commitment to the population we serve, preference will be given to candidates self-identifying as an Indigenous Person.

Pre-Employment Background Check Requirements

As a condition of employment, all staff working for Enviros are required to complete:

• Intervention Record Check (IRC)Criminal Record Check including a Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC)

Both checks must be completed prior to the employee’s start date. Please note that this process can take up to six (6) weeks to complete.

Enviros will accept IRCs and Criminal Record Checks with VSC that are no more than six (6) months old at the time of hire.

Applicants may choose to apply for these checks in advance of being selected for an interview or employment by clicking the links below and following the required process to avoid potential delays in commencement if you are the successful candidate. Please be aware that initiating these checks does not guarantee advancement in the recruitment process.