TPYS - Youth Worker (Congregate Care) (2025-448-YPS)

WoodGreen Community Services; Toronto; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community service organization in Toronto seeks a Youth Worker for a contract position to provide oversight and support for youth in a congregate care program. The ideal candidate will have experience working with youth, strong interpersonal skills, and relevant certifications. Responsibilities include direct care, developing activities, and ensuring safety. This role requires shift work and offers competitive pay at $23.82/hour, with an inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• 1 year of work experience with youth in a live-in treatment setting.
• Valid 'Understanding and Managing Aggressive Behaviour' certification.
• Valid 'First Aid/CPR' certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct, client care and supervision to clients in the congregate care program.
• Promote Youth and Family Engagement.
• Ensure the safety and security of the residents in the facility.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Conflict resolution skills

Communication skills

Organization skills

Teamwork

Education

University or College degree in Child & Youth Work

Bachelor of Social Work

Job description

Overview

Competition #2025-448-YPS TPYS - Youth Worker (Congregate Care) (2025-448-YPS)

Employment Type: Contract Hourly (3-month Contract), CUPE Bargaining Unit (1 vacancy)

Work Hours: 30 or 50 hours per week (Rotating week 1 50 hours/week, week 2 30 hours/week)

Work Setting: Exclusively On-Site (Redwood Program)

Salary: $23.82/hour

Application Deadline: October 07, 2025 by 11:59 pm

Program Overview – Youth Justice Program

Turning Point Youth Services (TPYS) is an accredited, non-profit agency serving youth (12 to 24 years of age) and their families in the east end of Toronto. Turning Point’s mission is to empower youth to make positive change, and to accomplish this, it offers a continuum of services for youth and their families with a focus on mental health, housing/sheltering, and youth justice. Turning Point Youth Services and WoodGreen Community Services announced on July 2, 2024 the integration of the two organizations. The combination of these two agencies will enable a more effective and integrated approach to the provision of comprehensive support services for youth in the GTA.

The Redwood Program is our new youth justice, congregate care program. It is a 6-bed, gender specific, structured, live-in program for young males involved in the justice system and living with mental health challenges. The goal of the program is to prevent and reduce youth involvement in the criminal justice system and support their reintegration to the community. Youth Workers provide direct, quality client care and supervision to program clients. They provide client-focused and strength-based relationship-based interventions. This program is staffed by at least two Youth Workers at all times.

What You Will Do

• Incorporate in your work a strengths-based relationship-based philosophy of care and a belief in the resilience of youth.
• Provide direct, client care and supervision to clients in the congregate care program.
• Perform the duties of a Primary Worker for assigned clients.
• Promote and integrate Youth and Family Engagement.
• Promote an environment of inclusion that promotes equity and respects diversity.
• Develop and deliver activities and therapeutic programs.
• Ensure the safety and security of the residents in the facility.
• Complete documentation and reports as required.
• Participate in the day-to-day operation of the facility.
• Shift work is required.
• Perform other duties as required.

What You Bring to the Team

• University or College degree and/or diploma in Child & Youth Work and/or Bachelor of Social Work.
• 1 year of work experience with youth in a live-in treatment setting.
• Demonstrated understanding of the complex issues and challenges facing our clients.
• Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent communication, organization, administrative and computer skills.
• Able to work well as part of a team
• Valid “Understanding and Managing Aggressive Behaviour” certification.
• Valid “First Aid/CPR” certification
• Completion of required suicide prevention and intervention training.
• Ontario G driver’s license and comfort driving agency vehicle considered an asset.

What Will Set You Apart

• Demonstrated experience in the youth justice sector considered an asset.
• Appreciation of the importance of engaging youth and families from a strength-based relationship-based approach.
• Sensitivity to, and ability to work with, a diverse client and staff group.
• Ability to demonstrate an anti-oppression approach to practice and work from a client-centered, anti-racism, harm reduction, and trauma informed approach is required.
• Demonstrate knowledge of issues affecting marginalized communities, policies, legislation, programs, and other issues related to scope of practice and social determinants of health.
• Experience working with diverse and marginalized communities, including ethno-cultural and religious groups, LGBTQSS+ youth and youth adults, those impacted by poverty and those involved in youth justice.

This is a collective bargaining unit position with CUPE Local 3501.

WoodGreen is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free selection process and work environment. If contacted in relation to an employment opportunity, please advise our People & Culture representatives at [e-mail] of the accommodation measures required. Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

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