Youth Development Coach - Permanent - Full-time

Applytoeducation; Okotoks; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Foothills School Division is seeking a Youth Development Coach to join the Cameron Crossing/Foothills Outreach Centre team. The role is school-based to support positive development of student behaviour and social/emotional learning, and to lead in coordinated behaviour management programs with staff and students.

The Coach will help improve students’ self-concept and social skills, fostering strong working relationships with parents and the community.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Child & Youth Care or related training.
• Experience with social-emotional learning and trauma-informed practice is an asset.
• Ability to work with students in grades 7–12 and engage with families.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement coordinated behaviour management programs with leadership support for staff and students.
• Provide leadership to staff and students to promote positive development.
• Support the Junior High program with some overlap into High School, and collaborate with parents and community.

Skills

Behaviour support

Staff collaboration

Parent communication

Education

Diploma in Child & Youth Care

Job description

Foothills School Division is currently seeking a Youth Development Coach to join our Cameron Crossing/Foothills Outreach Centre team.

The Youth Development Coach is a school-based role that assists in supporting the positive development of student behaviour and social/emotional learning. The Coachassists in the design and implementation of coordinated behaviour management programs by supplying leadership and assistance to staff and students. The improvement of students' self-concept and the development of social skills in individual students or within entire classes are each a strong focus of the program. The ability to foster good working relationship with parents and community is critical.

Cameron Crossing School is a unique setting serving students in grades 7-12 with significant social-emotional-behavioural complexities. This position will primarily be supporting the Junior High program, with some overlap with the High School program.

To prepare for this role, you have a diploma in Child & Youth Care, or a combination of related post-secondary training and experience working with children and youth with social-emotional-behavioural complexities. Related training in trauma-informed practice, adolescent brain development, and/or nonviolent crisis intervention or SIVA is an asset.

Following the school calendar, hours of work are 32.5 hours per week (1 .0 FTE) Monday to Friday.

We appreciate and consider all applications, however, only those applicants selected for further consideration will be contacted.