Youth Justice Navigator

Boyle Street Community Services; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Boyle Street Community Services is seeking a Justice Navigator to empower at-risk youth in Edmonton. This role focuses on legal navigation, cultural support, and fostering healing through community engagement. Ideal candidates will have a background in human services and a commitment to supporting marginalized youth.

Benefits

Access to Lumino Health

Employee activities and events throughout the year

Various training initiatives and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working with high-risk youth is an asset.
• Knowledge of addictions, gangs, sexual exploitation, houselessness and poverty.
• Police Check and Child and Youth Intervention Check completed.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with youth workers and legal professionals.
• Provide direct support to young people navigating legal systems.
• Develop and implement programs aimed at reducing recidivism.

Skills

Compassion

Cultural Support

Advocacy

Education

Post-Secondary degree in Human Services, Social Sciences or Social Work

Job description

“Despite great challenges we believe unhealthy cycles can be broken, new opportunities created and, through healing, health restored.”

Reporting to Youth & Young Adult Services Program Manager the Justice Navigator is a transformative initiative dedicated to supporting at-risk youth involved in the legal system in amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton area) and the Boyle Street community. This role exists to empower youth in navigating the legal system, fostering healing through community, and achieving life goals by integrating care-centered, Indigenous-focused, and restorative justice practices.

Through legal navigation assistance, the program provides youth with the education, advocacy, and mentorship necessary to address legal challenges, reconnect with community, and build long-term stability. The role also ensures access to Elders, Knowledge Holders, and culturally significant practices, reinforcing a holistic approach to youth empowerment and legal system navigation.

This position will be directly involved with young people ages 15-30, who have complex behaviors and/or addictions and/or experiencing houselessness. The ideal candidate will provide compassionate and unconditional care and acceptance for the youth.

“We stand with our clients, side by side, patiently and for as long as they want – a constant and consistent caring force”

• This position is a three-year term as part of a pilot project, with potential for extension based on funding availability.
  
  

Position Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with youth workers, legal professionals and community members to build a supportive network for justice-involved youth
• Provide direct support to young people navigating legal systems, including completing legal aid applications, guidance on documentation and education on legal rights
• Empower youth by providing the knowledge and tools to navigate the legal system, addressing both their immediate legal challenges and the broader systemic factors impacting their communities
• Provide cultural support. This may include, but is not limited to, attending sweats, smudging, connection to Elders, pow-wows, teachings, drum making, rattle making, sun dances, and round dances
• Develop and implement programs aimed at reducing recidivism, fostering accountability, and prioritizing healing over punishment
• Provide culturally relevant, consistent support and education to ensure youth feel connected, informed, and equipped to advocate for themselves
• Assist in creating a safe, secure, and supportive environment which respects the participant and their right to participate in all decisions affecting them
• Provide guidance, support and make referrals for youth participants on issues related to health, family, addictions, justice, education, employment, recreation and housing
• Ensure all data collection and reporting are carried out in a safe, efficient and timely manner
• BSCS is more than a workplace. It is a community where everyone helps and contributes to the whole, and there is an expectation that all employees will take part in events (during the work week and occasionally during weekends and evenings). This includes fundraising campaigns, running community meals, medicine picking etc.
  
  

Qualifications

• Post-Secondary degree in a relevant field (Human Services, Social Sciences or Social Work)
• Some experience in human services, or in the inner-city area preferred
• Experience working with high-risk youth is an asset
• Knowledge of addictions, gangs, sexual exploitation, houselessness and poverty
• Knowledge of Indigenous Culture and ceremony
• Police Check with the Vulnerable Sector and Child and Youth Intervention Check completed within the past six months
• Valid First Aid certificate or enrolled in a future course
• Valid Class 5 Drivers License & access to a reliable personal vehicle with minimum $2,000,000 liability insurance
  
  

Why Work for Boyle?

• All work done positively impacts the community and its members!
• Access to Lumino Health, including Stress & Wellness support
• Employee activities and events throughout the year
• Various training initiatives, and development opportunities
  
  

Boyle Street Community Services (BSCS) is a values-driven organization that believes our clients are the experts in their own life. Your job will be to foster innovation with your team alongside our clients.

Clients, staff, and partners are vital members of the Boyle Street team, so we place emphasis on making sure that we address each other correctly by using preferred pronouns. We invite you to let us know how to properly refer to you and your pronouns as you explore finding a professional home with us.

Boyle Street Community Services aims to foster a work environment that is rich with Indigenous culture, teachings, ceremonies, and activities- as a reflection of the communities we serve and the land we reside upon.

Boyle Street Community Services is an equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity of the communities we serve and are committed to engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce. Boyle Street Community Services welcomes applications from First Nation, Inuit, Métis, New Canadian, differently abled, and LGBTQ2S communities.