Youth Support Specialist — School & Community

Pacific Community Resources Society (PCRS); Surrey; On-site; CAD 77,373,000 - 80,683,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living wage employer

Generous vacation & sick time

Health benefits coverage

Disability & life insurance

Employee & family assistance

Municipal pension plan

Flexible schedules

Professional development

Job summary

Pacific Community Resources Society is seeking a Youth Worker at Honour Secondary School in Surrey to provide one-to-one support for students, helping them succeed in school and develop goals with teachers. You will assist with IEPs, assess needs, and engage youth in pro-social activities within a multidisciplinary team.

The role requires flexibility to work evenings and weekends, strong communication, cultural safety, and experience helping youth with barriers to attendance.

Qualifications

• Experience working with youth in educational settings.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.
• Strong collaboration within multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provides culturally safe and diverse, in-class support services to vulnerable youth
• Establishes relationships with youth to ensure they are supported to make connections to longer term community resources, specifically those that address their needs relating to education and life skills
• Engages with and encourage youth to participate in pro-social activities by supporting daily school-based outings in the community
• Participates in outdoor or gym activities such as hiking, swimming, sports, basketball etc.
• Participates in team meetings and team building
• Shared ideas and understanding with team members and work collaboratively
• Completes administrative paperwork, daily case notes and statistical record keeping/ reporting
• Provides one-to-one outreach to students experiencing barriers to class attendance; this could mean picking up students from home and bringing them to school
• Provides outreach support by taking youth to appointments in the community such as medical, legal, counselling, grocery shopping etc.
• Supports teaching staff to develop creative curriculum opportunities that mirror real life

Job description

Pacific Community Resources Society is seeking a Youth Worker at Honour Secondary School in Surrey to provide one-to-one support for students, helping them succeed in school and develop goals with teachers. You will assist with IEPs, assess needs, and engage youth in pro-social activities within a multidisciplinary team.

The role requires flexibility to work evenings and weekends, strong communication, cultural safety, and experience helping youth with barriers to attendance.