Youth Worker - Relief

ARC Programs Ltd.; Kelowna; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

ARC Programs Ltd. is seeking Child and Youth Workers to support and nurture children and youth in their care. This role involves providing emotional support, assisting with personal care, and managing challenging behaviors. Candidates should have relevant experience and qualifications, with opportunities for flexible hours and a comprehensive benefits package upon successful completion of a trial period.

Benefits

Full benefit package after trial period

Accrued vacation and sick time

Qualifications

• Experience working with high-risk children and youth in a group care setting.
• Experience supporting youth with complex needs and behaviors.
• Sufficient training and experience to perform all responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and emotional nurturing to children and youth.
• Assist youth with personal care needs including eating, dressing, and bathing.
• Manage challenging behaviors and respond to crisis situations.

Skills

Emotional nurturing

Crisis management

Collaboration

Education

Health Care Assistant

Human Service Worker Diploma

Child & Youth Care Diploma

Community Support Worker

BSW

Job description

Who We Are:

arc programs exists to create thriving communities, free of systemic barriers and full of belonging, equity, and hope. We have a bold vision to ensure everyone in our communities feels connected and cared for, and we are excited to be expanding our team to help us accelerate our impact!

We're Hiring!

We are now accepting applications for a Child and Youth Workers to provide support, supervision and nurturing to children and youth living in our two-bed staffed resources, located in Kelowna or West Kelowna.

Hours / Schedule:

Relief Youth Workers (Casual) - Up to 40-hrs / week.

Relief applicants have the flexibility to accept a combination of the following shifts, based on their preferred schedule - start times may vary slightly based on work location.

• 8-hour morning shifts (7am start time)
  
• 8-hour evening shifts (2pm start time)
  
• 10-hour overnight shifts (10pm start time)

Applicants who are willing to work overnight shifts on an on-call basis are encouraged to apply.

While not guaranteed, Relief Youth Workers are typically able to work full-time hours, if they choose to do so.

Responsibilities:

Youth Workers will:

• Work successfully as part of a collaborative case management team.
• Provide care and emotional nurturing, as well as skilled intervention and supervision of the children and youth living in the home.
• Support clients to develop healthy lifestyles and appropriate behaviors
  Applicants should be aware that this position involves assisting youth with personal care needs, including eating, dressing, bathing and toileting as well as managing challenging behaviours and responding to crisis situations.

Preferred Education and Experience:

Preference will be given to applicants who have experience working with persons with disabilities including autism, as well as experience supporting youth and children who have complex needs and behaviours.

Ideally candidates will have experience working with high-risk children and youth in a group care setting.

Other Skills and Attributes:
This position requires sufficient training and experience to perform all responsibilities of the job description.

Qualifications include Health Care Assistant, Human Service Worker Diploma, Child & Youth Care Diploma, Community Support Worker, BSW, or other related Diploma, Degree, or Certificate Program, or relevant combination of training and related experience.

Other Requirements:

Given the nature of our work, please note that all shortlisted candidates:

• Need a valid BC Driver's License, regional insurance, and a reliable personal vehicle.
  
• Must undergo a screening process, including a criminal record search.

Wage / Benefits:

$ 27.85 - $ 29.15 per hour based on relevant experience and education.

Upon successful completion of a trial period, this position is eligible for a full benefit package (including dental plan, vision

coverage, life insurance, extended medical coverage, long-term disability plan, and RRSP or TFSA contributions) as well as accrued vacation and sick time at 5.8% - above BC Employment Standards!

Why we’re an employer of choice!

Like most in the social services sector, arc programs is an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and ensure everyone on the team demonstrates cultural safety and sensitivity of all populations we serve.
But we believe there’s more to our work culture that promotes high levels of employee satisfaction and retention…

We are inclusive.

We use an anti-oppressive lens to inform our work with folx of all cultures, races, ethnic backgrounds, disabilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, socio-economic status, religions, and other oppressions to enhance our approach to equality.

We are ever-evolving.

We recruit and retain highly skilled staff and support their development through training, education,
research, best practices, and innovation.

We foster a culture of continuous learning, utilizing a two-eyed seeing approach – incorporating the strengths of western knowledge and Indigenous Knowledge: ways of knowing, doing and being – while engaging meaningfully with the provincial community social services sector, Indigenous communities, and agencies.

Discover more about our agency services and work culture at arcprograms.com.

If you feel a connection to our values and work, we’d love to hear from you!

Click the “Apply for This Job” Button.

We appreciate your interest, but kindly note that due to the high number of applications we receive, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

We acknowledge that arc programs is situated in the ancestral, traditional and unceded territories of the Syilx peoples in the Okanagan and West Kootenay region. We also acknowledge the Métis and Inuit peoples who reside in these regions.