Children Outreach I (Casual)

Job summary

Provide one-to-one support for children with disabilities and assist with family empowerment. Facilitate skill-building and recreational activities while working both independently and as part of a team.

Job details

Catholic Social Services is currently recruiting for casual (replacement) Children’s Outreach Workers in Red Deer. Job Summary: The focus of the Children’s Outreach Program is to provide supports to families and children with disabilities. Important aspects of this position are to provide one-to-one support for children with disabilities, parental support, and to assist with family empowerment. Skill building and recreational activities are also important components of this satisfying position. The successful candidates must have the ability to work independently with children with a variety of disabilities as well as be part of a team. Please note, as our programs operate 24 hours per day, shift work is required and will include weekends. What This Job Requires: Minimum Grade 12 Diploma Must be registered under the Health Care Act if education is related (including but not limited to): Registered Social Workers Registered Nurses Masters-Level Psychology Experience working with children with developmental disabilities is considered an asset A vehicle and valid class 5 driver's license – requirement to transport clients in your personal vehicle Clear and Current Drivers Abstract Proof of Vehicle Insurance showing $2 million liability coverage Proof of Vehicle Registration for insured vehicle Valid First Aid and CPR is considered an asset Vulnerable Sector Check from local RCMP or city police detachment Child Intervention Record Check What We Offer: The compensation for this position is $16.35 to $24.71 per hour based on qualifications and experience. Flexible benefit options when eligible. Work within a highly collaborative, team-oriented organization, where your ideas are heard, and you can see your impact daily. Growth Opportunities: apply and grow your skills within a dynamic, innovative and expanding Agency that is taking a leadership role in our industry. About Catholic Social Services: You will be joining an established Agency that is guided by faith to care for and bring hope to people in need with humility, compassion and respect. With 65 years of service delivery experience, Catholic Social Services is one of the largest multi-function social services agencies in Canada, with nearly 2000 staff, and hundreds of volunteers delivering over 100 different programs to people in need throughout Central Alberta and Edmonton. Our values are at the core of everything we do! Humility: We acknowledge with gratitude our human abilities and limitations. We demonstrate humility by doing the best that we can with the resources that we have. Compassion: We respond to people in need with love. We demonstrate our compassion by caring for people without judgment and without condition. Respect: We demonstrate our respect by being personally present, open and attentive to those we care for and by honouring their dignity and freedom. We thank all applicants. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Catholic Social Services is committed to fostering a diverse and representative workforce. In an effort to enrich our agency and reflect the communities we serve, we welcome applications from qualified individuals of all diverse groups and backgrounds.

What you’ll do

Provide one-to-one support for children with disabilities and assist with family empowerment. Facilitate skill-building and recreational activities while working both independently and as part of a team.

Requirements

Requires a minimum Grade 12 diploma and a valid class 5 driver's license with a reliable vehicle. Candidates must be able to pass a vulnerable sector check and child intervention record check.

Benefits

• Flexible benefit options

Listed skills

• Teamwork · Preferred
• First Aid · Preferred
• crisis intervention · Preferred
• CPR · Preferred
• case management · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Recreational activities · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Child support
• Family empowerment
• Skill building
• Recreational activities
• Case management
• Crisis intervention
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Independent work
• First aid
• CPR
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification
• First Aid Certification
• Valid Driver's License
• Compassion
• Shift Work
• Working With Children
• Social Work
• Developmental Disabilities
• Disabilities
• Leadership
• Psychology
• Innovation
• Team Oriented

Job areas

• Social Services
• Healthcare
• Unclassified
• Family / School / General Case Manager
• Social Work and Counselling Professionals
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers