Child and Youth Worker (Overnight)

Job summary

Provide direct overnight services to clients with mental health needs as part of an interdisciplinary team, maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment that supports individual client goals. Build and maintain therapeutic relationships with clients and their families or guardians, model positive social and problem-solving skills, and manage behaviour while following workplace health and safety practices.

Job details

Job Description Reporting to the LIT & Day Treatment Supervisor, the overnight Child and Youth Worker (CYW) works as part of an interdisciplinary team delivering direct services to clients with mental health needs. The overnight CYW is responsible for providing a safe and therapeutic environment in which individual client goals are actualized. All Kinark employees share the responsibility of workplace health and safety and the prevention of workplace hazards. Every employee must protect their own health and safety by working in compliance with the law and with safe work practices and procedures. In addition, it is important that the overnight CYW develops and maintains therapeutic relationships with clients, families and guardians and is adept at modeling positive social and problem solving skills, and skilled at behaviour management. This position is covered by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 355 group. The position will be scheduled to meet program needs as per the Collective Agreement. The hourly range for this role is $29.40/hr CAD- $32.22/hr CAD Qualifications: Child and Youth Worker diploma plus at least one year related experience Strong organizational, communication, interpersonal and administrative skills Current valid Standard First Aid/CPR Level C certificate Training in Understanding and Managing Aggressive Behaviour Understanding group dynamics and strong skills in group and individual counseling Candidates must also possess good report writing skills Must have a valid Ontario driver’s license Satisfactory Criminal Record Check (including a Vulnerable Sector Screening) and Pre-Employment Medical Candidates Bilingual in English and French will be given special consideration

What you’ll do

Provide direct overnight services to clients with mental health needs as part of an interdisciplinary team, maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment that supports individual client goals. Build and maintain therapeutic relationships with clients and their families or guardians, model positive social and problem-solving skills, and manage behaviour while following workplace health and safety practices.

Requirements

Requires a Child and Youth Worker diploma and at least one year of related experience, along with current Standard First Aid/CPR Level C and training in Understanding and Managing Aggressive Behaviour. Candidates must have strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, counseling, and report-writing skills, a valid Ontario driver’s license, and satisfactory criminal record and pre-employment medical checks; English-French bilingual candidates receive special consideration.

Listed skills

• Problem solving · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Therapeutic Relationship Building
• Behaviour Management
• Group Counseling
• Individual Counseling
• Communication
• Interpersonal Skills
• Organization
• Administrative Skills
• Report Writing
• Problem-Solving
• Group Dynamics
• Workplace Health and Safety
• Standard First Aid and CPR
• Managing Aggressive Behaviour
• Valid Ontario Driver’s License

Job areas

• Social Services
• Healthcare
• Security & Safety

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