Casual Youth Support Worker - Youth Homes

Job Type: Casual 

Reports to: Youth Homes Supervisor/Manager

About the YWCA: YWCA is a leader in Prince Albert, providing awareness and advocacy for Women and other vulnerable individuals in our community. Empowering individuals, Families, and Communities to achieve Overall Wellbeing.

Responsibilities: Empower the clientele to make positive choices that will help lead them toward self-sufficiency while ensuring contract obligations are met.

Qualifications:

• Must be a good role model and demonstrate and practice a healthy lifestyle;
• Practical experience working with teenage youth, individuals with mental health challenges;
• Knowledge and understanding of Indigenous culture;
• Maintain professional boundaries in and out of the workplace as outlined in the YWCA Code of Conduct & Ethics Agreement;
• Strong organizational, administrative, and time management abilities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook). 
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Flexible and willing to learn;
• Must have First Aid & CPR Certificate/willing to be trained;
• All applicants must have a valid Saskatchewan Class 5 driver’s license;
• If you don't have a valid class 5 driver's license please do not apply.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Must pass YWCA Security Clearance with a successful vulnerable sector and criminal background check;
• Caring and compassionate attitude;

Remuneration: $23.54 per hour

Duties:

• Help identify career goals, and barriers to employment and assist youth with such matters as job readiness skills, job search strategies, writing resumes, and preparing for job interviews;
• Maintain a safe home environment;
• Prepare and cook for 10 or more youths;
• Maintain an accurate daily log on day to day business;
• Plan fun & educational activities for teenage youth;
• Support and guide the residents, teaching them responsibility as they transition into adulthood/independence;
• Maintain building security;
• Ensure nightly cleaning duties are complete;
• Ensure major housecleaning duties are complete as well as normal everyday cleaning/chores;
• Attend staff meetings;
• Provide support and advocacy to the residents and clients of the YWCA;
• Provide feedback to the Manager regarding clients;
• Provide feedback to the Manager on major issues and incident reports;
• Some administrative duties;
• Attend to crises as they arise during non-office hours. Contact the Manager in the event of a major crisis;
• Prioritize work, attending to the most urgent needs of the clientele first;
• Work unsupervised;
• Maintain confidentiality;
• Any other duties as requested;

Probation: All YWCA Prince Albert positions contain a three-month probationary period. 

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