Senior Youth Worker- Day Program
Senior Youth Worker- Day Program
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Senior Youth Worker Day Program
Senior Youth Worker Day Program (Directions Youth Services) Competition #1925
About Our Opportunity:
This is a fulltime 35hourperweek position that serves homeless atrisk streetinvolved and streetentrenched youth and takes a leadership role in internal case management and maintaining the safety of the resource. This position provides guidance information and referral to youth accessing the centre promoting safety and where possible assisting in their transition from the street to healthier alternative lifestyles. This position takes on a mentoring role with Youth Support Workers practicum students and others in the Day Program. This position reports to the Day Program Assistant Manager of Directions Youth Services Centre
We Value You Benefits:
- Three weeks vacation for fulltime staff * entitlement increases from there
- Three paid household leave days a year*
- Two paid Wellness Days a year
- Paid sick days
- Two and a half paid Agency days for fulltime staff *
- Five paid days for education leave/year
- One paid Moving Day/year
- Subsidized professional association annual dues (if applicable)
- A work culture that values transparency teamwork learning fairness and integrity
Health and Wellness Resources:
- Generous health/dental benefits after 3 months.
- Three flex benefit options to meet your individualized needs
- Option of psychological/counseling services (up to $1500/year)
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Long Term Disability Plan
- Insurance Travel insurance
Pension: Municipal Pension plan enrollment for eligible employees
Work Hours: Monday Friday 8:004:00 pm
35 hours/ week (Full Time)
Salary: Grade 9 Salary range Step 1 4 $28.81 $31.91
Location: 1138 Burrard Street Vancouver BC (in office)
Posting End Date: Posting will remain open until filled
What do you need to succeed
Education Training Experience
- Bachelors degree in Social Work or other relevant education
- One year of experience working with risk and/or homeless youth in areas such as child protection life skill development community support and /or community outreach
- Or an equivalent combination of education training and experience
Knowledge Skills Abilities
- Ability to engage in clientcentered change by establishing respectful relationships and increasing client motivation for positive change and ability to observe and recognize change in clients
- Ability to initiate and influence case management and creatively support complex decisionmaking
- Ability to share best practices with more junior staff and lead in circumstances where required
- Knowledge of the systematic issues that affect lowincome and marginalized people and relevant community social and health resources and government services and systems.
- Collaborative Communication including teamwork & cooperation interpersonal communication presentation skills diversity and cultural agility
- Personal Effectiveness including integrity and ethical behavior personal resilience adaptability/flexibility commitment to learning
- Personal Leadership including influence initiative judgment and decisionmaking creativity and innovation
- Commitment to Excellence including results focus clientcentered service planning and organizing professional expertise and technological proficiency
- Maintain and ensure consistency in required documentation and financial records
- Performs other related duties as required
Additional Requirements
- Successful completion of a Criminal Record Check
- Valid BC drivers license; Drivers Abstract is required
- Current First Aid CPR NonViolent Intervention Certificates are an asset
- Mental Health First Aid and Suicide Intervention Training and Food Safe Level 1 are an asset
How to apply:
If this describes you please submit your application to us through our website https://fsgv/careers/
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. We thank all candidates and searchers for your interest.
We believe in the power of inclusion and the power of enabling all our staff to thrive by embracing diversity and fostering equality. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all staff that dismantles barriers and creates opportunities. Our organization is committed to recruiting a diverse workforce representing the communities we proudly serve while encompassing the principles of equity inclusion and diversity. Decisions regarding recruitment hiring promotion compensation and all other terms and conditions of employment will be made without regard to race colour ancestry place of origin political beliefs religion marital status family status physical or mental disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age or nonapplicable criminal condition.
If you require a disabilityrelated accommodation to participate in the recruitment process or are an internal candidate please email your resume and cover letter (indicating the competition number #1925 in the email subject line) to .
We gratefully acknowledge that our programs are delivered on traditional and ancestral lands and waters of the Coast Salish peoples including the Xmkym (Musqueam) Skwxw7mesh xwumixw (Squamish) Sellwitulh (Tsleil Waututh) Qayqayt Katzie Kwantlen Kwekwetlem Semiahmoo Matsqui and Tsawwassen First Nations. Huy ch qu.
JOIN US FOR A MEANINGFUL CAREER HELPING OTHERS AND BRING YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF!
About Us
When you work with us you will join a caring team of people who will value you as a whole person. You will also have the opportunity to do meaningful leadingedge work that has a direct impact on the local community.
Directions Youth Services is a division of Family Services of Greater Vancouver (FSGV) which for more than 90 years has provided a variety of essential resources for children families and individuals in the Greater Vancouver community. We believe in the resiliency of Vancouvers youth who are atrisk homeless and streetinvolved. We assist youth under the age of 25 to get counseling for trauma mental health or substance issues. Our teams strive to create spaces and build connections with youth who are facing challenges of street life substance use mental health concerns and disconnection from their communities. Directions inclusive programs of shelter and dropin safe houses and other unique programs are committed to being a community leader in harm reduction work and fostering lowbarrier spaces where all youth are welcome.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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