Casual Worker Children and Youth
Casual Worker Children and Youth
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Job Opportunity
Position Title: Casual Worker Children and Youth
Classification : Casual
Hourly Rate: $18.59 $20.08 per hour (based on experience) $2.00 additional per hour in 2025 when replacing a RECE in Headstart Child Care and other benefits
Department: Family and Community Services
Reporting to: Cori ThompsonSmith Manager Children and Youth Services
To apply: Send resume to
About us:
We are Somerset West Community Health Centre (SWCHC) a nonprofit communitygoverned organization that serves over 18000 clients annually. Established in 1978 SWCHC provides a wide range of health care services such as primary health care health promotion community development mental health and harm reduction. We are deeply connected to the communities we serve and committed to removing barriers to accessing services for people who experience vulnerabilities because of their age income ability sexual orientation or gender identity and language or culture.
SWCHC strives to ensure that our team reflects the communities we serve. We work within an antiracist antioppressive framework that acknowledges the existence and impacts of systemic racism and seeks to ensure that systems are fair and equitable for everyone.
Job Summary
The Casual Worker will facilitate communitybased programs for children and youth ages newborn 18yrs. They will provide educational programming and support to help meet the needs of children youth and their families using a capacity building and health promotion framework.
Job Specific Responsibilities
- Ensure all program safety measures are being met at all times
- Delivers programs that enhance cognitive physical social and emotional development of children and youth
- Maintains files as directed and daily attendance/stats for each client registered and participating in communitybased programs
- Provides updates and contacts parents when necessary
- Monitor and advise staff if purchasing of supplies and equipment for programming is needed
- Works closely with program staff volunteers and student placements
- Participates in establishing a positive social atmosphere and role models positive interactions and behaviour management including observing demonstrating reinforcing
- Other duties may include diapering preparing and serving nutritious snacks; ensuring participants are dressed appropriately for indoor and outdoor activities; room set up and cleaning.
Qualifications/Requirements
- High School Diploma and/or postsecondary education
- Experience working directly with children and youth
- High Five Training an asset
- Standard First Aid / CPR level C
- Food Handler Certification an asset
- Ability to speak French an asset
- Criminal Reference Check for working with vulnerable populations no older than 6 months
- Up to date Immunizations as required by the Child Care and Early Years Act including 2 Covid 19 vaccinations
**It is the policy of SWCHC to require COVID19 immunization for all employees volunteers and students including those who work offsite with the following exceptions:Persons with a medical reason that prevents them from being vaccinated against COVID19;Persons with other reasonable considerations pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code that restrict them from being vaccinated against Covid 19 vaccination.**
Somerset West Community Health Centre is an equal opportunity employer who values the diversity of individuals in our programs and services.
We welcome and encourage applications from members of Indigenous Black and racialized communities TwoSpirit nonbinary LGBTQ people; people with disabilities; and members of other equity deserving communities. Applicants are encouraged to share accessibility needs in the application process and every attempt will be made to accommodate them.
Due to the high volume of applicants we can neither confirm receipt of nor respond to inquiries regarding your application. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Gig
