Senior Youth Development Coordinator
Senior Youth Development Coordinator
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18-05-2025
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SENIOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
MANHATTAN PLACE GROUP HOME
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL
PERMANENT FULL TIME 40 HOURS/WEEK
WednesdaySunday 3pm11pm (Monday Tuesday Off)
McMan Youth Family and Community Services Association of Calgary and Area is an organization making a difference in the lives of more than 4100 children youth adults and families annually. We support children youth adults and families with complex needs that can include mental health issues addictions homelessness poverty and disability by providing them with the services and supports they need to thrive. McMan exists because we believe in everyones deep and infinite worth. At McMan no matter who you are we will always walk with you. In everything we do we will be humble and bold. Through these actions we will be receptive relevant relational and real with our community.
Manhattan Place is a communitybased group home for youth who are referred through Childrens Services. This home provides a safe and stable living environment with individualized support and around the clock care for youth aged 1217 Place works closely with youth to strengthen relationships with their families and friends and foster connections in the community.
The Senior Youth Development Coordinator will practice within a trauma informed framework that is a strengthsbased relationshipbased and embeds a youth development approach. The role of the Senior Youth Development Coordinator is to support day to day operations in the house including ensuring high quality programing and facilitating staff development through mentoring and role modeling McMans practice Senior Youth Development Coordinator also plays a key role in integrating a wraparound approach with Manhattan youth which aims to achieve positive outcomes by providing a creative and individualized team planning process to achieve goals.
Some of the key aspects of this role include:
- Upholding a duty of care that prioritizes traumainformed principles to address the complex needs of children and youth who have experienced significant trauma.
- Recognizing and responding to traumarelated behaviours with sensitivity and understanding emphasizing safety cultural connectedness and relationship development
- Taking a lead on each shift to ensure all responsibilities during the shift are completed.
- Accompanying and/or transporting youth to activities such as appointments shopping school employment or leisure activities or as required.
- Supporting youth development through role modeling and teaching new skills.
- Teaching and implementing DBT skills to strengthen coping strategies.
- Implementing verbal crisis intervention skills to support deescalation.
- Providing support to staff through role modeling and coaching of daytoday responsibilities interactions interventions communication and appropriate completion of documentation in order to build staff competency.
- Acting as the primary liaison for Manhattan for all youth communication organizing case conferences implementing a wraparound approach as well as supporting staff in understanding the wraparound process.
- Facilitating regular wraparound meetings safety planning and engaging family and natural supports for up to three youth
- Engaging the program Clinician Indigenous Learning and Engagement Specialist or other cultural representatives to support with the development of strategies to engage youth in exploring identity and cultural connections.
- Supporting and championing organizational and program change initiatives in a way that maintains a positive work environment.
- Supporting the Supervisor and program with daytoday operations such as scheduling petty cash occupational health and safety requirements medication delivery and critical incident debrief and review as outlined and determined through ongoing discussions with the Supervisor and Manager.
The successful candidate will have:
- A Diploma or Degree in Human Services
- 2 to 5 years experience working with youth with complex needs in a group care setting
- Knowledge of the Natural Supports and Trauma Informed Practice Frameworks
- Knowledge of wraparound approach principles
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate relationships and connections where youth expand their personal support networks and find new and meaningful relationships.
- Demonstrated skills in crisis intervention conflict resolution critical thinking and problem solving as well as written and verbal communication skills.
- A good understanding of how trauma grief and loss can impact identity and connection with natural supports.
- Understanding of expectations principles and philosophy around transition planning
- The ability to attend at minimum 2 staff meetings per month (these may fall outside of regular work hours)
- Current standard First Aid Certification and Suicide Intervention Training
- Valid Drivers license and adequate insurance coverage (2 million dollars 3rd party liability)
- 3 years of driving experience with a Class 5 license
- Current Police and Child Intervention checks (current within 6 months)
McMan provides a solid blend of an extensive benefit plan personal days and the opportunity to contribute to the community at large. Access is provided to benefits within the first month of employment with a plan that includes vision dental and prescription drug coverage and an Employee Assistance Program. A 100% employer contribution pension plan is also provided after 6 months of employment. With paid vacation a flexible schedule and personal days the organization encourages a work life balance.
Equal Opportunity
McMan is committed to equity diversity and inclusion and recognizes that a diverse staff benefits and enriches the work environment and contributes to organizational excellence. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals including candidates from diverse and indigenous backgrounds and those with disabilities.
If you feel you have the skills background and the desire to work in an extremely rewarding and challenging environment apply youre looking to make a difference make it with McMan.
Salary Range:$57384 to $63761 per year
Closing Date:May 30 2025
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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