Youth Care Leader - Prince Albert, SK

Location:Klassen House Prince Albert SK
Position: Full Time Term ending September 5 2025
Closing Date: July 5 2025

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact As a Youth Care Leader youll play a crucial role in guiding both our team and participants in a supportive group living environment. Youll leverage your expertise to develop and implement engaging activity plans encourage collaborative decision-making and act as a positive role model in a therapeutic safe and stable setting. Your compassionate approach will provide essential care and support to individuals with complex needs such as behavioral challenges developmental disabilities and mental health disorders. Youll also be a key player in ensuring that treatment plans are effectively implemented addressing the emotional and physical needs of each participant with dedication and care.

Education and Professional Certification

• A certificate diploma or degree in Child and Youth Care (CYC) or a related field of study.

Experience

• Minimum (1) year of experience working with children youth and/or adults facing behavioral cognitive mental health and/or developmental challenges.
• Experience providing leadership guidance and support in a team environment.

Skills and Characteristics

• Strong collaborative skills to work effectively within a team environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build authentic relationships.
• Leadership abilities to role model motivate coach mentor and support others.
• Understanding of the challenges faced by clients at Ranch Ehrlo Society.
• Outgoing personality with interests that can engage participants (e.g. outdoors arts sports).
• Emotional intelligence and self-awareness.
• Ability to demonstrate empathy patience and understanding in daily interactions.
• Proficiency in behavior management and support methods.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Effective written and oral communication skills with strong presentation abilities.
• Creativity in activity planning and program development.
• Strong time management and organizational skills with the ability to handle competing priorities.
• Goal-setting abilities with a focus on clear attainable outcomes.
• Flexibility and adaptability to new situations.
• Understanding of budgeting and resource allocation.
• Commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
• Basic computer proficiency.

Duties and Responsibilities

Services

• Provide compassionate care and support to individuals with complex needs behavioral challenges developmental disabilities mental health disorders and related issues.
• Create and maintain a therapeutic environment.
• Lead the development and execution of activity plans.
• Engage actively and fully with participants.
• Share observations with clinical professionals and unit managers regarding treatment plans goal setting life skills and social development groups.
• Participate in team meetings and contribute to discussions.
• Lead daily group meetings and facilitate educational groups.
• Support participants in areas including safety treatment medication administration healthcare nutrition chores and hygiene.
• Teach essential life skills such as self-care cooking cleaning budgeting and positive social interactions.
• Resolve conflicts and respond to crisis situations using behavior management and support methods including conflict resolution crisis management and life space interviewing.
• Complete reports and documentation clearly accurately in a timely manner and in accordance with agency standards.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Leadership

• Provide leadership and support to the team potential employees practicum students and volunteers as directed by the unit manager.
• Collaborate with team members to foster a positive and productive work environment.
• Serve as a positive role model upholding agency values and fairness.
• Communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team as needed.
• Make decisions regarding participant supervision subgroup composition and team task assignments in the absence of the unit manager.

Management of Resources

• Contribute input to the operational budget and the units capital plan.
• Submit receipts and reconcile expenses for unit manager-approved expenditures.
• Ensure vehicle logs are accurately completed and that logs and gas receipts are submitted daily.
• Ensure the care cleanliness and maintenance of assigned assets and resources including buildings vehicles furnishings and equipment.

Safety

• Promote and reinforce safe work habits practices and procedures.
• Adhere to agency and government regulations policies practices and instructions.

Additional Requirements

• The successful candidate must complete all mandatory training requirements as per agency policy.
• Employees must hold a Class 5 Novice 2 or higher drivers license and be eligible for coverage under our commercial auto insurance policy.

At Ranch Ehrlo Society we understand the importance of recognizing and rewarding the valuable contributions of our team members. Thats why we offer a competitive total rewards package which goes beyond just salary. From comprehensive health and wellness benefits to opportunities for professional development and growth we prioritize the well-being and success of our employees. Additionally our package includes perks such as recognition programs and a supportive work culture that fosters inclusion collaboration and innovation.

The wage range for this position is $29.37 to $37.96 per hour.

If you have any questions please contact Robin Wildey at