Job Board for Vulnerable Youth
Youth Services Worker
Posted on October 16, 2024
by Sunrise House
Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
Job Sector:
Public Services & Admin
Term of Employment: Full-Time
Total Views: 200
Duration: 0 calendar days (1 business days)
Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Job URL: https://newworkers.ca/jobs/alberta/grande-prairie/644183718/youth-services-worker/
Job Description
Tasks
- Appraise clients’ needs or eligibility for specific services
- Perform administrative tasks
- Housekeeping activities
- Food preparation
- Provide suicide and crisis intervention
- Resolve conflict situations
- Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and half-way houses
- Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
- Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
- Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with co-workers and community service providers working with children
Supervision
- No supervision responsibility
Experience and specialization
Target audience
- Children
- Families
- Persons with mental health disabilities
- Street population
Computer and technology knowledge
- Electronic mail
Policy and program experience
- Mental health
- Addiction or substance abuse
Area of work experience
- Community service organization
Area of specialization
- Drug addiction
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Child welfare check
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
Weight handling
- Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Values and ethics
- Client focus
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Team player
- Organized
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available
- Variable or compressed work week