Child And Youth Worker Team Lead

Team Lead

For over 70 years Craigwood has been a community mental health resource that creates opportunities for youth and their families to achieve more promising futures. We invite you to join our team, located in Ailsa Craig on idyllic campus grounds. Craigwood offers an opportunity to escape the city and enjoy doing rewarding work in a beautiful environment. Along with competitive compensation and benefits packages, Craigwood is an amazing opportunity to work with and make an impact in the lives of today's youth.

Craigwood Children, Youth & Family Services is seeking a Team Lead to join our multi-disciplinary team dedicated to improving the mental health of children, youth and families in the London-Middlesex area. Our programs are committed to an approach that is strength-focused, family based, community oriented, and highly flexible and responsive to client needs.

You will be responsible to provide support to the program supervisor in all aspects of out of home program operations including but not limited to: youth treatment planning, plan of care development, coaching and mentoring of staff, program administration, effective team functioning, licensing/compliance and accreditation standards maintenance and cross agency collaborative programming.

The successful candidate will have:

· Demonstrated commitment to the core values of the organization.

· Child & Youth Work diploma or equivalent degree/diploma with a minimum of 3 years full-time work experience in an out of home treatment facility.

· Advanced knowledge and experience developing individual and group treatment approaches including experience in programming utilizing cognitive behavioural approaches.

· Well-developed child care skills and the ability to communicate them in a variety of different mediums.

· Ability to interpret assessments, reports and integrate findings to develop treatment plans.

· High level of sound and independent judgment, reasoning, and discretion.

· Experience coaching, mentoring and providing development feedback to team members. (preferred).

· Specialized training and/or experience in group work, therapeutic recreation or other clinical interventions (preferred).

· Experience in a leadership role (preferred).

If successful, you must provide:

· A valid full ‘G’ class Ontario driver’s license and have your own reliable transportation.

· Current Police Record & Vulnerable Sector Check.

· Health assessment with current immunizations including MMR, DPT, and COVID vaccinations

· Drivers Abstract

· Standard First Aid/CPR Level C Certificate

Craigwood offers a competitive and comprehensive salary and benefit package. Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume and covering letter outlining key qualifications and experience in confidence on the Indeed platform or by email to:

Craigwood Youth Services

Attn: Human Resources

E-mail: resumes@craigwood.on.ca

Subject Line: 202324009 Team Lead

In recognition of the diverse cultures and ethnic backgrounds in our community, Craigwood strives to uphold and support the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, The Canadian Multiculturalism Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code in creating an inclusive and diverse workspace. Craigwood welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. London is a designated community under the French Language Services Act so we encourage applicants fluent in both official languages. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process please contact our Human Resources department at resumes@craigwood.on.ca

We wish to thank all applicants in advance; however, only those selected to participate in the interview process will be contacted.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From $56,137.06 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Vision care

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Weekends as needed

Licence/Certification:

• Class G Driver's License (required)

Work Location: In person