Relief Child and Youth Worker(s)

Key Assets is part of a global organization, changing the lives of children everywhere. In Canada. Our non-profit offices are in Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nova Scotia. Collectively, our dynamic organization provides various support services to young people and families with complex needs. This includes foster family placements, family-based care, alternate care, therapeutic support, clinical services, SNAP© (Stop Now And Plan, and community trainings. Key Assets Ontario is currently recruiting in Shelburne, ON for the position(s) of:

Relief Child and Youth Workers

As a Child and Youth Worker, you would work with children and Youth with complex needs living in foster homes. Your work will be directly with children and Youth in care helping them to manage their trauma, to promote placement stability within the foster home and to assist the youth in developing life skills. You will achieve this through behavior and crisis management, one to one counselling and individual program development. You will lead and attend plan of care meetings, meetings with the school and will do one to one work with the child/young person in their home, school or community.

You are able to demonstrate knowledge and experience in all aspects of family placement and Child and family work. You will be joining Key Assets Ontario as part of a multi-disciplinary team to develop effective partnerships with local service providers while meeting the needs of foster families and children placed with them.

Qualifications:

To be successful in this role, the candidate is required to have:

• Child and Youth Worker Diploma/Degree, Developmental Services Worker Diploma or other equivalent education.
• A minimum of 1 year experience, with preference given to those that have worked with children in Foster Care
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including some evenings and weekends, hours are varied depending on the needs.
• Demonstrated understanding and commitment to supporting individuals from diverse cultures, experiences and backgrounds.
• Must have valid First Aid, CPR and current certification in an approved Crisis Prevention and Intervention Program
• A valid G license with a clean driving record and daily access to a safe/reliable vehicle with a minimum of $2-Million liability insurance
• A current Vulnerable Sector Police Screening and Child Welfare Screening

It is important for applicants to note that Key Assets Ontario requiresall new employees provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 as a criteria of employment.

This ad will remain open until we fill the positions we require.

If this exciting opportunity describes you, we invite you to submit a cover letter along with your resume to Recruitment@keyassets.ca.

We thank all those who apply, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

At Key Assets, we pledge our commitment to valuing diversity and inclusion and strive to act with cultural sensitivity and respect. We are strongly committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of the populations that we serve and will continuously strive to build and sustain an equitable work environment. We will always challenge the norm, ask questions, and keep our promises.

We strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals, which includes applicants from all cultures, diverse gender identity and expression, race, and others who contribute to our diverse population. We ask applicants who may require an accommodation to contact our Human Resources Department who will work to arrange reasonable and appropriate accommodation(s) for the interview and selection process.

Job Type: Casual

Salary: From $21.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift

Work Location: In person