New Job Youth Services Worker In New Brunswick

• or equivalent experience

Work Site Environment

• Child welfare

Work Setting

• Group home
• Work in employer's/client's home
• Private residence

Tasks

• Implement life skills workshops
• Develop, co-ordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
• Housekeeping activities
• Food preparation
• Provide suicide and crisis intervention
• Resolve conflict situations
• Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and half-way houses
• Supervise children's visits with parents to ensure their safety
• Implement behaviour management programs
• Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
• Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
• Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of treatment programs
• Accompany clients to appointments and social outings

Supervision

• 1 to 2 people

Certificates, Licences, Memberships, and Courses

• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
• Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate
• Cultural Awareness Training
• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate

Target Audience

• Adolescents
• Culturally diverse groups
• Persons with mental health disabilities
• Street population
• Young offenders

Security and Safety

• Criminal record check
• Child abuse registry check
• Child welfare check
• Driver's validity licence check
• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/Travel Information

• Own transportation

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding

Personal Suitability

• Client focus
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Team player

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

Other benefits

• Learning/training paid by employer