youth worker
Posted on May 09, 2024
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Employer details
CACD Canada
Job details
*Start Date:* Immediately
*Position Summary*
The Youth Worker's role is to implement CACD?s projects and programs directly. The Youth Worker will assist and support BIPOC and other racialized children and youth who are part of a vulnerable and socially excluded segment of society in the GTA, particularly the Region of Peel. The youth worker should be trained in anti-oppressive practices and culturally competent to provide increased life skills, social networks, and safety using appropriate youth development models. Specific support provided includes but is not limited to, the development of Youth-centred Plans to focus on behaviour management and social and life skills development. In addition, the Youth Worker is expected to supervise program interns from the Colleges and Universities who have their placement with us. The Youth worker must be capable of developing lesson plans and ensuring learning outcomes are established. The Youth worker should also be familiar with outreaching to schools, community centres, and organisations, to build relationships with parents and stakeholders.
*Responsibilities*
- Assist in the Implementation and facilitation of our current projects and programs, ensuring that the needs of the participants are met.
- Ensure a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment for children and youth, providing age-appropriate activities with adaptations as needed.
- Design, implement, and evaluate youth-centred individual plans to aid in transitioning youth to adulthood.
- Provide life and social skills training as per goals set out by the youth and other stakeholders.
- Support youth to achieve their established goals using a strengths-based approach.
- Assist with outreach and recruitment of program participants.
- Be able to mentor or counsel individual young people.
- Complete paperwork/ updates the end-of-day sessional report.
- Perform networking duties to foster strong community partnerships with key stakeholders and the community at large.
- Maintain a relationship with guidance counsellors at middle and high schools.
- Ensure that program performance objectives are observed and monitor programming to meet desired outcomes.
- Assist in the development of short- and long-term plans for programs, monitor progress, assure adherence, and evaluate performance.
- Assist with the maintenance of appropriate records; attendance, and statistics, and conduct evaluations of the program, including pre-post surveys and interviews, and focus group sessions.
- Assist with the safety and security of the participants in the program.
- Assist in the training and orientation of volunteers, co-op students, placements students, and project participants.
- Follow CACD policies, procedures, and mandates, including those which relate to health and safety.
- Maintain a professional relationship with peers, members, volunteers, parents, guidance counsellors, and members of the public.
- Other tasks may be assigned.
*Qualification, education, and skills*
- Post-secondary education and work experience in Human Services, Community Development, Social Services, or related fields with an emphasis on working with children and youth (e.g., ECE, Recreation & Leisure, CYW, SSW, etc.).
- Two (2) years of experience working with youth engagement, community, and program development, and working successfully with community partners.
- Demonstrated ability and experience working with marginalised youth, their families, newcomers, and diverse youth populations living in underserved communities.
- Minimum three years of program planning and facilitation experience with children and youth in a community setting.
- Demonstrated experience and interest in children?s health and wellness, life skills, leadership, social issues, and cultural programming.
- Flexible, creative, good team player, and ability to work independently when required.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Competent in the use of social
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LocationMississauga, ON
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Salary$20.00HOUR hourly
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Terms of employment
Full time
- Start date
Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies
1 vacancy
- Source
indeed.com
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