Youth Worker, Live-In Treatment (2024-487-YPS)

Competition #2024-487-YPS

Youth Worker (2024-487-YPS)

Employment Type: Full-Time, CUPE Bargaining Unit

Work Hours: Shift work

Work Setting: Exclusively On-Site

Salary: $54,266.47

Application Deadline: January 30, 2025 by 11:59 pm

Program Overview – Live-In Treatment Program

Turning Point Youth Services (TPYS) is an accredited, non-profit agency serving youth (12 to 24 years of age) and their families in the east end of Toronto. Turning Point’s mission is to empower youth to make positive change. To accomplish this, it offers a continuum of services focusing on mental health, housing/sheltering, and youth justice. Turning Point Youth Services and WoodGreen Community Services announced on July 2, 2024, the integration of the two organizations. This combination will enable a more effective and integrated approach to providing comprehensive support services for youth in the GTA.

Using a trauma-informed approach within a milieu setting, we have two supportive live-in treatment programs for youth ages 12 to 17. These youth come to us with complex mental health issues, including developmental needs and underlying challenges whose needs cannot be served using a community-based approach. Staff also provide family counselling where possible to support the youth in their treatment goals. We offer short-term/transitional services designed to stabilize, assess, and recommend next steps, as well as longer-term services in which the end-date is determined by the completion of agreed-upon treatment goals or age.

What You Will Do

• Incorporate a strengths-based, relationship-based philosophy of care and a belief in the resilience of youth.
• Provide direct client care and supervision to clients in the congregate care program.
• Perform the duties of a Primary Worker for assigned clients.
• Promote and integrate Youth and Family Engagement.
• Promote an environment of inclusion that respects diversity.
• Develop and deliver activities and therapeutic programs.
• Ensure the safety and security of the residents in the facility.
• Complete documentation and reports as required.
• Participate in the day-to-day operation of the facility.
• Shift work is required.
• Perform other duties as required.

What You Bring to the Team

• University or College degree and/or diploma in Child & Youth Work and/or Bachelor of Social Work.
• 1 year of work experience with youth in a live-in treatment/congregate care setting.
• Demonstrated understanding of the complex issues and challenges facing our clients.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with at-risk adolescents and young adults.
• Ability to exercise professionalism and sound judgement in conflictual and stressful situations.
• Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent communication, organization, administrative, and computer skills.
• Able to work well as part of a team.
• Valid “Understanding and Managing Aggressive Behaviour” certification.
• Valid “First Aid/CPR” certification.
• Completion of required suicide prevention and intervention training.
• Ontario G driver’s license and comfort driving agency vehicle considered an asset.

What Will Set You Apart

• Appreciation of the importance of engaging youth and families from a strength-based, relationship-based approach.
• Sensitivity to, and ability to work with, a diverse client and staff group.
• Ability to demonstrate an anti-oppression approach to practice and work from a client-centered, anti-racism, harm reduction, and trauma-informed approach is required.
• Demonstrate knowledge of issues affecting marginalized communities, policies, legislation, programs, and other issues related to scope of practice and social determinants of health.
• Experience working with diverse and marginalized communities, including ethno-cultural and religious groups, LGBTQSS+ youth and young adults, those impacted by poverty, and those involved in youth justice.

This is a collective bargaining unit position with CUPE Local 3501.

WoodGreen is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free selection process and work environment. If contacted in relation to an employment opportunity, please advise our People & Culture representatives at careers@woodgreen.org of the accommodation measures required. Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.