Student Success: Youth Support Worker; Grade 6 AB Job Calgary area,Alberta Canada,Education / Teaching

Position: Student Success: Youth Support Worker (Grade 6 – 12 ) | AB

Overview

Calgary French & International School (CFIS) is a premier independent school serving more than 850 students from Junior Preschool to Grade 12. For over 50 years, CFIS has been a leader in full French immersion education, delivering the Alberta curriculum enriched by the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP).

Our dedicated faculty, staff, and administration collaborate closely with families to create an extraordinary learning experience where students thrive in innovative and inclusive environments. CFIS educators empower students to embrace challenges, think critically, and act as open-minded, responsible global citizens prepared for an ever-changing world. At CFIS, the smiles are warm, the standards are high, and the rewards are visible every day.

Joining CFIS means:

Class sizes and preparation time that supports quality instruction
Collaborative colleagues who share a commitment to excellence
Supportive, accessible leadership
Modern, well-equipped athletic facilities
Ongoing, high-quality professional development opportunities

Position Details

JOBPOSTING: School Year
TITLE: STUDENT SUCCESS: YOUTH SUPPORT WORKER, Grade 6-12
School: French Immersion School
REPORT TO: Director of Middle and Senior School
POSITION GROUP : Support Staff
STATUT: 1.0 FTE, Ten Months per year, Probationary

CFIS is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and encourages applications from all qualified candidates.

Position Summary

The Student Success:
Youth Support Worker provides specialized, front-line support to maintain an inclusive, safe school environment conducive to emotional regulation. This role serves as an essential bridge between clinical support and daily student life. The successful candidate will be responsible for the systematic monitoring of students in Grades 6–12, immediate behavioral intervention, and preserving a positive and caring school culture.

Key Responsibilities

Behavioral Intervention & Supervision

Classroom Deflection & Support:
Provide immediate, high-engagement support for students experiencing emotional dysregulation or behavioral challenges, facilitating their transition out of the classroom and toward a “Ready to Learn” state.
Restorative Accountability:
Facilitate structured restorative sessions following breaches of community standards.
Crisis De-escalation:
Assist with high-emotion situations, utilizing NVCI (Non-Violent Crisis Intervention) or similar Alberta-standard protocols to ensure student and staff safety.
Supervision:
Maintain a commanding yet supportive presence in common areas. Supervise exams, accommodations, retake center.

Student Behavior Oversight

Behavioral Support:
Systematically track student interactions and behavioral patterns on school platforms (Toddle/Power School). Identify students who are showing subtle changes in attendance, mood, or social grouping.
Monitoring student uniform compliance, attendance, and punctuality, with structured reporting to leadership when patterns of concern emerge.
Reporting & Auditing:
Maintain data and provide regular updates for the MSS Leadership Team, ensuring the school has a data-driven view of the student body’s social health.
Supporting prolonged student absences: work with students who miss extended periods of time at school.

Social-Emotional Coaching & Mediation

1-on-1 Mentorship:
Work with the school’s Secondary Social & Emotional Youth Worker to manage a caseload of students requiring targeted support in social skills, boundaries, and emotional self-regulation.
Lunchtime Programming:
Oversee activities to promote inclusive play and social interaction.

Qualifications

Diploma (DEC/DCS) in Child and Youth Care, Social Service Work, or Special Care Counselling (TES).

Candidates who speak French and have experience in school-based youth work preferred.

Core Competencies

Developmental Sensitivity: A deep understanding of adolescent brain development and the ability to apply it to “real-time” behaviour management.
Relational Authority:
The ability to influence student behavior through the strength of the therapeutic alliance rather than a…