Youth and Community Support Practitioner – ExCel FTE

Youth and Community Support Worker Friday – Sunday 3pm-11pm (32 hours/week)
ENVIROS – Who We Are
Enviros is an innovative social services agency that provides critical, individualized programs to children, youth, adults, and families in vulnerable situations to meet their desired outcomes and wellness.
Enviros helps our clients make strength-based changes to move to independence within a healthy community.
Enviros focuses programs on the unique needs of individual clients practicing experiential learning to provide opportunities for personal discovery and growth.
Enviros focuses on relationships is the foundation of our programs and what enables clients to develop skills, healthy trust and independence. Since our founding in 1976, Enviros has been an early adopter of new evidence-based best practices and has developed and informed other best practices.
Why People Choose Enviros Simply stated, our vision is: “The Power of Human Relationships Invites Belonging and Inspires Growth”.
The Program – ExCel Discovery The Enviros ExCel Discovery Program is a group living open-custody facility for males and females 12 – 19 years old youth serving an Open Custody Sentence under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, while collaboratively working with the Young Offender Centers. ExCel Discovery works with youth to provide them opportunities to manage addictions, mental health, and social issues.

The goal of ExCel Discovery staff is to promote a healthy re-integration into community by fostering life skills, attending education, and promoting healthy relationships.
Position Overview The successful candidate will be part of a team that operates the program from an experiential, strength-based perspective. ExCel Discovery is a live-in group home that works to reintegrate young persons successfully back into the community. The Youth and Community Support Worker will ensure the safety and wellbeing of the youth, and uphold the overall therapeutic milieu and cleanliness of the program.

The support worker will assist with weekly appointments, organized outings, recreation and supporting youth transitions back into community. The support worker will participate in the intake process and be responsible for all Justice paperwork and case management pertaining to clients within the program.
Responsibilities

• Provide support to youth through a trauma informed care perspective in a live-in group setting.
• Collaboratively work with stakeholders.
• Ensure all government, justice and daily paperwork is completed and submitted in a timely manner.
• Planning and participating in a variety of programming such as Life Skills and recreational activities.
• Crisis intervention.
• Adhere to safety protocols ensuring the safety and wellbeing of residents.
• Maintaining regular house expectations including meal preparation, cleaning, sanitizing.
• Adhere to standard health and safety procedures.
• Attend regular staff meetings.
• Other duties as required.

• Strong child and youth care skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Collaborative team player that is creative with strong organizational skills.
• Encouraging and supportive.
• Able to adapt to changing situations.
• De-escalation skills.
• Open

• Post-secondary education in Criminal Justice or Human Services related field.
• 1-2 years of youth justice, child and youth care, social work or human services experience is considered an asset.
• New graduates will be considered.
• Knowledge of experiential learning, strength-based practice and trauma informed care.
• Wilderness Training is considered an asset.

• Valid Class 5 driver’s license (Class 5 GDL will not be accepted).
• A clean driver’s abstract containing not more than two (2) minor offences or one (1) major offence.
• Standard First Aid…