Residential Child and Youth Worker, Part Time

Location: Victoria

Program
At Taproot Community Support Services, we’re a 100 percent employee-owned organization through an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). Every employee is an owner from their first day, with a voice in shaping Taproot’s future and the opportunity to share in employee ownership dividends.

As a Certified B Corporation, we harness business for good. Since 1983 we’ve grown steadily, now delivering support across Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario through more than 90 contracts.

Our 800-plus employee-owners live by five shared values: we are stronger together, we lead with optimism, we embrace challenges, we respect every voice, and we go above and beyond. Guided by these principles, we deliver more than 125 community-based services each year. We walk alongside about 1,600 children, youth, families, and people with diverse abilities, with revenues exceeding $70 million.

Youth Horizons is a licensed 4-bed co‑ed resource, focusing on female youth, ages 13‑18, receiving services through the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD). Youth Horizons provides a safe home environment in Saanich. Taking a person‑centered, trauma‑informed approach, staff are expected to recognize the effects of trauma and help youth cope with the effects. The goal in the provision of services is to avoid re‑traumatizing and facilitate personal growth.

The staff accomplish this via knowledge of the trauma‑informed approach, assessment, and relationship‑building, responding to disclosures, focusing on youth’s strengths, and having cultural awareness.

Position
The Residential Child and Youth Worker (RCYW) provides care to children, youth or adults with moderate to severe behavioural problems in a residential or day program setting in an accredited agency. As key worker for assigned persons served, the RCYW is responsible for overall development and care of those individuals. In conjunction with the individual’s care team, the RCYW assesses physical, psychological, social and developmental needs, and designs and implements individualized personal service plans and plans of care that address and meet those needs.

The RCYW also participates in the operation and maintenance of the program. This position requires union membership with BCGEU.

Scheduling
One (1) permanent part‑time position, with a weekly schedule of 32 hours:

Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 0700‑1500

Friday, 1500‑2300

In Your Role You Will

Participate in assessing, setting goals for and evaluating progress of persons served.

Teach persons served to relate in a socially appropriate manner through the use of daily routines and activities.

Monitor persons served and ensure their safety and well‑being; utilizes practices that promote health, welfare, safety and security of persons served.

Provide behaviour management counseling on a one‑to‑one and/or group basis by performing duties such as providing feedback on client behaviour, teaching coping techniques and adaptive behaviour, and providing guidance and support.

Provide emotional support and crisis intervention to persons served which may include nonviolent physical interventions.

Ensure communication and liaison between program, school, family and the community.

Ensure physical needs of persons served are met by performing duties such as assisting with basic personal hygiene and activities of daily living.

Administer medications to persons served according to established guidelines, procedures and instructions.

Maintain reports such as statistics, logbooks and daily activities relating to persons served.

Carry out household duties such as meal preparation and household cleaning.

Accompany persons served to appointments and community outings.

Participate in the OHS Committee as required.

Operate motor vehicles safely and legally while transporting persons served or on Taproot business.

Advocate effectively for persons served.

Perform miscellaneous job‑related duties as required.

Prior to confirmation of employment, all applicants must provide a copy of a current Criminal Record Check and/or Government Screening Letter. These checks vary depending on province and sector and will be communicated by the Program Hiring Team.

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