Child Youth Care Worker Zeno FSCD

Catholic Social Services is currently seeking a full-time, 40 hours per week, Child & Youth Care Worker in EDMONTON to join our Zeno House team. Providing excellent client-centered care, you are confident, thoughtful, and motivated to achieve success when supporting others in your community

The Final date to receive applications is November 2, 2026.

Zeno House is made up of a team of dedicated caregivers providing service for children under 18 with developmental disabilities including but not limited to Autism. This structured and routine based program is designed to follow individual service plans and support youth with Executive Functioning, Speech Therapy and Psychological Needs.

As a Child and Youth Care Worker you will be working with youth who have Children Services (CFS) and Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) involvement you and will be responsible for assessing the needs of the youth and parent/guardian providing counselling and teaching basic life and community skills while ensuring basic needs are met (food, clothing, shelter, healthcare, safety).

The Child and Youth Care Worker creates a safe, warm and positive environment where children/youth feel welcomed and loved. Other responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supervising and supporting children and youth in a residential setting
• Collaborating with and Developing/overseeing service plans for children, youth, and parents/guardians.
• Assisting children and youth in overcoming barriers, and supporting them to develop positive and healthy relationships with their families and communities
• Assisting children and youth in attending appointments, attending professional meetings and supporting them in successfully participating in their educational placements and/or day programs
• Supporting children and youth through life skills pre-teaching and in-the-moment learning, with a hands-on approach
• Supporting youth to access community resources and natural supports
• Supporting youth with personal care
• Managing case files and documentation for youth
• Submitting required program documentation within established time-frames
• Navigating electronic databases and inputting electronic documentation as required
• Collaborating with Zeno team members and other community professionals as required
• Performing basic housekeeping duties (cleaning, organizing, laundry meal preparation, gardening etc.)
• Other duties as required

• A Diploma/Degree in Human Services (or equivalent)
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience counselling families, children/youth with behavioral and developmental disabilities is required.
• Experience with children and family programming, youth in care, residential care, and case management is a requirement of this position.
• Certification or training in Aboriginal Awareness, Abuse Awareness, Standard First Aid, Medication Administration, and Violence/Crisis Intervention is a definite asset.

The ideal candidate will have an organized and compassionate approach to the work, strong teamwork skills and a commitment to developing positive supporting relationships,

• Proven ability to provide effective communication, collaboration, crisis intervention, and conflict management with clients
• Experience with or willingness to be trained on physical holds on the youth that we serve.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training (NVCI) must be completed upon hire
• Demonstrated assessment, problem solving, and critical thinking skills
• Knowledge of community resources is an asset
• Intermediate competency with Microsoft Office and other Agency computer applications
• Demonstrated ability to act with professionalism, confidentiality, and diplomacy
• Proven case documentation and…