CKYouth Care Worker

Rocky Mountain School District No. 6 is now accepting external applications for:

Youth Care Worker

Permanent, part-time (2 6.75 hr/wk)

Effective September 8, 2026.

The Youth Care Worker works with individual or group(s) of students requiring social-emotional/behavioral supports/interventions. Youth Care Workers will work under the direction of the Principal.

• Apply strategies with student to build self-awareness, healthy emotional regulation and responsible decision-making.
• Assisting in the implementation of program objectives by addressing problems that are preventing students from achieving success in responding to challenge.
• Working with students who have identified exceptional social/emotional needs and referring them to other support services as necessary. Provide targeted supports for students in creating and reinforcing healthy coping skills and well-being at school.
• Collaboration in the design, implementing and evaluating interventions with students and families, under the direction of the appropriate district or school based supervisor.
• Acting as a liaison with students, their parents/guardians, relevant staff and outside agencies as necessary.
• Providing reports and collecting data to support programming (ie. Functional Behavioral Assessment) as required.
• Establishing and maintaining records of individual and group student contacts.
• Providing individual or small group activities for students aimed at promoting self-esteem, building social-emotional skills, encouraging and interest in learning and preparing students for success.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

• Adaptable and flexible in approach to meet the unique needs of each school and student.
• Understanding of diverse abilities, trauma informed practice, behavioral difficulties disorders and mental illness.
• Observational, motivation, and behaviour management skills.
• Communication, cooperation and collaborative skills.
• Must possess the ability to build relationships with students, staff and families.
• Must be capable of working cooperatively as a team member.
• Must possess good interpersonal skills.
• Must be capable of maintaining strict confidentiality.
• Must possess an ability to understand the needs of youth having mental, emotional and/or behavioral difficulties.

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Qualified applicants will hold a diploma or certificate from a recognized course of study at an accredited institute, including a supervised practicum, in at least one area of adolescent psychology, behavior management, youth work or related fields.
• Valid driver's license. Unqualified applicants may include other related post‑secondary education.
• Certification in CPI or de‑escalation strategies would be an asset.
• Certification in Trauma Informed Schools or equivalent would be an asset.
• Experience working on a multi‑disciplinary team.

Responsible to the Administrator and the Director of Instruction, Learning Support Services.

As per Collective Agreement 440

$31.79/hr – Qualified Youth Care Worker

$28.60/hr – Non‑Qualified Youth Care Worker

For further information, please contact Dan Clark, Principal, 250‑427‑2255.

Rocky Mountain School District No. 6 is located on the traditional unceded territories of the Ktunaxa and Secwépemc Nations. We honour the cultures, languages and First Nations people of these territories.