Wraparound Facilitator

Youth Link believes in the potential of every youth. We are dedicated to providing them with the support, guidance and opportunities they need to make positive life choices. We provide youth with brief and ongoing counselling, in-home wraparound support, shelter, housing, educational support, and safe drop-in spaces.
Youth Link works towards equitable outcomes for youth in our community and, as such, is committed to equity-based hiring practices.

We welcome applications from candidates who reflect the communities we serve, particularly candidates from Black communities, Indigenous communities, and racialized people, persons with disabilities, members of diverse gender identities and people with lived experiences.
We are seeking candidates who demonstrably operate and practice from an equity and trauma-informed lens. We encourage applications from passionate professionals who will help us dismantle systemic barriers and will embrace working outside of Euro-centric practices.

Competitive pay

• Health & dental coverage for you and your family with 100% premium cost paid by employer.
• Annual vacation with pay at 1.66 working days for each calendar month to a maximum of 20 working days per year.
• 5 ‘authorized absence’ days for family illness or emergency circumstances that prohibit employees from reporting to work.
• 3 paid agency days every calendar year after 3 calendar months service.
• Maternity / parental /adoption leave top-up payments (to top-up Canadian government unemployment benefit payments).
• 100% premium cost for long-term disability coverage paid by employee.
• Eligibility to participate in pension plan after 2 years of continuous service with generous matching contribution from employer

The Wraparound Facilitator position is responsible for providing Wraparound Services for youth 12- under 18 years old who are at risk of going into care or who are currently in care and require support to return home. The position is responsible for guiding the family through a strengths based process of Wraparound stages i.e. identifying and coordinating crisis/safety plans, identifying and coordinating a collaborative team of supports, identifying family goals, developing a customized plan, providing ongoing guidance and coordination of services, advocacy, referrals and connecting to resources, ensuring the youth has a voice, and facilitating the specific needs of the family in an effort to keep families together and help youth realize their hopes and dreams.

Indirect client related activities/responsibilities include

• Conduct outreach presentations to Child Welfare and Central Point of Intake to create awareness about Wraparound and generate referrals
• Respond to inquiries, referrals, consults, determine eligibility – refer to alternate services if not eligible
• Liaison/consultation/mediation with, service providers, team members, other stakeholders/relevant parties such as schools, counselling, parental supports, etc….
• Advocacy
• Coordinate with Child Welfare, and various service providers
• Invite potential team members, explains process, secure commitment, and coordinate team meetings
• Case consultation with internal colleagues i.e. Clinical consult, outreach worker, residential programs, etc…
• Local travel to meetings/appointments
• Research relevant programs and resources for clients

Facilitation/direct, client interaction activities/responsibilities include;

• Promote/orient family to Wraparound, review/complete consents
• Facilitate in-home, community, and virtual Wraparound meetings to address crisis or safety concerns, assess strengths, needs, culture, values, beliefs
• Implement…