Youth Worker (PT Weekend) - Homebase

• Provide youth with: resources, recreation, counselling, referrals and advocacy services within their community. · Teach life skills individually and in groups.
• Liaise with participants, parents, community partners, schools, donors, coworkers and volunteers.
• Maintain positive relationships and interact with various segments of the community including York Regional Police, CAS, neighbors and property management personnel
• Develop positive relations with the communities being served by the program and with the general public.
• Provide youth with a safe place off the street, and provide basic needs (food, clothing and hygiene).
• Respond to immediate needs, provide supports, and resolve conflicts.
• Follow up with youth regarding their case plan, goals, activities, and make referrals (internal and external referrals) or facilitate warm transfers as required.
• Be a positive mentor and adult role model.
• Work with youth to assess their housing needs and help them look for housing. (Youth with higher needs will be referred to the Housing Support Worker.)
• Provide access to meals, snacks, food pantry; shower, toiletries; laundry; clothes; computers; telephones and other amenities offered at the Drop-in Centre.
• Liaise with community partners to deliver services, information sessions, and life skills groups to meet the needs of youth.
• Other duties as required.

• Post-Secondary degree/diploma Child/youth related field (eg. Child and Youth, Social Service Worker, Social Worker, Psychology, Sociology) or the equivalent combination of education and experience working with youth.
• Minimum of three years’ experience working with “at-risk” or street involved youth.
• Minimum one year supervisory or management experience
• Leadership skills, including motivation, delegation, coaching/mentoring and empowerment and the ability to motivate staff.
• Demonstrated extensive knowledge of working with youth, including understanding of the regulatory environment (eg. CFSA).
• Demonstrated client focused counselling skills and role modelling.
• Must possess excellent communication skills and have the ability to be adaptable with a flexible approach taking into consideration the unique qualities of each client.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills that promote positive team building, negotiation and conflict resolution.
• Will possess a broad knowledge of community resources and the ability to strongly advocate for clients and professional referrals.
• Relationship building and management skills, to support relationships with peers, staff, partners and ministry officials and other stakeholders.
• Current First Aid/CPR certification, current Broad Record Check (criminal background check), car and valid driver’s license with a clean driver’s abstract.
• Post-Secondary degree/diploma in a Child/youth related field, with a focus on Mental Health and Addictions (e.g. Child and Youth, Social Service Worker, Social Worker, Psychology, Sociology) or the equivalent combination of education and experience working with youth.
• Minimum of three years’ experience working with “at-risk” or street involved youth.
• Experience using a case management system or HIFIS and VI-SPDAT an asset.
• Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training, suicide prevention training an asset.
• Current First Aid/CPR certification.
• Current Broad Record Check (criminal background check).
• Thorough understanding of issues pertaining to youth and knowledge of relevant legislation.
• Thorough understanding of adolescent development and the impact of mental health and substance use difficulties
• Client focused counselling skills with the ability to be adaptable with a flexible approach taking into consideration the unique qualities of each client.
• Must possess excellent communication skills, exceptional interpersonal skills that promote positive team building, negotiation, and conflict resolution.
• Ability to work independently with groups of youth and as part of a team.
• Broad knowledge of community resources and the ability to strongly advocate for clients and professional referrals.
• Shifts timings Saturday and Sunday 10am-6pm with flexibility

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