About this role
Competition # 2026-214-YPS Youth Worker, In-Home Intensive (2026-214-YPS) Employment Type: (12-month) Contract Salary, CUPE Bargaining Unit (1 Vacancy) Work Hours: 40 hours/week  Work Setting: Onsite with limited opportunities to work remotely Salary: $60,848.43 Application Deadline: July 24, 2026 by 11:59 pm Program Overview – Youth Programs & Services, In-home Intensive Programs Turning Point Youth Services (TPYS) is an accredited, non-profit agency serving youth (12 to 24 years of age) and their families in the east end of Toronto. Turning Point’s mission is to empower youth to make positive change, an to accomplish this, it offers a continuum of services for youth and their families with a focus on mental health, housing/sheltering, and youth justice. Turning Point Youth Services and WoodGreen Community Services announced on July 2, 2024 the integration of the two organizations. The combination of these two agencies will enable a more effective and integrated approach to the provision of comprehensive support services for youth in the GTA. The In-Home Intensive Program (IHIP) is for youth ages 12 to 17 and their families where there are more significant mental health, relationship, or behavioral concerns than can be addressed in counselling alone. Service is provided more frequently by a counselor and/ or youth worker in the home with the youth and parent/ family. The program aims to strengthen individual mental health, family cohesion, and the family’s ability to develop the relationship skills needed. Youth and their parent/ family are required to commit to an individualized plan of 6-9 hours/week. Referrals come through STRIDES Help Ahead centralized point of access. What You Will Do Promote a safe and healing environment and establish therapeutic relationships with clients through role modeling consistent with the Agency Mission, Vision and Values Incorporate into your work a trauma-informed, strengths-based relationship-based philosophy of care and a belief in the resilience of youth and families Provide intensive services in the community including home-based services. Contacts may occur in person, over the phone, etc. Ensure the assessment of client needs and goal setting Assess and understand client mental health needs through a developmental and trauma informed lens, offer and actualize methods of intervention not considered psychotherapy, in compliance with relevant legislation and the CRPO guidelines regarding the Controlled Act of Psychotherapy which identify, limit and control the means of psychotherapy techniques delivered through a therapeutic relationship. Collaborate within the multi-disciplinary team to develop and implement the case management, interdisciplinary intervention and treatment plans for youth and families. Participate in the development and empowerment of clients through skill development of daily family and community life Provide individual, family and group support as indicated Provide case management services and outreach where needed to assist youth and families in the community Collaborate in setting up meaningful supports/activities in the community Communicate to internal and external partners the information needed to set up an individualized service plan Make regular home visits according to the youth's individualized treatment plan and the schedule established with the rest of the team Promote and integrate Youth and Family Engagement Collaborate within the multi-disciplinary team regarding program development/evaluation Maintain and manage assigned client caseload to ensure achievement of quality/performance targets set by manager/supervisor Ensure that administrative duties are completed within required timeframes, including the preparation and submission of reports and any other documentation required. Ensure that client files/records are maintained as per agency stan