About this role
*Violence Against Women?s Services*
*Inasmuch House*
*Child and Youth Worker*
*Full-Time, Contract*
(Bargaining Unit Position as per Collective Agreement)
*1 Position*
*Wage $23.42 Per hour*
*Posting No. MS0676*
*POSITION SUMMARY:*
The Child and Youth Client Advocate will work from an anti-racist, anti-oppressive, trauma informed, and intersectional feminist framework and uses a client-centered approach to support children and youth who are experiencing abuse and/or homelessness. The Child and Youth Client Advocate will respect each individual?s self-determination and personal decision making.
*KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:*
· Provide direct service and case management to children, including but not limited to, conducting safety planning and risk management, completing assessments and admissions, offering referrals, participating in conflict resolution and offering crisis intervention by phone and through web and text-based services
· Ensure the overall safety and security of the shelter is maintained
· Identify child welfare concerns and comply with Duty to Report obligations in accordance with the Child and Family Services Act and good practices in working with service users and their children around child-welfare concerns and collaborate with CAS/CCAS as needed
· Participate in developing and delivering on-site and off-site social-recreational and therapeutic activities for service users and their dependents
· Provide information on resources to service users and referrals as identified by services users
· Inform and encourage service users to participate in filling out MCCSS Service User Surveys
· Keep systematic records using automated case management software and in-house tools such as log books and report templates
· Assist in the orientation of new staff, students, and volunteers at Women?s Services in the Child and Youth Department
· Participate in Emergency Residential Child and Youth and Child Witness Program (LEAF) planning as required, including program development, promotion and evaluation
· Understand and follow protocols with community partners such as Hamilton Police Services, Children?s Aid Society, French Language Service Agreement and the School Board
· Participate in regularly scheduled staff meetings and case conference meetings as directed by management
· Work safely, and identify and report any health and safety concerns to management, in accordance with Mission Services? Workplace Health and Safety Policies and Procedures
· Adhere to a strict confidentiality policy
· Understand and adhere to all Mission Services, Inasmuch House and Shelter Standards policies and procedures
· Other duties that may be required to ensure the continuation of services
*QUALIFICATIONS:*
* Minimum diploma in Child and Youth Work or Early Childhood Education * Preference for a diploma in Social Service Work (SSW), a degree in Social Work (BSW), or a degree in Child and Youth Care * Minimum two (2) years of work experience in any of the following fields: gender-based violence, child development and mental health, counselling or other social services supporting vulnerable women and children * Excellent understanding of the intersection of gender-based violence, child abuse and safety as well as related effects on parenting, mother-child relationships and child development * Works from an intersectional feminist perspective * Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and take initiative * Strong interpersonal skills * Exemplifies excellent skills in working with vulnerable people * Organized, with good communication skills, both verbal and written * Ability to work independently and within a team setting * Committed to upholding the organization?s mission, values and standards * Demonstrated understanding around importance of confidentiality
*HOURS OF WORK:*
* 37.5 hours per week * Ability to work a flexible schedule including days, evenings, and weekends
*REQUIREMENTS:*
* Police Vulnerable Sector Check * Two-St