About this role
Join Connect Cares ? Make a Lasting Impact in Young Lives
Are you a compassionate, dedicated professional with a passion for helping children and youth thrive?
Connect Cares is seeking *skilled and caring Child and Youth Workers* to provide exceptional care, guidance, and support to children and youth in need.
In this role, you?ll work to enhance the *well-being, growth, and development* of young people, empowering them to reach their full potential. Your commitment and empathy can help shape brighter futures and stronger communities.
About Connect Cares
Connect Cares is a forward-thinking foster care agency dedicated to supporting youth aged *12 to 18* who face complex behavioral, emotional, and mental health challenges.
Responsibilities
- Provide *individualized, compassionate, and consistent support* to children and youth with developmental disabilities, behavioural crises, and other complex needs, ensuring their safety, dignity, and well-being.
- Deliver services in *diverse environments* including live-in treatment programs, residential care homes, foster or family homes, schools, hospitals, and community-based settings.
- *Accurately monitor, record, and maintain* all required documentation, including daily shift logs, incident reports, medication charts, and case notes, in compliance with agency and legal standards.
- Assist with *meal planning and preparation*, promoting balanced nutrition and encouraging healthy eating habits.
- Ensure that all living environments are *clean, safe, welcoming, and conducive to growth*.
- Administer prescribed medications responsibly, following agency protocols, and complete *Medication Logs* with precision.
- Provide safe and reliable *transportation* for clients to and from medical appointments, school, recreational programs, and community events.
- Support clients in developing and maintaining *daily living skills*, including personal hygiene, self-care, and household responsibilities.
- Foster *trusting, professional, and respectful relationships* with clients, families, caregivers, and multidisciplinary team members.
- Demonstrate flexibility and commitment by *travelling between multiple work sites* to meet the needs of clients.
- Respond to behavioural or emotional crises with *calm, skilled interventions* that promote safety and de-escalation.
- Actively participate in *team meetings, training, and continuous learning opportunities* to enhance skills and service quality.
Qualifications & Requirements
- *Education:* Diploma in Child and Youth Work, Personal Support Work, Social Work, Developmental Services Work, or a related human services field.
- Certifications:
- Valid *CPR and First Aid* certification (required)
- Certification in *Understanding and Managing Aggressive Behaviour (UMAB)* (required)
- Screening & Clearances:
- Current *Vulnerable Sector Check* or *Broad Record Check* (completed within the last 6 months) (required)
- *Child Welfare Check* (required)
- Licensing & Transportation:
- Valid *G2 or G Driver?s License* (required)
- Access to a *personal, reliable vehicle* (required)
- Flexibility to travel to various work locations as needed
- *Work Schedule:* Ability to work *12-hour shifts* (required)
*Other Skills & Attributes:* Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work in high-pressure situations, and a commitment to supporting youth with complex needs.
Work Schedule & Employment Type
- Contract position* with *12-hour shifts
- Flexibility to work days, evenings, weekends, and holidays as required
- Ability to travel between locations when necessary
Pay: $1,200.00 per week
Application question(s)
- Do you have a valid Broad Sector Check?
- Do you have UMAB/CPI?
Education
- Secondary School (preferred)
Licence/Certification
- CPR Certification (preferred)
Work Location: In person