Child and Youth Care Workers (supporting our Family Engagement Program) – Full-time Contractual

Are you a Child and Youth Care Worker looking for an exciting opportunity in Labrador?
Key Assets Newfoundland and Labrador (KANL) provides family-based and alternate care along with a wide variety of programming and other services to support children, youth, and families throughout Labrador. Working in partnership with statutory bodies, KANL strives to develop creative and innovative programs for the provision of unique and supportive services, tailored to meet the needs and culture of children, youth, and families, and designed to work towards improving outcomes.

KANL is currently recruiting in Labrador for the position of:
Child & Youth Care Workers
(supporting our Family Engagement Program)
(Full-time Contractual)

We are looking for innovative and creative Child & Youth Care Workers to provide care, engagement, intervention and support to children and youth with complex needs and their families. The work is varied, specifically tailored to the individual family and will include relationship building; work in the family home and in the community; individual and family goal setting; planning and participating in social and recreational activities; teaching life skills; providing any type of supports necessary and developing and implementing individualized intervention plans.

The successful applicants must be confident, energetic, adaptable, patient, self-aware, physically active, and able to safely intervene in crisis situations. Shift work, including weekends, is required.

Education & Experience:

To be successful in this role, the candidate is required to have:
• Diploma/degree in child and youth care or a related discipline.
• A minimum of 1-year related work experience in working with children, youth and families.
• Ability to demonstrate experience of working with children and youth with challenging behavior.
• Have sound knowledge of Child Protection Legislation, Regulations, Policy and Procedures, and clinical practices associated with working with children, youth and families.
• Valid Crisis Prevention and Intervention certification (CPI, TCI or UMAB), ASIST, would be an asset.

Additional Requirements:
• Clear Certificate of Conduct and Vulnerable Sector Check from RNC/RCMP.
• Child Protection Clearance Check from the Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development granting clearance.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Clear drivers abstract.
• Current and valid Standard First Aid/CPR certification.
• Valid proof of Canadian residency.
• Access to a personal vehicle and $2 million business liability insurance.

Key Assets Offers:
• Competitive salary, commensurate with education and experience (salary range $25.76 – $33.69 per hour).
• Competitive RRSP contribution matching up to 5% of contribution.
• Sick leave entitlement of 7 days per year.
• Vacation Leave entitlement of 15 days per year (3 weeks).
• Required training tailored to meet the needs of children, youth and families.
• Additional learning development support and exciting training opportunities.

HOW TO APPLY:
If you want to help us provide invaluable support to children, youth and their families please send your cover letter and resume by email to Recruitment@keyassets.ca

We thank all those who apply, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.

Application Deadline: This ad will remain open until all positions are filled.

At Key Assets, we pledge our commitment to valuing diversity and inclusion and strive to act with cultural sensitivity and respect. We are strongly committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of the populations that we serve and will continuously strive to build and sustain an equitable work environment. We will always challenge the norm, ask questions, and keep our promises. We strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals, which includes applicants from all cultures, diverse gender identity and expression, race, and others who contribute to our diverse population.

We ask applicants who may require an accommodation to contact our Human Resources Department to arrange reasonable and an appropriate accommodation for the interview process.