Youth worker (Sacred Circle - F/T Female Youth Worker)
Terms of Employment: Permanent, Full Time, Weekend, Day, Evening
Salary: $19.95 Hourly for 34.5 hours per week
Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
Location: Edmonton North, Alberta (1 vacancy)
Skill Requirements:
Education: Completion of high school, Completion of college/CEGEP/vocational or technical training, Some university
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.): Child and Youth Care Worker (CCW/CYW) Diploma, Social Service Worker (SSW) Diploma, Community Support Worker (CSW) Diploma, Human Services Diploma, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate, Cultural Awareness Training, First Aid Certificate
Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
Languages: Speak English, Read English, Write English
Work Setting: Social service agency
Target Groups or Clients: Male, Children, Adolescents, Families, Aboriginal groups
Type of Community or Social Service: Child welfare
Specific Skills: Obtain information and prepare reports or case histories, Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services, Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs, Develop, coordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community, Provide suicide and crisis intervention, Resolve conflict situations, Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients, Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of treatment programs
Additional Skills: Administrative and office activities
Security and Safety: Confidential security clearance, Criminal record check, Child welfare check, Driver's validity licence check, Driving record check (abstract)
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Fast-paced environment, Work under pressure
Transportation/Travel Information: Own transportation, Own vehicle, Willing to travel, Valid driver's licence, Travel expenses paid by employer
Work Location Information: Work in employer's/client's home
Ability to Supervise: 1 to 2 people
Essential Skills: Reading text, Document use, Numeracy, Writing, Oral communication, Working with others, Problem solving, Decision making, Critical thinking, Finding information, Continuous learning
Other Information:Must have current (within 6 months) CRIM and Child & Family Intervention checks, Drivers' Abstract before start working. Must have own vehicle. Experience working with Aboriginal youth.
Employer: Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society

How to Apply: Please apply for this job only in the manner specified by the employer. Failure to do so may result in your application not being properly considered for the position. By E-mail: hr@bentarrow.ca Advertised until: 2014/04/04