Duties of this LEAP Job Posting: In Your Role You Will
Carry out tasks related, but not limited to:
- Direct Service
- Program Operations / Administrative Tasks
- House Operations
- Community Relations
The Position:
Provides leadership, role modeling and skills building activities to court-ordered youth in a fully integrated, non-residential service model. Responsible for planning and coordinating youths’ involvement in program components and for addressing overall developmental and social needs in order to modify thinking and behavior in a positive direction and develop ability to manage their lives. This position requires membership with UNIFOR.
The duration of this temporary position will be dependent upon the return of the incumbent.
Qualifications for this LEAP Job Posting: As An Ideal Candidate You Possess
- A degree or diploma in related humanities or social sciences
- Minimum three years related experience
- Valid class G driver’s license and proof of insurability as a driver, as well as reliable transportation
- Current First Aid / CPR Certificates
- Immunization records, and a doctor’s note stating person is fit for work, must be submitted prior to first orientation shift
Required Competencies:
- Able to develop, implement and manage outcome-based programming.
- Experience and knowledge working within Youth Criminal Justice Act.
- Skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities.
- Able to plan and implement changes in response to client needs/desires and environmental influences through interdisciplinary case management.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills and ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in diverse communities, able to promote cooperative work environments.
- Knowledge and understanding of best practices, relevant legislation, guidelines, policies and standards relating to service deliverables.
- Able to collect, organize, prepare and edit correspondence, reports and other documentation,
- Strong conflict resolution, mediation and crisis prevention and intervention techniques
- Commitment to quality assurance.
Skills
- Administrative
- Aggressive Behaviour
- At Risk Youth
- Attendance Centre
- Behaviour Management
- Behavioral Strategies
- Behavioral Intervention
- Child and youth care
- Child Care Worker
- Child protection
- Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act
- Children With Developmental Disabilities
- Correctional Services
- Early Childhood Educator
- Family Service Worker
- Family Services
- First Nations
Human Service
- Intervention
- Life Skills
- Microsoft Outlook
- Office Administration
- Probation Officer
- Program Coordinator
- Social Service
- Social Work
- Social Worker
- Substance Abuse
- Supervisor
- Support Worker
- Team Lead
- Work with families
- Youth Worker
How To Apply to this LEAP Job Posting: Please apply online at:
https://clients.njoyn.com/CL4/XWEB/xweb.asp?tbtoken=Z11fRBxaDVBwEHYFQCZTZk9MdhZRaVUqA1VMW1p4DnlcLEoSKEocc2YuJS5ALiRedzEYGhJUSnhnF3U%3D&chk=ZVpaShM%3D&CLID=76383&PAGE=JOBDETAILS&JOBID=J0424-1104&BRID=372892&SBDID=21986
*** Prior to confirmation of employment all applicants must provide a current (dated within 6 months of hiring date) Criminal Record Check and Ministry Check. These checks can take up to 6 weeks to obtain, please ensure you prepare accordingly.
What WJS Canada does
WJS Canada’s mission is ‘We serve individuals and families with high quality, personalized, and culturally responsive support’. The support we provide for families, emphasizes building relationships to enhance the family’s strengths and achieve goals that address their needs for support in areas of struggle. Services are individualized and based on the family’s belief that their own internal resources can be strengthened and that other helpful skills can be developed. For more information on WJS, services and career opportunities, visit www.wjscanada.com
While WJS serves individuals in many communities across Canada, this opportunity is based in Kenora, Ontario. Situated on the Lake of the Woods, Kenora is located close to the border of Manitoba, in Northwestern Ontario, approximately 200km east of Winnipeg. It is an area rich with eco-adventures and personality. Often referred to as the “Premier Boating Destination of North America”, Kenora also offers amenities such as fine dining, boutique shopping, community festivals, along with the natural beauty of the area, suitable for individuals of every age. For more information on living and working in Kenora, visit: http://www.kenora.ca
Our Employees Enjoy
At WJS Canada, trust, strong connections, innovation and results are the pillars of our mandate. We manage by developing our core strength: our people. We give employees the tools to do the job, developing their competence and their confidence, by conducting training programs to ensure professional development and build skills, employee morale, employee safety, health, loyalty and satisfaction. Developing people includes respecting employees work-life balance through flexible hours, __cpLocations and duties. We support our staff with assistance and benefit packages, innovative wellness programs and compassion for the life challenges they face.For more information on WJS Canada visit our website: www.wjscanada.com No telephone calls please. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be notified.