Casual Youth Worker

William W. Creighton Youth Services is hiring Casual Youth Workers! For more information on this LEAP job posting, check out the details below!

We are committed to being trauma-informed using education, training, screening, navigation, and referrals. The agency puts this knowledge into practice with youth, families, and staff as well as with our community partners.  Young people and their families are meaningfully supported by all staff. The Youth Worker positions are responsible for the direct care and supervision of youth who are placed in our open custody & detention facilities and provides them with a living environment that is safe, stable and emotionally supportive. Staff are required to perform a variety of security functions to ensure the care and supervision of youth while also ensuring the safety of the centre, staff and the public.

Employer Name: William W. Creighton Youth Services
City: Kenora
Province: ON
Postal Code: P9N 4M3
Application Deadline: April 29th, 2024
Hours of Work: Casual, Shift Work
Job Type: Various Hours
Wages: OPSEU (in Kenora) range ($25.79/hour to $26.89/hour)

Duties of this LEAP Job Posting:

Casual Youth Worker (s) to work on an as needed / call in basis in Thunder Bay or Kenora, Ontario

Qualifications for this LEAP Job Posting:

Preferred:

  • Child and Youth Worker Diploma from an accredited College or University.
  • Candidates with the following qualifications may also be considered where the person has significant related experience: H.B.S.W., B.S.W., B.A. Sociology or Psychology, Onajigawin Indigenous Services Diploma, Social Services Worker Diploma, Developmental Service Worker Diploma.

 

Skills:

  • Applicants must have an awareness of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
  • Applicants must have a demonstrated ability in the following:
  1. Above average verbal skills;
  2. Ability to confront youth in a consistent and constructive manner;
  3. Above average interpersonal skills;
  4. Ability to control and stimulate groups of adolescents
  • Possession of a valid Ontario Drivers License and current First Aid Certificate;
  • Provide a Vulnerable Sector Police Check;
  • Applicants must be able to work shift work;
  • Applicants must successfully complete Crisis Intervention training and perform physical intervention skills;
  • Demonstrated ability to perform a variety of security functions
How To Apply to this LEAP Job Posting:

Apply online at https://www.creightonyouth.com/employment/application-for-employment/

 

William W Creighton Youth Services is committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace. We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

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