JOB OPPORTUNITY: CHILD & YOUTH CARE WORKER

Child and Youth Care Worker (Permanent Part-Time) Vancouver Family Preservation and Reunification Competition #14-26

About the Role

At Family Services of Greater Vancouver, we’ve been helping people in crisis since 1928. As a non-profit, we help people develop skills and knowledge, empowering our neighbours to create positive change in their lives. Our team is made up of more than 420 staff, including expert counsellors and support workers who provide compassionate, client-centred care to youth experiencing homelessness, families and children impacted by trauma, victims of domestic violence, and other vulnerable people from an evidence-based, trauma-informed lens. We believe in building a brighter future for all British Columbians and providing a supportive and inclusive workplace for all our staff.

The Child & Youth Worker provides one-to-one and group support to children and youth from 7-15 years of age who may experience mental, emotional and behavioural challenges. The Child & Youth Worker formulates goals, action plans and strategies together with clients and their caregivers. Through community-based recreational activities, the Child & Youth Worker supports clients, using coaching, modelling and supportive counselling, to develop life skills, age-appropriate independence, self-confidence and social responsibility. The Child & Youth Worker will connect with Family Preservation Counsellors, MCFD Social Workers, educational staff and families as part of an integrated team. As Family Preservation and Reunification Services is a gated program, this position responds to referrals from the MCFD, where child protection concerns have been identified.

About Our Opportunity

We Value You­­­­- Benefits:

•       Flexible scheduling to accommodate life/work balance

•       Three weeks’ vacation for full-time staff * entitlement increases from there

•       Three paid household leave days a year*

•       Two paid Wellness Days a year

•       Paid sick days

•       Two and a half paid Agency days for full-time staff *

•       Five paid days for education leave/year*

•       One paid Moving Day/year

•       Subsidized professional association annual dues (if applicable)

•       Referral bonus program

•       Milestone celebrations

•       On-the-job education through various Lunch and Learns  

•       Safe and Respectful Work Environment  

•       Opportunities for Growth  

•       Ongoing support, mentoring, and recognition to help with engagement and career growth

•       A work culture that values transparency, teamwork, learning, fairness, and integrity

*(pro-rated for part-time staff)

Pension: Municipal Pension Plan enrollment for eligible employees

Work Hours: 14 hours per week (2 days)

Availability from 2-7 pm is required during the school calendar year. There is flexibility during the summer school break.

Salary: GS9 Step 1, $28.81

Location: 4103 Fraser St., Vancouver, V5V 4E9

Posting End Date: Posting will remain open until filled

What do you need to succeed?

Education, Training, Experience

•       Completed or working towards a Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Child and Youth Care, or a completed 2-year diploma in Child and Youth Care in combination with training and experience

•       Two years’ experience working with children and youth who have been impacted by family stressors, mental health, and/or supporting children and youth with lower support needs

Role Qualifications and Skills include, but are not limited to

•       Work with children and youth who have been impacted by family crisis, such as domestic violence, family breakdown, foster placement, or parental incapacity

•       Support children and youth who may be neurodivergent or have developmental delays

•       Utilize modelling, coaching and supportive counselling to assist children and youth through transitions, emotional dysregulation, and impulsive behaviours

•       Plan, implement and evaluate service goals and outcomes in partnership with clients, their caregivers, Family Preservation Counsellors and/or MCFD Social Workers

•       Ability to identify health and safety issues for children and youth and take the appropriate actions

•       Knowledge of child development, transitional themes, and family dynamics

•       Knowledge of Child Protection laws, regulations and concerns which may be attached to criminal investigations, police involvement, court orders, or probation

Additional Requirements

•       Successful completion of a Criminal Record Check

•       Emergency First Aid

How to apply

If you are submitting your application through the FSGV website, please scroll to the bottom of the page.

If you are applying through any other platform, kindly ensure that your application is submitted via our career website at https://fsgv.ca/careers/

Short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. We thank all candidates and searchers for your interest.

We believe in the power of inclusion and the power of enabling all our staff to thrive by embracing diversity and fostering equality. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all staff that dismantles barriers and creates opportunities. Our organization is committed to recruiting a diverse workforce representing the communities we proudly serve while encompassing the principles of equity, inclusion, and diversity. Decisions regarding recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, and all other terms and conditions of employment will be made without regard to race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political beliefs, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or non-applicable criminal condition.

If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process or are an internal candidate, please email your resume and cover letter (indicating the competition number #14-26 in the email subject line) to .

We gratefully acknowledge that our programs are delivered on traditional and ancestral lands and waters of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil Waututh), Qayqayt, Katzie, Kwantlen, Kwekwetlem, Semiahmoo, Matsqui, and Tsawwassen First Nations. Huy ch q’u.

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JOIN US FOR A MEANINGFUL CAREER HELPING OTHERS AND BRING YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF!

About Us

When you work with us, you will join a caring team of people who will value you as a whole person. You will also have the opportunity to do meaningful, leading-edge work that has a direct impact on the local community.

At Family Services of Greater Vancouver, we have been helping people in crisis since 1928. We are a non-profit working to support and empower individuals, families, and communities. We offer programs and services designed to help people develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence to create positive change in their lives. Our staff operates from an evidence-based, trauma-informed lens to meet people where they are and get them where they want to be.

We help people develop skills and knowledge, empowering our neighbours to create positive change in their lives. Our team is made up of more than 360 staff, including expert counsellors and support workers who provide compassionate, client-centred care to youth experiencing homelessness, families and children impacted by trauma, victims of domestic violence, and other vulnerable people from an evidence-based, trauma-informed lens. We believe in building a brighter future for all British Columbians and providing a supportive and inclusive workplace for all our staff.