APPLY TO EDUCATION # 3915979

OSSTF - PSSP

Comp. 25-15

Closing date: 2025-01-23  @ 4:00 pm EST

Child and Youth Worker                                        

Location:                R. Ross Beattie Senior Public School

Start date:              As soon as possible

Vacancy Details:    1.0 - full-time, 35 hours/week

​Qualifications:  

• Child and Youth Worker Diploma or Social Service Worker Diploma - required
• Registered with the College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (preferred)

​The Child and Youth Worker is a professional with training and experience in education, behavioural intervention, and positive social interactions.

​Responsibilities include:

• Assist students, families, educators, and the community to attain knowledge and skills to address mental health and well-being.
• Establish and maintain links with key community partners while maintaining a current list of professional services available in the community.
• Collaborate with the school and community partners to facilitate evidence-based mental health and well-being promotion/prevention programs.
• Screen and assess students referred for mental health support services and make recommendations for appropriate supports.
• Negotiate and collaborate with students, families, educators, and community partners to develop goal directed interventions that honor individual, cultural, and situational diversity.
• Monitor student progress and review goal directed interventions as needed.
• In consultation with school administration, communicate program and progress to parents or guardians of minors.
• Maintain accurate and timely records of individual and group support and communicate student progress regularly to school administrators, educators, families, and community partners.
• Provide intervention, liaison and monitoring services that triangulate the students with the school and community service agencies; and
• Promote the development of social emotional learning strategies.

​Salary as per the current OSSTF - PSSP Collective Agreement​Collective Agreements (dsb1.ca)

Interested Candidates:

Postings can be found on the DSB1 website at www.dsb1.ca and on ApplytoEducation at www.applytoeducation.com. Please apply using ApplytoEducation by clicking the Apply button. Applications received through any other method will not be considered.