Job Description

Cover Letters and Resumes labelled My Homes Youth Worker can be mailed/dropped off at EGADZ Youth Centre 485 1st Avenue North, Saskatoon, SK S7K 1X5 or emailed to the contact provided. Please specify the position you are applying for. EGADZ appreciates everyone who does apply; however only those selected for an interview will be notified. Please no phone calls.

Application Information

Employer Name:
Saskatoon Downtown Youth Centre EGADZ Inc.

Contact Name:
Employment

Contact Email:

Employer Website:

Description

The Saskatoon Downtown Youth Centre Inc. - EGADZ requires a Youth Worker and individuals interested in Full Time shifts for My Homes Youth Housing Program within EGADZ.
(Shift Work Is Required Daytime/Evenings/Weekends/Awake Overnights).

EGADZ is an inter-agency, non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide services for hard to serve youth in Saskatoon with the mission to encourage and support them to make choices that improve their quality of life.

The My Homes Residential Program seeks to provide support services for hard to serve youth who have been involved in at risk & high-risk lifestyles. The ideal candidates are non-judgmental, compassionate and are able to build trusting relationships with youth.

Qualifications:
Post-secondary education in the human services field, equivalent experience or a combination of both
Demonstrate and practice a healthy lifestyle
Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with youth, staff and partnering agencies while maintaining strict confidentiality and appropriate boundaries
Ability to express ideas and concepts effectively in an oral and written form
Working knowledge of computers/windows
Knowledge of Indigenous cultures and issues
A good understanding of EGADZ and our mission
Training in CPR and ASIST (ASIST training within the first 6 months of employment)
Must have a valid drivers license that reflects a safe driving record - A Driver's Abstract is Required (Within 3 Months).
Criminal records Check (Within 6 Months)
Ability to work shift work is a must-days/evenings/nights as well as weekends

Starting Wage $20.77
Pension and Health Benefit Program.

Skills and Abilities

Transportation/Travel Information
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
- Child and Youth Care Worker (CCW/CYW) Diploma
- Community Support Worker (CSW) Diploma
- Human Services Diploma
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate
- Medication Administration Certificate
Work Setting
- Group home
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Child abuse registry check
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
Target Groups or Clients
- Adolescents