Job Description

JOB POSTING #2025-04-03

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL

Youth Resource Centre

Youth Outreach Worker (Youth Education Support Program)

Wage: $29.50 to $31.29 per hour

Full Time: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Permanent

Work with At-Risk Youth

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Location: Abbotsford

On Site/Outreach

Job Summary:

The Youth Worker provides assessment, planning and supportive interventions for the clients of the YRC- Youth Education Support Program. This position will support clients in staying or returning to school, developing job entry skills, facilitating engagement in pro-social activities, understanding and overcoming personal/family problems, reducing violent and aggressive behaviours, complying with court orders, building necessary pro-social, conflict management and life skills, transitioning to independence or other relevant services, connecting or reconnecting to positive community and family networks, and in establishing and achieving realistic goals. A variety of approaches may be used to achieve goals including mediation, one-to-one support, group work, coaching, life skill instruction and support, and outreach-based interventions.

NOTE: This position works with at-risk youth, primarily females who engage in high-risk behaviours and who are involved in the justice system.

Your Role:

Works with clients to assess needs and goals, developing each Individual Service Plan, and co-developing strategies for meeting their goals. Evaluates the effectiveness of Individual Service Plans and clients' progress. Assisting each client to resolve identified issues and moving towards defined objectives. Works closely with personnel within the School District #34 in developing Individual Education and job placement plans and supporting the youth in attaining the goals set out in those plans. Plans, prepares, and conducts individual, family or group sessions. Where required, provides short-term conflict-resolution interventions with parents and teens, outreach support to youth and their families, phone and in-person monitoring of court-mandated curfews, or one-to-one support to individual youth. Works with clients "where they are" to provide relevant meaningful change opportunities in their homes, on the street or in the Youth Resource Center. Links with community service providers as well the business community, faith communities, schools and neighbourhoods to build positive connections for youth, capacity for community sponsorship in youth initiatives, and to shift attitudes about youth in community to "youth as assets". Assists youth in making and maintaining critical transitions, i.e., to independence, between residences, from street to safety/home/foster home, from CYMH to Adult Mental Health services, from treatment to community, from Youth Justice Involvement to positive lifestyle choices. Works with at-risk youth, primarily females involved in the justice system and engaging in high-risk behaviours.
This position is a great fit for someone who is knowledgeable of youth culture and current trends, is able to build rapport and work with youth with high-risk behaviours and has strong crisis management skills.

Our Offer

Wage: $29.50 to $31.29 per hour A full-time position at 35 hours per week, availability Mondays to Fridays, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Permanent.
Benefits include:

Three weeks pro-rated vacation in your first year; four weeks in your second year. Three pro-rated wellness days per year. Pro-rated sick leave days per year. Opportunity to exchange a statutory holiday for a cultural day celebration. A great benefits plan including extended health and dental; you choose your plan. A pension plan; Archway meets your contribution. Employee and Family Assistance Program. Access to online wellness resources including newsletters, physical health videos, and wellness events. Free use of Archway's wellness equipment. Great in-house training opportunities. Business insurance and associated mileage costs for program-related driving is covered by Archway. Rewarding work in a positive and supportive environment. Work/Life balance.

Getting an Interview - you will be considered if you have:

Bachelor's degree in social work or a related field, or a diploma in a related field with 2 years' related experience. At least 1 year experience in direct program delivery in the community social service sector. At least 1 year experience providing services through a trauma-informed and client-centred lens. Experience working with youth with high-risk behaviours, preferably in an outreach capacity. Experience working with parents is an asset.

The Job Requires you to have:

Ability to be comfortable working with very high-risk females involved in the justice system and engaging in high-risk behaviours.

Knowledge of youth-gang culture, substance use and mental health concerns. Knowledge of parenting strategies. Knowledge of community resources. Strong crisis management skills; able to work effectively during a crisis. Good organization, time and general management skills. Knowledge of group process and facilitation techniques. Knowledge of Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Brief Therapy or similar is an asset. Competency with computers; ability to use Microsoft Office365, databases for case notes, and virtual meeting platforms. Knowledge of Indigenous culture is an asset. Ability to provide outreach to community locations and people's homes. Ability to work the occasional and/or rotating evenings and weekends for the purposes of curfew monitoring and caregiver support. Ability to work with difficult people or people in difficult situations. Your own vehicle for driving for program-related work. A Class 5 Driver's License and a clean driving record. The use of a reliable personal vehicle is required for program-related driving; must be able to be insured according to Archway's transportation policy Valid First Aid certificate with CPR Level 1. A satisfactory Criminal Records Check is a condition of employment.

Closing date is September 21, 2025.

TO APPLY

Interested applicants are to reference

Posting #2025-04-03 in the subject line.

Please submit your cover letter and resume online only:
jobpostings@archway.ca
Job Posting #2024-04-03

No phone calls please. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted

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Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

Your resume may also be forwarded to other Programs for their consideration for their job vacancies. If you do not wish for your application to be shared with other Programs, please send an e-mail to jobpostings@archway.ca with DO NOT FORWARD TO OTHER PROGRAMS, in the subject line of the e-mail and the job reference number to which you applied, in the body of the e-mail.

Archway's goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. Equity and diversity are essential to excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including Indigenous identity, race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political belief, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or age.

We acknowledge that we gather on the traditional and unceded territory of the St?:lo people. St?:lo territory extends from the mouth of the Fraser River to Boston Bar. Locally, this includes the Matsqui First Nation and Sumas First Nation. We give them thanks for sharing their land and resources with us.

We invest in the mental health and wellbeing of our employees.

We're proud to share that Archway was recently recognized for having a 5-Star Safety Culture!

Every year, Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) recognizes organizations across Canada that exemplify excellence in fostering robust workplace safety cultures. Winners demonstrate a commitment to proactive risk management, comprehensive training, and employee engagement.?

This award reflects our ongoing commitment to creating a workplace environment where employees feel safe, seen, and supported.

If you're interested in working for an organization where safety is a priority, come work with us at Archway.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $29.50-$31.29 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week

Benefits:

Casual dress Company events Company pension Dental care Disability insurance Employee assistance program Extended health care Life insurance Mileage reimbursement On-site parking Paid time off Vision care Wellness program
Application question(s):

Do you have a Bachelor's degree in social work or a related field, or a diploma in a related field with 2 years' related experience? Do you have at least 1 year experience in direct program delivery in the community social service sector? Do you have least 1 year experience providing services through a trauma-informed and client-centred lens? Do you have experience working with youth with high-risk behaviours, preferably in an outreach capacity? Do you have experience working with parents ? (Asset) Do you have a Class 5 Driver's License and clean driving abstract? (Required) The use of a reliable personal vehicle is required for program-related driving; must be able to be insured according to Archway's transportation policy Do you have your own vehicle for driving for program-related work? Do you have valid First Aid certificate with CPR Level 1? A satisfactory Criminal Records Check is a condition of employment.
Work Location: In person