Job Description

Job Title: Youth Wellness Worker

Organization: Vine Place Community Centre - A Becket Hub

Location: Corner Brook, NL

Position Type: Full-time

About the Organization

Vine Place Community Centre is expanding and growing! We are excited to become the

newest hub for Becket, Newfoundland and Labrador's province-wide Integrated Youth

Services (IYS) model.

Becket brings youth ages 12-29 access to mental health, wellness, employment,

education, housing, primary care, and cultural supports all under one roof.

IYS hubs are designed to:

? Improve access to the right supports at the right time,

? Reduce service fragmentation,

? Create welcoming, youth-friendly spaces,

? Support families and communities,

? Build strong partnerships across sectors.

Vine Place will play a key role in bringing this model to Western NL, helping ensure that

Indigenous youth and families have culturally grounded, community-led, and integrated

support.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Youth Wellness Worker to support the successful implementation of

Becket's IYS model at Vine Place.

This role provides support to youth, helping them navigate a range of community,

health, and social services.

The Youth Wellness Worker also plays a key role in:

? Supporting integrated service delivery,

? Strengthening partnerships between service providers,

? Ensuring cultural safety for Indigenous youth and families, and

? Helping Becket meet provincial IYS goals related to equity, accessibility, and

community-driven design.

Key Responsibilities

Youth Engagement and Support

Provide one-on-one and group peer support to youth ages 12-29 in a nonjudgmental, trauma-informed, and youth-centered way.

? Build trusting, supportive relationships with youth by using empathy, active listening, and

youth-friendly communication, while maintaining healthy boundaries and confidentiality.

? Support youth in identifying goals and navigating systems by helping them access

mental health and wellness services, housing supports, education and employment

pathways, cultural supports, and other community resources.

? Promote skill-building and wellness by helping youth strengthen coping strategies, life

skills, problem-solving abilities, and self-confidence.

? Co-design and facilitate activities and programs, including group sessions, workshops,

drop-ins, or structured engagement opportunities that reflect youth needs and interests.

? Respond to youth who are experiencing challenges or crises (with guidance from senior

staff) with calm, empathetic support, and assist in connecting them to appropriate

services, crisis resources, and follow-up care.

? Maintain documentation and communication as required, contributing to shared care

planning, service coordination, and continuous improvement within the IYS model.

Qualifications

Required:

? Understanding of peer support values: mutuality, respect, empowerment, and self-

determination.

? Experience working or volunteering with youth in a community or nonprofit setting.

? Strong understanding of the services and supports offered in the Western Region of

Newfoundland.

? Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.

? Ability to work evenings or weekends when programs require.

? Commitment to anti-oppression, equity, and trauma-informed practices.

? Must have a valid drivers licence and access to a private vehicle.

? Updated certificate of conduct and vulnerable sector check.

Preferred:

? Diploma or certificate in Social Services, Community Development, or a related field (or

equivalent experience).

? Lived and/or living experience relevant to youth populations served (e.g., mental health

challenges, system involvement, housing instability, 2SLGBTQIA+ identity, newcomer

experience, etc.) with a demonstrated ability to draw on lived experience in a regulated,

reflective, and trauma informed manner will be considered an asset. We value lived

experience when it has been worked through and supports healthy boundaries, insight,

and effective support for others.

? Training in mental health first aid, suicide intervention, harm reduction, or crisis

intervention. Certification will be required if not already achieved.

? Experience with program coordination, community outreach, or group facilitation.

? Knowledge of local youth services and supports.

Working Conditions

? In-person, Monday - Friday, 35 hrs/week. Some evenings and weekends required.

? Combination of office, community, and outreach-based work.

? Supportive, collaborative, and youth-driven team environment.

Compensation

? Salary: $58,000/year

? Benefits: TBD

? Employment Type: Full-time

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $58,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person