Comp. 25-412

Closing date: 2025-09-26 @ 4:00 pm EST

Child and Youth Worker                                      

Location: Joseph H Kennedy Public School

Start date: As soon as possible

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

​Qualifications: 

·         Child and Youth Worker diploma, or a Social Service Worker diploma and is registered with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers

·         ​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)

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