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-Bachelor Degree from an accredited university college in Education, Public Health Education or Social Science required or equivalent experience.
-A Valid Class 5 Drivers License. (Required to submit a SGI drivers abstract)
-A Clear Criminal Records Check with willingness to undergo a vulnerable sector check. -A willingness to work some evenings and weekends, on a set schedule.
-Understand and maintain a code of confidentiality and professionalism.
-Other relevant certificates and training as it pertains to community prevention programming. -Demonstrated experience: minimum of two years planning, coordinating, evaluating, and providing addictions awareness, and delivering a variety of workshops in various areas of prevention to diverse populations.
-Demonstrated experience in community organization.
-Wiliness to work with and for families one-on-one to deliver prevention services programming.
-Demonstrated experience in the management of human service programs.
-Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize, implement, monitor, evaluate, delegate and supervise.
-Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
-Demonstrated ability to work with boards, committees, officials, and staff of governmental and private organizations, and community groups. -Demonstrated ability to travel extensively within the QBOCFS service area.
-Assist in the development of community based action plans, as it pertains to the First Nations Community we service.
-Maintain a high level of communication between supervisors and co-workers.
-Salary is $40,000 -$45,000 per annum, based on experience
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel regularly
- Valid driver's licence
- Travel expenses paid by employer
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- Child and Youth Care Worker (CCW/CYW) Diploma
- Community Support Worker (CSW) Diploma
- Chemical Dependency Counselling Training/Certification
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Babysitting Certificate
Additional Skills
- Administrative and office activities
- Supervise staff, trainees or volunteers
Type of Community or Social Service
- Education or training
- Child welfare
- Personal and social adjustment and health (substance abuse, gambling, behaviour disorders)
- Volunteer coordination
- Crime prevention
- Services for pregnant teens
- Programs dealing with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Specific Skills
- Obtain information and prepare reports or case histories
- Implement life skills workshops
- Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
- Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
- Conduct follow-up assessments
- Develop, coordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
- Provide suicide and crisis intervention
- Resolve conflict situations
- Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and half-way houses
- Implement substance abuse treatment programs
- Implement behaviour management programs
- Conduct individual and group counselling sessions
- Establish registry of special needs support workers
- Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
- Develop service intervention logic models and outcome measures
- Screen, recruit and train volunteers and support staff
Work Setting
- Aboriginal band council
- Social service agency
Ability to Supervise
- Working groups
- Committees
- 1-2 people
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Child abuse registry check
- Child welfare check
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
Target Groups or Clients
- Adolescents
- Male
- Female
- Families
- Children
- Aboriginal groups
- Culturally diverse groups
- Street population