Child and Youth Care Worker - Talent Pool (Lac La Biche)

Role Responsibilities

Provincial Campus Based Care (PCBC) centres across the province offer 24/7 trauma-informed care and secure services for vulnerable youth (ages 11-17 receiving child intervention services) and their families. PCBCs integrate best practices to help youth reach their potential and address emotional and behavioral therapeutic needs.

PCBCs goal is for youth to return to a less intensive form of care, become independent or return to their families. PCBCs encompass several programs to support youth such as Indigenous/cultural supports, recreation therapy services, on-site schools, medical services, transition and connection services, addiction support, occupational therapy and access to facility dogs.

As a Youth Care Counsellor, you will provide direct care and support to youth within a trauma-informed environment. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure a safe and secure environment, assess and identify the specific needs of youth, and implement direct program delivery for vulnerable youth receiving child intervention services via the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act (CYFEA) and/or Protecting Sexually Exploited Children's Act (PSECA).

 
Key Responsibilities:

• Walk alongside and provide direct care and support to emotionally and behaviorally challenged youth.
• Ensure a safe and secure environment consistent with the center’s philosophy and policies.
• Assess, identify and implement the specific needs of youth in care.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop and evaluate care plans.
• Work directly with youth and their families to provide comprehensive support.
• Provide input to the multidisciplinary team based on observations and direct interactions with youth.
• Maintain a trauma-informed approach in all interactions and interventions.
• Work in either an open or secure environment as required.
• Case management for youth is consistent with organization policies, procedures, philosophy, goals and learning environment.

Maintain the physical capacity to respond to crisis situations, including the ability to safely intervene, apply approved hands-on behavioral management techniques, and perform physical restraints when required in accordance with training, policy, and safety protocols.

The Job Description is provided for further details on this position. 

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.  

You will need the following competencies to be successful in this role:

• Creative Problem Solving: Ability to gather information from varied sources, analyze and interpret information to formulate reports and make decisions related to case planning. 
• Agility: Ability to prioritize competing workload pressures in an effective manner and contribute to organizational goals. 
• Drive for Results: Demonstrates ability to gather, integrate and interpret complex information sets and accomplishes goals and priorities to deliver outcomes consistent with departmental objectives and directives. Excellent analytical, assessment and critical judgement skills. 
• Building Collaborative Environments: Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with a variety of teams within the workplace, community, and other Government ministries/agencies to meet client and ministry goals and objectives.
• Developing Networks: Ability to interact positively, build relationships and work effectively with others.
• Develop self and others: Ability to invest in the development of long-term capability of yourself and others.

Qualifications

Minimum Recruitment Standards:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Child and Youth Care or related human service profession. 
• Required: A valid Alberta Class 5 Driver's Licence and access to a reliable vehicle.

Related Education (either Diploma or Degree):

• Human Service Worker, Social Work, Criminology, Criminal Justice, Correctional or Police Services, Psychology, Sociology and Education.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Experience in therapeutic campus-based care, group care, or residential treatment settings supporting complex youth. 
• Experience working with Indigenous youth, families, or communities.  
• Experience applying behavioural intervention and de-escalation techniques.  
• Experience with case management.
• Training in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) and trauma-informed care.  
• Certification in suicide intervention or crisis response. 

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 

Notes

Location: Lac La Biche, Alberta

Hours of Work: Up to 38.75 hours per week (7.75 hours per shift). Shifts may be scheduled on evenings and weekends, and additional hours may be required to meet operational or business needs. Successful candidates will work on a rotating schedule consisting of three day shifts, three evening shifts, and three consecutive days off. 

Travel and Vehicle Requirement: Travel is required for the position. Final candidates will be required to provide a current 5-Year Commercial Driver's Abstract and must possess a valid Class 5 Driver's Licence, vehicle registration, valid insurance, and access to a reliable vehicle suitable for the position. Personal vehicles may be required when government fleet vehicles are unavailable. 

This competition will be used to fill a variety of position types including casual wage, temporary-salaried and/or permanent positions as per operational requirements.  Successful candidates will be placed into a talent pool, at which point their pre-employment checks will be conducted, and their suitability will be assessed. Those who are matched to a vacancy will be contacted; those who are not will have up to 12 months to be considered while their certification is still valid.

As we have a variety of positions. Here is what we have to offer for each: 

• Temporary-Salaries & Permanent:
  • Working for the Alberta Public Service
  • Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP)
  • Alberta Public Service Benefit Information
  • Professional learning and development
  • Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool
  • Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.

• Casual Wage Employees:  
  • 11.6% in addition to regular wage earnings in lieu of paid holidays and vacation leave: 
    • 5.6 percent of regular wage earnings instead of paid holidays. 
    • 6 percent of regular wage earnings instead of annual vacation pay. 
  • Professional learning and development. 
  • Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool. 
  • Positive workplace culture and work-life balance. 

Pre-Employment Checks

If successful, candidates will be required to undergo the following background checks:

• Academic credential check
• Criminial Record Check with Vulnerable Sector
• Intervention Record Check 
• 5-Year Commercial Driver's Abstract
• Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW) registration, as required under the Health Professions Act for candidates with a Social Work diploma, degree, or masters. For more information, visit Alberta College of Social Workers Website.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.