Family and Youth Community Support Worker (CF)
Catholic Social Services
- Edmonton, AB
- $48,400-54,455 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- You are self-motivated, resourceful, and comfortable working both independently and as part of a service team.
- As part of this position there are components of working with families and parents where they are at including:
- Assisting the family with cleaning, shopping, cooking and navigating the different systems in the community
- Assisting indigenous families in accessing elders and traditional knowledge keepers and other culturally appropriate community resources
- Maintain a current and comprehensive awareness of applicable community resources to meet client’s specific needs and advocate for clients when appropriate
- You are passionate and dedicated to helping families reach their fullest potential by empowering parents and children to seek and foster meaningful relationships and emotional bonds
- A diploma/degree in Human Services (or equivalent)
- A minimum one to two (1-2) years of related experience including knowledge of community resources and family intervention
- In-home family support experience is preferred and knowledge of addictions and mental health issues would be an asset
- You are organized and excel in time management and have proficient computer skills
- Strong relationship building and leadership skills
- A Valid class 5 Driver’s License and vehicle that enables you to safely transport clients and children in the back seat (Child safety seats will be provided) is required
- Required 2 years of driving experience
- Driver's Abstract with less than six (6) demerit points current within one (1) year
- Police Information Check including vulnerable sector search and Children's Service Intervention Record Check must be current within six (6) months
- A reliable Vehicle, Valid Driver’s License, Vehicle Registration and Third Party Liability Insurance (amount of two million)
- Annual salary for this position is $48,399.84 to $54,455.04 based on qualifications and experience.
- We offer flexibility and supportive working environment.
- Flexible benefit options when eligible.
- Work within a highly collaborative, team-oriented organization, where your ideas are heard, and you can see your impact daily.
- Growth Opportunities: apply and grow your skills within a dynamic, innovative and expanding Agency that is taking a leadership role in our industry.
- Humility: We acknowledge with gratitude our human abilities and limitations. We demonstrate humility by doing the best that we can with the resources that we have.
- Compassion: We respond to people in need with love. We demonstrate our compassion by caring for people without judgment and without condition.
- Respect: We demonstrate our respect by being personally present, open and attentive to those we care for and by honouring their dignity and freedom.