Youth Care Leader - Saskatoon, SK (Personal Services)

Location: Welke House, Saskatoon, SK
Position: Full-Time Permanent
Closing Date: February 14, 2025

As a Youth Care Leader, you'll play a crucial role in guiding both our team and participants in a supportive group living environment. You'll use your expertise to develop and implement engaging activity plans, encourage collaborative decision-making, and act as a positive role model in a therapeutic, safe, and stable setting. Your compassionate approach will provide care and support to individuals with complex needs, such as behavioral challenges, developmental disabilities, and mental health disorders. You'll also be a key player in ensuring that treatment plans are effectively implemented, addressing the emotional and physical needs of each participant with dedication and care.

Education and Professional Certification

• A certificate, diploma, or degree in Child and Youth Care (CYC) or a related field of study.

Experience

• Minimum (1) year of experience working with children, youth, and/or adults facing behavioral, cognitive, mental health, and/or developmental challenges.
• Experience providing leadership, guidance, and support in a team environment.

Skills and Characteristics

• Strong collaborative skills to work effectively within a team environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build authentic relationships.
• Leadership abilities to role model, motivate, coach, mentor, and support others.
• Understanding of the challenges faced by clients at Ranch Ehrlo Society.
• Outgoing personality with interests that can engage participants (e.g., outdoors, arts, sports).
• Emotional intelligence and self-awareness.
• Ability to demonstrate empathy, patience, and understanding in daily interactions.
• Proficiency in behavior management and support methods.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Effective written and oral communication skills, with strong presentation abilities.
• Creativity in activity planning and program development.
• Strong time management and organizational skills, with the ability to handle competing priorities.
• Goal-setting abilities with a focus on clear, attainable outcomes.
• Flexibility and adaptability to new situations.
• Understanding of budgeting and resource allocation.
• Commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
• Basic computer proficiency.

Duties and Responsibilities

Services

• Provide compassionate care and support to individuals with complex needs, behavioral challenges, developmental disabilities, mental health disorders, and related issues.
• Create and maintain a therapeutic environment.
• Lead the development and execution of activity plans.
• Engage actively and fully with participants.
• Share observations with clinical professionals and unit managers regarding treatment plans, goal setting, life skills, and social development groups.
• Participate in team meetings and contribute to discussions.
• Lead daily group meetings and facilitate educational groups.
• Support participants in areas including safety, treatment, medication administration, healthcare, nutrition, chores, and hygiene.
• Teach essential life skills such as self-care, cooking, cleaning, budgeting, and positive social interactions.
• Resolve conflicts and respond to crisis situations using behavior management and support methods, including conflict resolution, crisis management, and life space interviewing.
• Complete reports and documentation clearly, accurately, in a timely manner, and in accordance with agency standards.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Leadership

• Provide leadership and support to the team, potential employees, practicum students, and volunteers as directed by the unit manager.
• Collaborate with team members to foster a positive and productive work environment.
• Serve as a positive role model, upholding agency values and fairness.
• Communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team as needed.
• Make decisions regarding participant supervision, subgroup composition, and team task assignments in the absence of the unit manager.

Management of Resources

• Contribute input to the operational budget and the unit's capital plan.
• Submit receipts and reconcile expenses for unit manager-approved expenditures.
• Ensure vehicle logs are accurately completed and that logs and gas receipts are submitted daily.
• Ensure the care, cleanliness, and maintenance of assigned assets and resources, including buildings, vehicles, furnishings, and equipment.

Safety

• Promote and reinforce safe work habits, practices, and procedures.
• Adhere to agency and government regulations, policies, practices, and instructions.

Additional Requirements

• The successful candidate must complete all mandatory training requirements as per agency policy.
• Employees must hold a Class 5 Novice 2 or higher driver's license and be eligible for coverage under our commercial auto insurance policy.

At Ranch Ehrlo Society, we understand the importance of recognizing and rewarding the valuable contributions of our team members. That's why we offer a competitive total rewards package which goes beyond just salary. From comprehensive health and wellness benefits to opportunities for professional development and growth, we prioritize the well-being and success of our employees. Additionally, our package includes perks such as recognition programs, and a supportive work culture that fosters inclusion, collaboration and innovation.

Wage Range: $28.79 to $37.22 per hour.

 If you have any questions, please contact Jody Wiesner at jody.wiesner@ranchehrlo.ca

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