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Child And Youth Worker
Employer
Nurtures Inc Wholistic HealingDate Posted
April 27, 2026Languages
English-
Location Edmonton, AB
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Earnings $23.00 to $25.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 30 to 40 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Jun 07, 2026
Employer
Nurtures Inc Wholistic Healing
Languages
English
Education
- Bachelor's degree
- or equivalent experience
Work site environment
- Child welfare
- Personal and social adjustment and health (substance abuse, gambling, behaviour disorders)
- Socio-economic needs or conditions (housing, nutrition, unemployment, financial assistance)
- Early intervention programming for at-risk youth
- Crime prevention
- Programs dealing with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Programs dealing with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Work setting
- Group home
- Community agency
- Children's services facility
Tasks
- Prepare reports or case histories
- Perform administrative tasks
- Implement life skills workshops
- Conduct follow-up assessments
- Housekeeping activities
- Food preparation
- Provide suicide and crisis intervention
- Resolve conflict situations
- Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and half-way houses
- Supervise children's visits with parents to ensure their safety
- 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
- Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
- Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of treatment programs
- Assist clients/guests with special needs
- Accompany clients to appointments and social outings
- Manage knowledge
- Offer mentoring
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Mental health first aid Certificate
- Understanding and managing aggressive behaviour (UMAB) course
- Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate
- Cultural Awareness Training
- Medication Administration Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- Food Safety Certificate
Target audience
- Aboriginal groups
- Children
Computer and technology knowledge
MS Office
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Child welfare check
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Willing to travel regularly
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Large workload
Weight handling
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Values and ethics
- Client focus
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Team player
- Organized
Screening questions
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Do you have experience working in this field?
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
- Do you live near the job location?
Employment terms options
- Evening
- Shift
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
Employment terms options
- Night
- Day
- Weekend
- Overtime required
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
Mileage paid
Other benefits
Learning/training paid by employer
Support for youths
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
Support for Indigenous people
- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.
Interest Codes
- SOCIAL
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Interest in consulting with social assistance recipients and pensioners to advise and aid them in locating and utitizing a variety of community resources; in referring clients to other social services; in counselling clients living in group homes and halfway houses and assisting in pre-release and release planning; in providing crisis intervention and emergency-shelter services; and in co-ordinating volunteer activities of community and social services organizations
- METHODICAL
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Interest in compiling information to participate in the selection and admission of clients to appropriate programs; to assess clients' relevant skill strengths and deficits; and in maintaining contact with other social service agencies and health care providers involved with clients to provide information and obtain feedback on clients' overall progress
- innovative
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Interest in assisting clients to sort out options and develop plans of action, and in implementing and organizing the delivery of life-skills workshops, substance-abuse treatment programs, behaviour management programs, youth services programs and other community and social service programs under the supervision of social workers and health care professionals
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