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Summary:
Provides transition support services to the youths participating in the Full-Time Attendance Programs. Responsible for organizing and monitoring youths’ individualized transition planning.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform the job successfully the Full Time Attendance Programs Youth and Family Transition Counsellor must be able to perform consistently each essential duty satisfactorily. Other related duties may be assigned.
• Builds and maintains a positive supportive relationship with youth in the program
• Participates fully as a member of the case management team for each youth placement
• Develops and implements transition plans within program guidelines in consultation with other members of the case management team, youth’s family, and service providers from community of origin/return
• Facilitates in-person transition planning and support meetings with youth in their community of origin / return, involving referring YPO, family and/or community service providers as appropriate
• Provides individual and/or group programming aimed at addressing youth issues/needs in relation to successful transitions between FTAP and community of origin/return
• Provides youth with opportunities to access community resources that support transition planning both locally and in their community of origin/return
• Facilitates the self-development and skill development of youth by identifying, recruiting and developing appropriate resources and supporting youth participation in developmental activities: i.e. life skills, work placement, academic study, community services
• Provides direct support to family and/or caregivers, including counselling if necessary, as part of developing and implementing a supported transition plan for youth in the programs
• Provides direct intervention with the youth when required
• Responsible for ongoing contact and liaison with probation officers, social workers, family, and community supports who are / will be involved with the youth
• Facilitates open communication within the case management team
• Contributes to regular reporting procedures, including ongoing case notes, incident reports, monthly progress summaries, and exit reports
• Attends meetings as required by John Howard and the Ministry of Children and Families
• Represents John Howard in the community when required by the agency and the Ministry
Diversity:
The John Howard Society of North Island welcomes applications from all qualified applicants including but not limited by those of any gender, race, orientation, or disability. Multilingual skills and multicultural competence are assets.
Provides transition support services to the youths participating in the Full-Time Attendance Programs. Responsible for organizing and monitoring youths’ individualized transition planning.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform the job successfully the Full Time Attendance Programs Youth and Family Transition Counsellor must be able to perform consistently each essential duty satisfactorily. Other related duties may be assigned.
• Builds and maintains a positive supportive relationship with youth in the program
• Participates fully as a member of the case management team for each youth placement
• Develops and implements transition plans within program guidelines in consultation with other members of the case management team, youth’s family, and service providers from community of origin/return
• Facilitates in-person transition planning and support meetings with youth in their community of origin / return, involving referring YPO, family and/or community service providers as appropriate
• Provides individual and/or group programming aimed at addressing youth issues/needs in relation to successful transitions between FTAP and community of origin/return
• Provides youth with opportunities to access community resources that support transition planning both locally and in their community of origin/return
• Facilitates the self-development and skill development of youth by identifying, recruiting and developing appropriate resources and supporting youth participation in developmental activities: i.e. life skills, work placement, academic study, community services
• Provides direct support to family and/or caregivers, including counselling if necessary, as part of developing and implementing a supported transition plan for youth in the programs
• Provides direct intervention with the youth when required
• Responsible for ongoing contact and liaison with probation officers, social workers, family, and community supports who are / will be involved with the youth
• Facilitates open communication within the case management team
• Contributes to regular reporting procedures, including ongoing case notes, incident reports, monthly progress summaries, and exit reports
• Attends meetings as required by John Howard and the Ministry of Children and Families
• Represents John Howard in the community when required by the agency and the Ministry
Diversity:
The John Howard Society of North Island welcomes applications from all qualified applicants including but not limited by those of any gender, race, orientation, or disability. Multilingual skills and multicultural competence are assets.
Qualifications & Experience
Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Education and Experiences
• Post-Secondary degree in counselling, child care work or a related field
• Occupational First Aid, Level 1.
• A minimum of two years’ experience working with high-risk youth in a counselling or other helping capacity required, which should include:
Counselling Skills
Experience counselling adolescents and families.
Ability and willingness to be trained in treatment issues.
Experience with life skills/job skills programming an asset.
Understanding of addiction and other abuse issues and current treatment models.
Solid understanding of human services ethics with regard to confidentiality and appropriate boundaries.
Ability to maintain a calm professional approach in crisis situations.
Case Management Skills
Demonstrated ability working constructively and cooperatively in a team setting
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Knowledge and experience with case recording practices
Other Skills and Abilities
Counsellor must:
• Demonstrate a level of cultural sensitivity and understanding of the client population’s cultural and socio-economic characteristics.
• Have the ability to form a mutually respectful partnership with persons served, their families, and their residential caregivers in which they are helped to gain skills and confidence to address any issues and problems they face.
Other Job Requirements
• The Full Time Attendance Programs Youth and Family Transition Counsellor will be required to travel throughout the Province of B.C. in order to facilitate transition planning meetings within youth’s community of origin/return.
• Driving is required to attend meetings and to enable contact with youth/families at home or in the community. The worker must have a valid driver's licence and access to safe, reliable transportation, and must obtain appropriate insurance as per Society policy.
• Two completed, acceptable criminal record checks, one from the Criminal Records Review Program through the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General and one from the Canadian Criminal Record Search of the RCMP National Repository of Criminal Records, the Canadian Police Information Centre, and the Police Information Portal.
• The Full Time Attendance Programs Youth and Family Transition Counsellor will follow the Code of Ethics and the Mission Statement of The John Howard Society of North Island. The Counsellor will also abide by the relevant rules and regulations and guidelines set out by the Ministry for Children and Family Development.
• Have the ability to work with any client that is referred and accept the differences they will find among their clients.
• Have the ability to work with values and behaviours that are very different from those of the employee.
• Ensure that personal values and beliefs are not insinuated, promoted, or imposed on the clients.
• Accept clients’ rights to self-determination and individuality, and must not discriminate on the basis of Indigenous identity, race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political belief, religion, socio-economic status, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or age.
• Have a positive conviction about the capacity of people to grow and change.
• Have the ability to work in partnership with other team members, including referring authorities.
• Recognize the value of a nurturing family environment as the ideal environment for a person.
• Have the ability to recognize persons with special needs and make appropriate referrals.
• Have the ability to set limits and maintain the helping role of the practitioner, and to intervene appropriately to meet the needs of the persons served or other family members.
• Have the understanding and the ability to support the youth’s learning experience in prescribed individual programming and treatment.
• Have basic computer and Internet skills.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Education and Experiences
• Post-Secondary degree in counselling, child care work or a related field
• Occupational First Aid, Level 1.
• A minimum of two years’ experience working with high-risk youth in a counselling or other helping capacity required, which should include:
Counselling Skills
Experience counselling adolescents and families.
Ability and willingness to be trained in treatment issues.
Experience with life skills/job skills programming an asset.
Understanding of addiction and other abuse issues and current treatment models.
Solid understanding of human services ethics with regard to confidentiality and appropriate boundaries.
Ability to maintain a calm professional approach in crisis situations.
Case Management Skills
Demonstrated ability working constructively and cooperatively in a team setting
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Knowledge and experience with case recording practices
Other Skills and Abilities
Counsellor must:
• Demonstrate a level of cultural sensitivity and understanding of the client population’s cultural and socio-economic characteristics.
• Have the ability to form a mutually respectful partnership with persons served, their families, and their residential caregivers in which they are helped to gain skills and confidence to address any issues and problems they face.
Other Job Requirements
• The Full Time Attendance Programs Youth and Family Transition Counsellor will be required to travel throughout the Province of B.C. in order to facilitate transition planning meetings within youth’s community of origin/return.
• Driving is required to attend meetings and to enable contact with youth/families at home or in the community. The worker must have a valid driver's licence and access to safe, reliable transportation, and must obtain appropriate insurance as per Society policy.
• Two completed, acceptable criminal record checks, one from the Criminal Records Review Program through the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General and one from the Canadian Criminal Record Search of the RCMP National Repository of Criminal Records, the Canadian Police Information Centre, and the Police Information Portal.
• The Full Time Attendance Programs Youth and Family Transition Counsellor will follow the Code of Ethics and the Mission Statement of The John Howard Society of North Island. The Counsellor will also abide by the relevant rules and regulations and guidelines set out by the Ministry for Children and Family Development.
• Have the ability to work with any client that is referred and accept the differences they will find among their clients.
• Have the ability to work with values and behaviours that are very different from those of the employee.
• Ensure that personal values and beliefs are not insinuated, promoted, or imposed on the clients.
• Accept clients’ rights to self-determination and individuality, and must not discriminate on the basis of Indigenous identity, race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political belief, religion, socio-economic status, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or age.
• Have a positive conviction about the capacity of people to grow and change.
• Have the ability to work in partnership with other team members, including referring authorities.
• Recognize the value of a nurturing family environment as the ideal environment for a person.
• Have the ability to recognize persons with special needs and make appropriate referrals.
• Have the ability to set limits and maintain the helping role of the practitioner, and to intervene appropriately to meet the needs of the persons served or other family members.
• Have the understanding and the ability to support the youth’s learning experience in prescribed individual programming and treatment.
• Have basic computer and Internet skills.