Child and Youth Counsellor

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The Child and Parent Resource Institute (CPRI), a regional children's centre striving for excellence in the provision of services to developmentally challenged and emotionally disturbed children and their families, requires Child and Youth Counsellors to provide care and treatment in accordance with the residents' individual treatment program and in liaison with their families and community agencies

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About the job

• Provide care, assessment and treatment in the provision of highly specialized residential treatment services for children and youth with complex mental health issues and/or developmental challenges
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team, involving clinicians, guardians and community resources, to utilize best practices in the treatment of children
• Work during any assigned shift, during a 24 hour period to assist clients with normal activities of daily living, recognize and report any physical signs and symptoms of health conditions and provide assessment of clients in accordance to the Plan of Care goals
• Following completion of training, administer medications and treatments in accordance with CPRI Medication Procedure
• Provide individual care, counselling and group therapy for clients,
• Identify stages of behavioural escalation and respond in a clinically appropriate manner to deescalate the behaviour and develop strategies to reduce the clients concerning behaviours
• Maintain clinical records and documents, actively participate in communication processes with partners and participate in plan of care meetings, etc.

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What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

• You have successfully completed the Child & Youth Worker or the Developmental Services Worker program or equivalent and have a minimum of one year's experience in a related field following graduation

Knowledge and Experience

• You have demonstrated experience providing care and treatment to children with physical, developmental and/or behaviour needs on-site and in the community
• You have knowledge of evidence based practices for children and adolescents with developmental delay and/or mental health problems, including behavioural modification strategies, learning theories, counselling skills and clinical practices
• You are able to develop and implement individual client treatment plan reviews, program evaluation, and educational programs and knowledge of professional, community and facility resources available to assist the child/family

Communication Skills

• You have effective oral and written communication skills to liaise and consult with relevant team members, and provide counsel to residents, their families and community agencies

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Additional information:

Note:

• In accordance with the Ontario Public Service Employment Screening Checks Policy, the top candidate(s) may be required to provide a general or enhanced screening check. Please refer to the Additional Information / Address section above on this job advertisement to determine the screening check that is required for each position.
  
  A general screening check includes a criminal record check and if applicable, fingerprint verification at your own expense. An enhanced screening check includes a criminal record check and if applicable, fingerprint verification at your own expense and permission for the Negotiations & Security Branch , Employee Relations Division to conduct any specific screening as indicated in the Additional Information / Address section above.
  
  A record of a Criminal Code and/or other federal offence record(s) does not automatically mean you will be ineligible for the position. The screening check results will only be reviewed and evaluated by the Negotiations & Security Branch for the purpose of making a clearance decision. The details of an individual's screening check will be considered in specific relation to the duties and responsibilities of the position being filled. Screening check records will be maintained by the Negotiations & Security Branch and kept strictly confidential.
• W-CF-81486/15(5)

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Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.