child and youth worker
Must-have:Security
Education:
Other trades certificate or diploma.
Work setting:
- Group home.
- Child care centre.
Tasks:
- Develop and implement child-care programs that support and promote the physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of children.
- Lead activities by telling or reading stories, teaching songs and taking children to local points of interest.
- Encourage children to express creativity through the media of art, dramatic play, music and physical activity.
- Plan and maintain an environment that protects the health, security and well-being of children.
- Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with co-workers and community service providers working with children.
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :
- Emergency child care first aid and CPR.
- Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate.
Work experience with special needs students:
Children with an intellectual disability.
Security and safety:
Criminal record check.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
Bending, crouching, kneeling.
Employment terms options:
- Evening.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
- Morning.
- Day.
Health benefits:
- Dental plan.
- Health care plan.
- Vision care benefits.
Financial benefits:
- As per collective agreement.
- Group insurance benefits.
- Pension plan.
Other benefits:
Wellness program.