Child and Youth Care Worker

Private Practice Opportunities : Behaviour Specialists - Chatham-Kent and surrounding areas

Bartimaeus is looking for Behaviour Specialists for private practice, contract-based work with children, adolescents, and/or adults with challenging behaviours, in a variety of settings - in a client's home, in the community, hospital/healthcare environment, the developmental sector, residential & day programs, and educational settings.

Qualifications : When submitting your cover letter and resume, please highlight and address the following:

• Your education level - recognized, public university degree/college diploma in a related field (eg. CYW/CYC, DSW, SSW, BSW)
• A minimum of 5 years of full-time experience in managing challenging and disruptive behaviour, working with individuals in residential, non-residential, child welfare, community, hospital, school and other settings.
• Work experience in mental health, as well as any experience working with individuals of all ages with developmental challenges, dual diagnosis, FASD, Autism, and other.
• First aid/CPR certification
• Current Vulnerable Sector Police Background Check
• Ministry-approved Crisis Intervention (UMAB, CPI, BMS)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• 2 or 3 doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccine

Job Types : Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract, Casual

Salary : $28.00-$31.00 per hour

Benefits :

• Casual dress

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekend availability

Application question(s):

• Have you received two or three doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccine?

Experience :

• working with challenging behaviours: 5 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

• First Aid Certification (preferred)
• NVCI (preferred)
• vulnerable sector police check (preferred)

Work Location: In person