Location: Brantford, ON
Hours: 36 hours per week
Friday 8am-6pm, Saturday 8am-4pm, Sunday 8am-6pm, Monday 7am-3pm
Start Date: As soon as possible (Vacant Position)
Contract End Date: December 20th, 2027
Apply by: September 16th, 2026 | Reference: Temp. FT C&Y Worker, GH
At SOAR, we believe in lifting communities through compassionate, inclusive, and innovative care. Serving the communities of Brantford, Brant, Haldimand, and Norfolk since 1968, we are accredited in Children and Youth Mental Health, Community Mental Health and Addictions Services and Youth Justice Services through the Canadian Centre for Accreditation. Our departments include Employment, Justice, Mental Health and Addictions, and Housing. Join a team that’s committed to making a difference – every day.
We are recruiting for a Temporary Full Time Child and Youth Worker, George House. This role is a vital part of our Housing Program, offering bed-based housing for youth aged 14-16, providing essential support for high-needs youth in care. Embracing a harm reduction philosophy, the program fosters collaboration with internal and external partners to ensure coordinated, integrated, and high-quality services
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Intervene and manage client behaviours by using Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) techniques.
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Utilize the Agency’s Client Service Model, assist with monitoring and maintenance of planned activities progress in relation to goals and planned outcomes.
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Advocate for clients when necessary and assist clients in assertiveness and in developing advocacy skills for themselves.
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Provide individual and/or group life skills training, using the cognitive behavioural approach to teach skills such as problem-solving, anger management, self-control and coping strategies.
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Communicate with parents, guardians, and referral sources by sharing information, addressing concerns and resolving problems.
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Monitor, distribute and document medication.
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Prepare meals/snacks for clients and replenishes kitchen supplies for meals.
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College Diploma in Child and Youth/Social Services field preferred
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Minimum 2 years’ combined student placement and/or paid experience working with youth with complex needs (significant mental health and substance use issues, as well as homelessness issues). Experience working with youth at risk
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Must have a valid Driver’s License
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Must have access to reliable transportation, as some travel may be required
- Salary: Starting at $27.74 per hour.
- Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and travel insurance, with options fully paid for Full Time staff.
- Time off: 3 weeks’ vacation, 60 hours of personal leave, and 15 hours of wellness time (pro-rated first year).
- Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) for staff and their families.
- RSP/TFSA matching for eligible staff.
- A supportive, values-driven workplace that prioritizes your well-being.
We’re looking for someone passionate about empowering client voices, connection in community care and inclusion in action! If that’s you, we want to hear from you.
SOAR Community Services is committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wyandot, the Haudenosaunee, and some of the Ojibwa Nation. The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this community, on this territory. We also acknowledge that the settler population has been able to benefit from this beautiful land. We are all treaty members and will strive to act in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and center their voices.
SOAR Community Services is committed to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging within our workplace and across the communities we serve. We welcome applications from individuals with lived and living experience and from members of equity-deserving groups, including Indigenous, Black, and racialized communities, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, and persons with disabilities. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals. If you require accommodations as part of the hiring process, please let us know so that we may arrange for their provision.
Personal information submitted will only be used for the purposes of the competition in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
