Child & Youth Care Practitioner (Term)
About The Position
The Child and Youth Care Practitioner (CYCP) shall be responsible for developing a proactive approach in collaboration to with school teams to help design and carry out programs for children and youth who have difficulty coping in school settings because of social, emotional and/or behaviour issues. Working with an assigned group of students in families of schools, the Child and Youth Care Practitioner will provide services and supports to students with the goal of improving student success and ensuring effective connections and communication exist between the school, the families and other appropriate community agencies to meet student needs. The CYCP works collaboratively with families, administrators, classroom teachers, teacher assistants, SchoolsPlus and other specialist staff, and community based agencies and supports.
Requirements
- Completion of a post-secondary diploma or certificate such as Nova Scotia Community College: Child & Youth Care Practitioner Program diploma.
- A minimum of two years’ experience working with school-aged children and youth.
- First Aid and CPR certification.
- Nonviolent crisis intervention training.
- First Aid Mental Health for adults interacting with young (National training).
- Valid driver’s license and insurance.
- Must be comfortable transporting students.
- Satisfactory Criminal Record / Vulnerable Sector Check.
- Satisfactory Nova Scotia Child Abuse Register Check.
Nice To Haves
- Membership in the NS Child and Youth Care Workers’ Association.
- Experience working in an educational setting.
- Direct knowledge and experience of the community served.
Responsibilities
- Develop a proactive approach in collaboration with school teams to design and carry out programs for children and youth who have difficulty coping in school settings due to social, emotional, and/or behavioral issues.
- Provide services and supports to an assigned group of students within families of schools to improve student success.
- Ensure effective connections and communication between the school, families, and appropriate community agencies to meet student needs.
- Collaborate with families, administrators, classroom teachers, teacher assistants, SchoolsPlus, specialist staff, and community-based agencies.
- Establish proactive relationships with and provide appropriate interventions for vulnerable children and youth impacted by developmental trauma and/or behavioral and mental health challenges.
- Apply evidence-informed interventions related to social-emotional learning and culturally responsive pedagogy.
- Apply knowledge of early childhood development as it relates to academic and social success through a multi-tiered support system (MTSS).
- Collaboratively program plan to support academic and social success for students.
- Apply effective mediation and conflict resolution strategies.
- Work effectively in flexible work situations, including visiting homes when required, to support the link between school and home.
- Utilize current technologies to support students experiencing self-regulation and communication challenges.
- Work and communicate effectively with students.
- Work collaboratively with teachers, teacher assistants, administrators, and specialists to support the implementation of appropriate interventions and programming for assigned students.
- Use approaches such as functional analysis of behavior.
- Coordinate and contribute to the effective implementation of strategies and good practices, such as a positive reinforcement system, visual schedule, movement breaks, etc.
- Contribute to building a healthy and safe school environment by supporting positive behaviors.
- Maintain progressive files and notes for identified students.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
