Child & Youth Care Practitioner (Term)

Nova Scotia Regional Centres for Education & CSAP•Centre, NS

4d•Onsite

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 is required.
First Aid and CPR
Nonviolent crisis intervention
First aid Mental Health for adults interacting with young (National training)
Valid driver’s license and insurance and 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 is an asset.
Experience working in an educational setting is preferred.
Direct knowledge and experience of the community served is an asset.

Responsibilities

Develop a proactive approach in collaboration 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.
Provide services and supports to an assigned group of students with the goal of improving student success.
Ensure effective connections and communication exist between the school, the families and other appropriate community agencies to meet student needs.
Work collaboratively with families, administrators, classroom teachers, teacher assistants, SchoolsPlus and other specialist staff, and community based agencies and supports.
Establish proactive relationships with and provide appropriate interventions for vulnerable children and youth, impacted by developmental trauma and or behavioural 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; i.e. visit homes when required to provide the link between the school and the home to support student success.
Utilize current technologies to support students experiencing self-regulation and communication challenges.
Work & communicate effectively with students.
Engage in continuing education and professional development.
Maintain and promote confidentiality as the norm.
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.
Other duties as assigned.