Child & Youth Care Practitioner (Term)

ISSA•South Shore, IL

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The South Shore Regional Centre for Education (SSRCE) is seeking a Child and Youth Care Practitioner (CYCP) for a term position at the Middle Level Connect Centre in Hebbville, NS. This role involves developing proactive programs in collaboration with school teams to support children and youth facing social, emotional, and/or behavioral difficulties that impact their school experience. The CYCP will provide services and support to an assigned group of students, aiming to improve their success and foster effective communication between schools, families, and community agencies. The practitioner will work collaboratively with various school staff, families, and external agencies. The position is a term role, effective immediately until June 30, 2026, with a 7-hour workday.

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.
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 and a Nova Scotia Child Abuse Register Check (checks completed within the last 3 months accepted).

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.
The desire and ability to engage in continuing education and professional development.

Responsibilities

Developing 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.
Providing 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.
Working collaboratively with families, administrators, classroom teachers, teacher assistants, SchoolsPlus and other specialist staff, and community based agencies and supports.
Establishing proactive relationships with and provide appropriate interventions for vulnerable children and youth, impacted by developmental trauma and or behavioural and mental health challenges.
Applying evidence informed interventions related to social emotional learning and culturally responsive pedagogy.
Applying knowledge of early childhood development as it relates to academic and social success through a multi-tiered support system (MTSS).
Collaboratively programming to support academic and social success for students.
Applying effective mediation and conflict resolution strategies.
Working 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.
Utilizing current technologies to support students experiencing self-regulation and communication challenges.
Working & communicating effectively with students.
Maintaining and promoting confidentiality as the norm.
Working collaboratively with teachers, teacher assistants, administrators and specialists to support the implementation of appropriate interventions and programming for assigned students.
Using approaches such as functional analysis of behavior.
Coordinating and contributing to the effective implementation of strategies and good practices, such as a positive reinforcement system, visual schedule, movement breaks, etc.
Contributing to building a healthy and safe school environment by supporting positive behaviors.
Maintaining progressive files and notes for identified students.
Other duties as assigned.