Terms: This is a permanent, part time job, which requires working days.

Salary: will be $10.50 to $11.50 per hour for a 30 hour week.

Education: The applicant should have completed high school, completed college or technical training, completed university.

Experience: at least a full year’s experience.

Credentials required: The applicant should have Child and Youth Care Worker (CCW/CYW) Diploma, Social Service Worker (SSW) Diploma, Community Support Worker (CSW) Diploma, Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate, First Aid Certificate.

Work Setting: Community or neighbourhood centre, Youth drop-in centre

Target Groups or Clients: Children, Families

Type of Community or Social Service: Socio-economic needs or conditions (housing, nutrition, unemployment, financial assistance), Early intervention programming for at-risk youth

Specific Skills: Assess client’s relevant skill strengths and development needs, Develop, coordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community, Resolve conflict situations, Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients, Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research

Additional Skills: Administrative and office activities, Supervise staff, trainees or volunteers, Food preparation

Security and Safety: Criminal record check, Child abuse registry check

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Fast-paced environment, Work under pressure

Transportation/Travel Information: Public transportation is available

Work Location Information: Urban area

Ability to Supervise: 3-4 people, 5-10 people

Essential Skills: Reading text, Numeracy, Writing, Oral communication, Working with others, Problem solving, Critical thinking, Job task planning and organizing, Finding information, Computer use

Other Information: Only those who e-mail for a complete job description before applying will be considered: youthnetdirector@eastlink.ca Interviews will be conducted as applications are received

Profile: for Saint George’s YouthNet Society

Saint George’s YouthNet provides free programs to youth in Halifax’s North End. Our mission is to Make Friends, Discover Talents and Inspire Dreams

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Order Number: 5250996

Post date: 2010-09-03