At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide a safe, caring home for youth with complex needs and support their healthy development.
- Company: Join Enviros, an innovative social services agency focused on building relationships and fostering growth.
- Benefits: Enjoy a daily tax-free per diem, ongoing support, and extensive training.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace committed to supporting all applicants.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable youth and help them transition to independence.
- Qualifications: Experience in human services, knowledge of trauma-informed care, and a spare bedroom.
The predicted salary is between 24.3 - 29.7 $ per hour.
ENVIROS - Who We Are: is an innovative social services agency that provides critical, individualized programs to children, youth, adults and families in vulnerable situations to meet their desired outcomes and wellness. We help our clients make strength-based changes to move to independence within a healthy community. Our focus is on building relationships, which is the foundation of the work we do. This enables clients to develop skills, healthy trust, and independence.
The Program – Stride: Enviros is excited to be developing this newest model of care in the Child Intervention System. STRIDE is a Therapeutic Foster Caregiving model that is family based, culturally safe, short term, out of home placement program intended to support youth with complex needs. This model incorporates a highly skilled and trained Contracted Agency Foster Parent as the primary change agent, working within a Therapeutic Team, including cultural supports to provide individualized trauma informed supports.
Position Overview: Our Therapeutic Foster Parents provide youth with a safe, caring family home that can support their healthy development and meaningful connections until they are transitioned to their forever home. These Caregivers will provide the daily experiences that help youth grow into healthy adulthood. Our Therapeutic Foster Parents can have an incredible impact on the lives of complex children and youth who are in the Children Services system. We provide industry leading training to ensure they are able to provide the support and guidance needed to see these youth successfully transition out of care.
The successful candidates will be part of this therapeutic team, which includes a family coach, therapist, youth specialist and cultural supports, that operates the program from an experiential, strength-based perspective. When you become a caregiver with Enviros and the Stride program you are provided extensive support and resources. Our Caregiver Support Model is designed with you in mind.
- Structured Experiences
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Weekly check ins
- Cultural and Wellness Supports
- Individualized Crisis Supports
Desire to support youth with complex needs, knowledge of trauma informed care, encouraging and supportive, and able to adapt to changing situations.
Education & Experience: Experience in human services with vulnerable populations, knowledge of strength-based practice and trauma informed care, experience working with complex behaviours.
Other Qualifications:
- Have a spare bedroom in your home
- Valid Class 5 driver's license (Class 5 GDL will not be accepted)
- A clean driver's abstract containing not more than two (2) minor offences or one (1) major offence
- Standard First Aid and CPR Level 'C'
- Police Record Check with Vulnerable sector check (within six (6) months)
- Child Intervention Check (within six (6) months)
Perks: In addition to becoming a part of a challenging and creative work environment, Enviros also offers:
- Daily tax free per diem of $100
- On going support and coaching
- 24hr on call support
Enviros believes in the power of diversity and we are dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment. We ensure equal opportunity for all applicants and encourage people of all visible minorities, including Indigenous applicants, and those of any religion, sex, age, ability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression to apply. Additionally, Enviros is committed to having a workforce of skilled and diversified representation of the population we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, however in our commitment to the population we serve, preference will be given to candidates self-identifying as an Indigenous Person.
As a condition of employment, all staff working for Enviros are required to complete:
- Intervention Record Check (IRC)
- Criminal Record Check including a Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC)
Both checks must be completed prior to the employee's start date. Please note that this process can take up to six (6) weeks to complete. Enviros will accept IRCs and Criminal Record Checks with VSC that are no more than six (6) months old at the time of hire. Applicants may choose to apply for these checks in advance of being selected for an interview or employment.
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