Job Description

Banyan Community Services is a community based non-profit organization with over forty years’ experience providing a wide range of innovative programs and services to help disadvantaged or at risk members of our community learn new skills, attitudes, and behaviours to help them build a better future.

Are you passionate about helping vulnerable Youth? Do you possess interpersonal, conflict resolution and teamwork skills? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you.

We are seeking a Youth Justice Worker to supervise and care for male youth between the ages of 12 – 18, in a 24-hour secure custodial youth justice facility for youth in conflict with the law located in Hamilton. In this role, you will be dealing with Law Enforcement, Correctional Officer, Court Officer, Court Escort as well as Constable or Special Constable

You will attend to the physical and emotional needs of youth in conflict with the law, through individual and group recreational and cognitive programming, mentorship, and advocacy on behalf of each youth.

This is an excellent opportunity to be an integral member within a multi-disciplinary team of committed, caring professionals, staff working at Banyan.

Key Responsibilities:

The key responsibilities of a Youth Justice Worker include, but are not limited to:

• Supervision and Care of Youth (Resident).
• Carrying Out Therapeutic Programming.
• Maintaining Safety and Security of Building and Equipment.
• Liaise with Internal/External Team Members, Community Agencies including Police, Court and Probation Services, Support Services, and Volunteers.
• Completing Assigned Administrative Duties.

The Person

The key skills and qualities of a Youth Justice Worker are:

• You have successfully completed post-secondary education from a college/university of recognized standing in the Human Services field plus one year of recent relevant work experience OR a recognized secondary school diploma with supplementary courses in human behaviour plus two years of relevant work experience.
• Have availability to work on-call hours of work which regularly fall within normal business hours (24×7 operations); evening, weekend, rotational shifts and holiday hours may be required based on operational needs.
• Provide and maintain an acceptable Criminal/Vulnerable Sector Record and Health Assessment.
• A valid Class G driver’s license with a proven acceptable driving record.
• Good listening and report writing ability.
• Effective and consistent communication with staff and management.
• Understanding and ability to implement Cognitive Based Programs.
• Modelling and reinforcing clear alternatives to antisocial styles of thinking, feeling, and acting and take advantage of spontaneous teachable moments.
• Attention to detail required for accuracy and quality control procedures
• Continuously and effectively building relationships with other Community Service providers.

Please visit our website www.banyancommunityservices.org to view a comprehensive job description for this role.

Banyan is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Banyan is strongly committed to fostering diversity within our community. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our staff.

We are committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to an employment opportunity, please advise our Human Resources department or hiring manager of the accommodation measures if required which would enable you to be interviewed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

PLEASE FORWARD YOUR RESUME AND LETTER OF INTEREST BY NO LATER THAN October 21, 2022 TO:

Human Resources

Banyan Community Services

688 Queensdale Avenue East, Suit 2B

Hamilton, ON L8V 1M1

recruit@banyancs.org

(905) 549-9011 (fax)