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Group Facilitator - Here to Help Program

Child Development Institute
Toronto, CAN
Contract, Seasonal
Entry · 1+ years experience
Onsite
CAD 35.71-35.71 hourly / hour
Discovered 1 months ago

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  • Participate in weekly program briefing sessions with facilitation team.
  • Share meal with family promoting family connection and communication.
  • Prepares weekly children’s group sessions focused on weekly themes.
  • Works with co-facilitator in coordinating division of responsibilities each session.
  • Perform weekly “task/duty” as assigned (family meet & greet, coat duty, food pick-up, food serving, food clean-up, end of night watch).
  • Co-facilitate family interactive.
  • Supporting mothers and children’s participation in family interactive.
  • Co-facilitating weekly children’s group sessions.
  • Write children’s case-notes after group session.
  • Participate in debriefing sessions with facilitation team.
  • Write discharge reports.
  • Ensures internal policies and procedures are in adherence.
  • Represents agency in a positive manner and adheres to a high level of professional conduct in all interactions.
  • Other duties as required.
  • Minimum Child and Youth Worker diploma or equivalent, BSW preferred
  • Minimum 1-year experience working with children and families from diverse backgrounds who have experienced violence, trauma and transitioned from home to shelter
  • Knowledge of family violence and the impact this has on child development, their caregivers and family dynamics
  • Clear understanding and ability to work from a trauma-informed approach
  • Strong ability to creatively support children in a group setting processing thoughts and feelings related to past experiences of abuse, practice emotion regulation, develop safety planning skills
  • An understanding of trauma informed behavioural management to support children’s externalizing behavior
  • An understanding of trauma informed and creative means of supporting children who internalize behaviour
  • Demonstrated skills and experience in facilitating groups for children – including comfort working with the full range of developmental levels from school age to adolescents.
  • Understand and maintain client confidentiality and the complexity of this in working with children.
  • Understanding of child welfare legislation and duty to report protocols.
  • An ability to work in a distractible, multi-tasking environment.
  • An ability to work collaboratively with children, their families and program team.
  • An ability to work on a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Sound knowledge of anti-oppressive practices and ability to implement them in work with children, youth and families.
  • Strong documentation skills.
  • Reflective worker who is dedicated to a team briefing model.
  • All applicants are advised that offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a Vulnerable Sector Check.
  • Credential verifications & References required.
  • Mental effort required in multi-tasking and handling interruptions that require constant refocusing.
  • Mental flexibility required to facilitate a group program with a number of components (briefing, meet & greet, dinner, interactive, group, goodnight, documentation, debriefing) requiring ability to support and adapt to client and team needs
  • Manage crisis situations, as needed following agency policies, child welfare and health and safety standards.
  • Standing and moving throughout group night
  • Transporting children to group room and to reception area via stairs/elevator
  • Lifting or moving up to 20lbs may be required.
  • Governed by concurrent and dynamic deadlines, despite conflicting priorities and frequent interruptions.
  • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
  • Fast-paced environment.
  • This position requires attendance at a three-hour orientation week before group start
  • This position requires working Thursday evenings from 5:00pm to 10:00pm.

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