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Youth Care Worker I, Adolescent Intensive Services (AIS) Jobs in Halifax, Nova Scotia at IWK Health
Title: Youth Care Worker I, Adolescent Intensive Services (AIS)
Company: IWK Health
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Company: IWK HealthReq ID:179429
Department/Program:AIS Internalizing Day , Mental Health And Addictions
Location:Halifax
Type of Employment:Permanent Hourly FT ( 100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Start Date:May 2024
Union Status:NSGEU Hlthcare , Healthcare Bargaining Unit
Compensation:$ 26.0391-$ 35.6531 /hour
Closing Date: May 13, 2024 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)
IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia . People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values , and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.
Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.
The OpportunityAdolescent Intensive Services is a mental health and addictions treatment setting that provides Day 24/5 and 24/7 treatment services to aolescents between the ages of 13 up to 19 years of age. The Youth Care Worker participates as a member of an interdisciplinary team to assist in providing holistic and comprehensive treatment to meet the needs of adolescents who present with significant mental health challenges causing them to experience functional impairment at school, home and/or in the community. Utilizing an attachment-based model (CONNECT), AIS works with clients and families to enhance adaptive living skills, address underpinning biopsychosocial issues and to assist in improving their function at home, in the community and at school.
Reporting to the Manager of Adolescent Intensive …
