Family Support Worker

• Develop, implement, evaluate, and modify client plans within program guidelines
• Identify potential risks
• Facilitate educational sessions, and problem-solving with clients related to parenting and family functioning prepare activity agendas and facilitate groups and individual sessions addressing specific social/life skills development goals
• Evaluate effectiveness of intervention plans and solve programs as needed with supervisor
• Provides supports to parents, foster parents, and guardians in the development of life, parenting and social skills
• Offers culturally appropriate activities and supports while supervising visits for parents whose children are in the care of MCFD

• Bachelor Degree in a field related to human or social services, psychology, nursing, etc.
• One-year experience working with children and families
• OR equivalent combination of education, training and experience acceptable to the employer and the contract manager
• Strong skills for effective communication – listening, speaking, and writing
• Ability to use standard office technology and ability to learn new programs and applications
• Utilization of effective conflict resolution strategies appropriate for children and youth
• Knowledge of delays in functional skill development that children and youth with support needs may display
• Understands, demonstrates, and maintains professional boundaries with co-workers, clients and community partners
• Clear Criminal Record Review
• Physical ability to meet job requirements
• Class 5 driver's license, clear driver's abstract and daily access to and use of vehicle

This is a unionized position with salary and benefits subject to the requirements of the BC Government Employees Union’s Collective Agreement