Responsible for assessing the needs of high-risk youth and providing counselling, life skills teaching, and basic care in a residential setting. Duties include overseeing service plans, supervising daily activities, and maintaining a safe, positive environment.
Requirements summary
Requires a Diploma or Degree in Human Services and at least two years of experience counselling youth with behavioral disabilities. Must be able to pass a Police Information Check and Vulnerable Sector Search.
Catholic Social Services is currently seeking a part-time overnight awake, 36 hours per week, Child & Youth Care Worker in EDMONTON to join our Sebastian House.
Providing excellent client-centered care, you are confident, thoughtful, and motivated to achieve success when supporting others in your community.
This position has a weekly schedule of: Overnight awake position, an average of 36 hours per week, 4 on, 4 off rotation with schedule; Mondays: 10:00pm -7:00am.
Tuesday - Thursday could either be 10:00pm - 7:00am or 11:00pm - 7:00am, Friday & Saturday are 10:00pm -10:00am.
Job application closing date: June 24, 2026.
Program Overview:
The Sebastian House program is a long term residential group program for high risk youth age between 13 to 18 involved with addictions, criminal involvement, gang affiliations and possible PSECA (Protection of Sexually Exploited Children Act) involvement, females and males.
These youth would be engaging in their high-risk behaviors with high intensity, possibly recruiting for gangs and prostitution, and intravenous/hard drug use.
Job Summary: As a Child and Youth Care Worker, you will be responsible for assessing the needs of the child/youth, providing counselling and teaching basic life and community while ensuring basic needs are met (food, clothing, shelter, healthcare, safety).
Also, the ability to work with individuals with behavioral disabilities such as Attention Deficient Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, and Reactive Attachment Disorder.
The Child and Youth Care Worker creates a safe, warm and positive environment where children/youth feel welcomed and loved.
Other responsibilities include but are not limited to: Overseeing service plans for the children/youth Supervising and supporting children and youth in a residential setting Assisting children and youth in overcoming barriers, and supporting them to develop positive and healthy relationships with communities Supporting children and youth through life skills teaching and in-the-moment learning, with a hands-on approach Assisting children and youth in attending appointments and successfully participating in their educational placements and/or day programs Submitting required program documentation with established time-frames Performing basic housekeeping and meal preparation duties Other duties as required What This Job Requires: A Diploma/Degree in Human Services (or equivalent) A minimum of two (2) years of experience with counselling, children/youth with behavioral disabilities is required.
Benefits
Growth Opportunities
Supportive Working Environment
Comprehensive Benefit Options
The ability to build connections with youth is imperative.
Experience with children and youth in care, residential care, and case management is a requirement of this position.
Certification or training in Aboriginal Awareness, Abuse Awareness, Standard First Aid, Medication Administration, and Violence/Crisis Intervention is a definite asset.
The ideal candidate will have an organized and compassionate approach to the work, strong teamwork skills, a commitment to developing positive supporting relationships.
Other qualifications include: Proven ability to provide effective communication, collaboration, crisis intervention, and conflict management with clients Experience with or willingness to be trained on physical holds on the individuals that we serve.
Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training (NVCI) must be completed upon hire Demonstrated assessment, problem solving, and critical thinking skills Knowledge of community resources is an asset Intermediate competency with Microsoft Office and other Agency computer applications Demonstrated ability to act with professionalism, confidentiality, and diplomacy Proven case documentation and effective information reporting practices Police Information Check including vulnerable sector search, and Intervention Record Check current within six (6) months.
2 Years of Driving experience will be an asset You can apply online for Police Information Check including Vulnerable Sector Search and Intervention Record Check.
For Police Information Check, including Vulnerable Sector Search, please visit the City of Edmonton's police service website.
For Intervention Record Check, please visit the informalberta.ca Police Information Check including vulnerable sector search, Intervention Record Check and/ or summary of driving records are conditions of employment and the financial responsibility of the candidate.
What We Offer
The salary for this position is $24.21 - $27.24 per hour based on qualifications and experience. We offer flexibility and supportive working environment. Comprehensive benefit options when eligible. Work within a highly collaborative, team-oriented organization, where your ideas are heard, and you can see your impact daily. Growth Opportunities: apply and grow your skills within a dynamic, innovative and expanding Agency that is taking a leadership role in our industry. About Catholic Social Services: You will be joining an established Agency that is guided by faith to care for and bring hope to people in need with humility, compassion and respect. With 65 years of service delivery experience, Catholic Social Services is one of the largest multi-function social services agencies in Canada, with nearly 2000 staff, and hundreds of volunteers delivering over 100 different programs to people in need throughout Central Alberta and Edmonton. Our values are at the core of everything we do! Humility: We acknowledge with gratitude our human abilities and limitations. We demonstrate humility by doing the best that we can with the resources that we have.
Compassion
We respond to people in need with love. We demonstrate our compassion by caring for people without judgment and without condition.
Respect
We demonstrate our respect by being personally present, open and attentive to those we care for and by honouring their dignity and freedom. We thank all applicants. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Catholic Social Services is committed to fostering a diverse and representative workforce. In an effort to enrich our agency and reflect the communities we serve, we welcome applications from qualified individuals of all diverse groups and backgrounds.
