Coordinator Youth Protection Services (0355)

Job Description

Posting # M-2021-0023

Position # 0058

 

 

COORDINATOR

YOUTH PROTECTION SERVICES (0355)

PERMANENT FULL-TIME

 

 

DEPARTMENT:	Youth Protection (731305)
WORK LOCATION:	Waskaganish, Eastmain and Nemaska
MANAGEMENT LEVEL:	Intermediate Manager
STATUS:	1 Permanent Full-Time
SALARY:	Class 37: Min. $73,955 – Max $96,141

 

DESCRIPTION

 

Reporting to the Director of Youth Protection, the incumbent contributes to the line management leadership, accountability, planning, organization, coordination and reporting, and; helps to ensure the daily implementation and supervision of the quality of the services and interventions provided by the Youth Protection teams in Waskaganish, Eastmain and Nemaska.

 

The incumbent will provide clinical supervision to Youth Protection workers and revision of Youth Protection files for quality assurance, including review and verification of reports. The incumbent will also be responsible of implementing the various protocols and partnerships between Youth Protection and other departments and entities (in particular with Foster Services, Youth Healing Services, Community Miyupimaatisiiun Centres, Cree School Board, Cree Justice and Eeyou/Eenou Police Force) in the communities under their responsibility.

 

The incumbent ensures the planning, organization and implementation of all psycho-social and rehabilitation services to youth and their family.

 

The incumbent of this position will have to travel and replace in other communities according to the youth protection department needs.

 

SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS

 

• Contributes to the planning, organization and coordination for the development and programming of the Youth Protection Department’s (YPD) services, and collaborates in planning for related integrated programming and inter-entity and community collaborative planning and protocols.
• Ensures the circulation, application and compliance with the policies for the YPDs clients and their family’s individuality, privacy and rights, code of ethics and confidentiality, and that they are complementary to those of the organization.
• Contributes to the accessibility, continuity and complementarities of the services dispensed by the Unit with those offered by the other Units of YPD, and the other resources within the community, the organization or outside of the region for corridors of services, in order to achieve a seamless integrated circle (continuum) of care for the community residents or other clients.
• Ensures that the programs and services provided is based on respect and autonomy of individuals, and respond to their bio-psycho-social needs as well as cultural and spiritual needs.
• Contributes to the DYP responsibilities for all activities under the Youth Protection Act.

 

REQUIREMENTS

 

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies or Psychosocial field, such as Social Work, Psycho-Education, Criminology, Sociology or Psychology or be on the list of persons with acquired rights in accordance with PL-21;
• Certificate or courses in administration are an asset.

 

Experience

• Three (3) years experience in supervision of Youth Protection services, OR
• A very good knowledge of the Youth Protection Act, Youth Criminal Justice Act and current trends in relation to child placement and foster home programs.

 

Knowledge and abilities:

• Strong Knowledge of Cree Culture and/or First Nations social services models as well as trends and issues in Eeyou Istchee that affect individuals, families and communities; Waskaganish, Eastmain and Nemaska;
• Ability to communicate theoretical and practical knowledge, as applied to coaching and training;
• Ability in service planning, supervision, team leadership and monitoring;
• Excellent interpersonal, listening, leadership and teamwork skills;
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal;
• Excellent critical thinking, synthesis, organizational and decision-making skills;
• Autonomous, discrete and empathetic;
• Teamwork capabilities.

 

LANGUAGE

• Fluent in English;
• Fluency in Cree or French is an asset.

 

 

OTHER

• Willing to travel;
• Includes on-call periods.

 

POSTING START/END DATE:	2021/04/09 – 2021/04/23
POSITIONS AVAILABLE:	1
HOUSING PROVIDED:	Yes
SHIFT TYPE:	Day
HOURS PER DAY/WEEK:	7 / 35

 

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please forward your resume to:

Cree Board of Health & Social Services of James Bay

Tel  514-861-5955        Fax 514-989-7495

Email   jobs.reg18@ssss.gouv.qc.ca

 

With your application, please make sure to specify the Posting # and the Job title on which you wish to apply.

 

WE THANK ALL CANDIDATES WHO APPLY, HOWEVER ONLY THOSE SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED.

 

NOTES

In accordance with various Sections of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA), the organization has the objective of staffing all of its positions with qualified and competent beneficiaries of the JBNQA.

 

Please note that applicants registered in the Indigenous Succession Plan may be considered for this position if they have sufficient university educational credits to be eligible for the management activities associated with this position.