Overview

Do you have a desire to work with young persons in conflict with the law? If you would enjoy working with a diverse and challenging client group, where you can make a difference every day, then consider a career as a Youth Services Officer. The Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, Youth Justice Division, is seeking dedicated professionals to join their multi-disciplinary team(s) as a Youth Services Officer providing primary/direct services to youth within a secure detention/custody setting.

The five (5) available Youth Centres for this posting are:

• Cecil Facer Youth Centre - Sudbury
• Donald Doucet Youth Centre – Sault Ste. Marie
• Justice Ronald Lester Youth Centre - Thunder Bay
• Roy McMurtry Youth Centre - Brampton
• Sprucedale Youth Centre - Simcoe

https://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/Preview.aspx?Language=English&JobID=216024

Job Description:

The goals are to keep youth active and engaged, focusing on specific risks and needs of youth related to reoffending, teaching new skills, keeping youth safe, resolving conflict, and employing intervention techniques and strategies to model pro-social behaviours and help youth make better choices upon their return to the community.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform a full range of duties related to the supervision and case management of youth on an assigned rotating shift, utilizing a relationship custody/cognitive learning behavioural approach within a secure custody/detention facility setting that functions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Identify and participate in the provision of appropriate structured rehabilitative programs and services for a diverse population of youth;
• Ensure the safety and security of youth, staff, youth centre and community.

Qualifications:

• You have successfully completed post-secondary education from a college/university of recognized standing in a related field with emphasis in behaviour management, adolescent development, and knowledge of family group dynamics, plus one year of recent relevant work experience OR a recognized secondary school diploma with supplementary courses in human behaviour plus three years of recent relevant work experience
• Valid Emergency First Aid, CPR (level C) and AED Certification.

Skills:

• You have advanced communication skills – written, verbal and non-verbal, and interpersonal skills.
• You have good interviewing, mentorship, coaching and counselling skills.
• You are able to build positive relationships with youth.
• You have facilitation and team-building skills.
• You have analytical, interpretive, reasoning and problem-solving skills.
• You have computer skills to operate various business software and operational systems.

How to apply:

This is a continuous posting. The screening and selection processes are ongoing. This posting will be made available until the position has been filled. Please only submit your application ONCE.

For the purposes of this posting, we do not accept resumes and cover letters. To apply, please fill out the YSO Application form. To access the form please follow the link below: https://forms.mgcs.gov.on.ca/en/dataset/006-3251

After completing the application, please submit the form using ONE of the following methods:

By email at: YSORecruitment@ontario.ca

By mail to: Youth Services Officer Recruitment Youth Justice Division Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services 6711 Mississauga Road, Suite 700 Mississauga, Ontario L5N 2W3