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Child Youth Worker
@ Pacific Coast Community Resources
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Overview
Pacific Coast Community Resources is hiring a full-time Child Youth Worker to provide care and support to young people living in staffed community homes. The role involves supporting daily living, behaviour management, documentation and family and community relationships. The posting offers a $29.22 to $33.54 hourly wage and comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits.
Pay:
$29.22–$33.54 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Support youth in staffed homes with daily living and medication administration
- Participate in developing and documenting Personal Service Plans
- Apply behaviour management and trauma-informed practices
- Record daily activity and personal health information
- Maintain a clean, well-kept home including food preparation
Requirements summary:
- Child and Youth Care Diploma or equivalent and Grade 12
- Minimum 2 years in community social services with youth facing mental health or substance use challenges
- Current Emergency First Aid/CPR and Food Safe certificates
- Unrestricted Class 5 driver's licence and satisfactory driver's abstract
- Criminal record clearance and MCFD HUB clearance
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Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-04
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-16
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Social & community services |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Client sites, Care home |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Emergency First Aid/CPR, Food Safe, TB Test, MCFD HUB clearance |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Background checks | criminal record, driving record |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples, Racialized people, People with disabilities |
| Education | High school (required), College diploma (required) |
| Fields of study | Child and Youth Care |
| Perks mentioned | Paid training |
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Pacific Coast Community Resources
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Supporting People in Building Community
Full company description
Since 1987, Pacific Coast Community Resources has been empowering people with diverse abilities to live the life they envision in the communities where they live, work and pursue recreational opportunities. Our agency was created from the desire to provide dynamic, relevant programs that provide exceptional person-centered supports and advocacy that enhances people’s lives. Our vision is to support people in building community and we believe diversity makes our community stronger. PCCR is proud to offer services through all of Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland, Okanagan, and Kootenays. We offer a wide range of dynamic and comprehensive programs for individuals over 18 years old, families, and children and youth. Our programs and services include home shares, staffed homes, supported independent living, respite, community inclusion, day programs, and outreach services.
- LinkedIn followers
- 3,525
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 222
- Reported office locations
- 1805 Scarborough Crescent, Port Coquitlam, British Columbia V3C 2R2, CA
- 1252 Monterey Crescent, Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 3M5, CA
- 989 Eagle Rock Terrace, Victoria, British Columbia V8X 3J1, CA
- Business categories
- Residential
- Advocacy
- Health Care
- Elder Care
- Non Profit
- Outpatient Care
- Assisted Living
- Humanitarian
- Personal Development
- Social Assistance
- Other recorded names
- Pacific Coast Community Resources
- Pacific Coast Community Resources Inc
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Since 1987, Pacific Coast Community Resources has been empowering people with diverse abilities to live the life they envision in the communities where they live, work and pursue recreational opportunities. Our agency was created from the desire to provide dynamic, relevant programs that provide exceptional person-centered supports and advocacy that enhances people’s lives. Our vision is to support people in…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Individual and Family Services |
| Company size | 501-1,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Port Coquitlam, British Columbia |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1987 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 73 |
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CHILD YOUTH WORKER
About the Role
As our Child Youth Worker, you will work as part of a vibrant team to provide care and support to young people living in staffed homes within their community. You’ll encourage and empower the youth we support to be independent, self-determining, and live the life they envision while maintaining excellent standards of care, health, and safety. Your natural ability to care for others and work both independently and collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team will allow you to influence your team’s success.
Core Responsibilities
- Ensure the supported child’s rights and choices are respected and advocate as needed
- Interact effectively with children we support
- Empower the children we support to be full citizens of their community
- Participate in the development, implementation, and documentation of Personal Service Plans
- Foster positive relationships with the child’s family members, professionals, co-workers, and members of the community
- Assist with activities of daily living and medication administration
- Excellent understanding of behaviour management principles and strategies including mental health needs
- Record the daily activity and personal health information (PHI) of the children we support on our case management database
- To work in conjunction with the children we support to ensure their home is clean and well maintained at all times, including daily food preparation and light housekeeping duties
You will have
- Grade 12 education
- Child and Youth Care Diploma or equivalent
- Minimum 2 years of experience in community social services working with youth experiencing significant mental health, substance use, and/or concurrent disorder challenges in a multidisciplinary health care setting.
- Experience in Trauma-Informed Practice, Harm Reduction, and Recovery-Oriented Care
- Current Emergency First Aid/CPR and Food Safe certificates
- Previous behaviour management course/training
- Ability to effectively communicate (verbal & written) with team members, professionals, families, and community members
- Non-verbal communication skills
- Unrestricted Class 5 Driver’s license. If driving a commercial company vehicle, a Class 4 license is required.
- Satisfactory Driver’s Abstract
- Criminal record clearance for children and vulnerable adults
- Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) HUB clearance
- TB Test
- Moderate computer literacy
- Eligibility to work in Canada
- Experience working with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), ADHD, mental health challenges, and complex behavioural needs is an asset.*
- Knowledge of and experience implementing trauma-informed practices.*
- Experience supporting individuals with a Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) profile is highly preferred.*
- Strong understanding of positive behaviour support, relationship-based practice, and person-centred care.*
Why join Pacific Coast Children’s Resources?
Pacific Coast Children's Resources offers work you can feel fulfilled by through quality programs and services to people who live with disabilities that promote independence, self-growth, and community integration. Pacific Coast Children's Resources is steadily growing, creating dynamic environments to work and learn. We encourage you to partner with us in fostering healthy, energetic lives by showcasing your passion for care, connecting to the communities we serve and collaborating in our culture of teamwork that makes Pacific Coast Children's Resources a great place to work.
What we offer
- On-the-job training: MANDT, JOHS, Diversity and Inclusion, Medication Safety,
Confidentiality and Privacy, Trauma-Informed Practice, First Aid and CPR re-certification - Community involvement
- An inclusive, supportive work environment
- Competitive Salary $29.22 – $33.54 per hour
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision care benefits package
- Career development opportunities
We believe that a strong commitment to diversity & inclusion enables us to truly make services better for everyone. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities. Our goal is to ensure at every interaction all are welcome, comfortable, and safe.
At Pacific Coast Children's Resources, we understand that experience comes in many forms. We’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team - so if your experience is close to what we’re looking for, please consider applying.
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