Posted 4 days ago
Residential Child and Youth Worker, Temp Part-Time
@ Taproot Community Support Services
Maple Ridge, British Columbia
Overview
Taproot Community Support Services is hiring a temporary part-time Residential Child and Youth Worker to support young people in a residential program. The work covers daily care, behaviour support, crisis intervention, medication administration and coordination with schools, families and the community.
Responsibilities:
- Support persons served through daily routines and activities
- Provide behaviour management and crisis intervention
- Monitor safety and well-being; administer medications
- Assist with personal care and household duties
- Maintain reports and coordinate with schools, families and community
Requirements summary:
- Experience working with children or youth in residential care
- Ability to manage crisis situations, including non-violent physical intervention
- Ability to follow medication administration procedures
- Valid driver's licence and safe driving record
- Strong written reporting and communication skills
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-02
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-05
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-05
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Social & community services |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Care home, Vehicle, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Driver’s licence | required |
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Taproot Community Support Services
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We envision a world where every individual, family & community thrives. Employee-owned, proudly diverse.
Full company description
At Taproot, we believe in the strength within every person. Since 1983, we have been nurturing change and healing in children, youth, adults and families across British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. Through more than 125 community-based services, our employee-owners provide personalized, culturally responsive support in even the most complex situations. We help people build on their strengths, create meaningful connections and find a greater sense of belonging in their communities. Our work is grounded in care, respect and the belief that every voice matters. Taproot is 100% employee-owned through an Employee Ownership Trust. Every employee becomes an owner from day one, creating a shared commitment to the people we support, our communities and the future we are building together. With more than 850 employee-owners, Taproot is proud to be a Certified B Corporation and CARF-accredited organization.
- LinkedIn followers
- 2,629
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 291
- Reported office locations
- 11491 Kingston St, Maple Ridge, 2, Maple Ridge , British Columbia V2X 0Y6, CA
- Other recorded names
- Taproot Community Support Services
- Specialties
- social services
- seniors care
- youth justice
- acquired brain injury
- psychology
- indigenous services
- disabilities
- FASD
- children
- families
- and behaviour counselling
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
At Taproot, we believe in the strength within every person. Since 1983, we have been nurturing change and healing in children, youth, adults and families across British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. Through more than 125 community-based services, our employee-owners provide personalized, culturally responsive support in even the most complex situations. We help people build on their strengths, create meaningful…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Individual and Family Services |
| Company size | 501-1,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Maple Ridge , British Columbia |
| Organization type | Self-Owned |
| Year founded | 1983 |
| Specialties | social servicesseniors careyouth justiceacquired brain injurypsychologyindigenous servicesdisabilitiesFASDchildrenfamilies |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 100 |
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• Teach persons served to relate in a socially appropriate manner through the use of daily routines and activities.
• Monitor persons served and ensure their safety and well-being; utilizes practices that promote health, welfare, safety and security of persons served.
• Provide behaviour management counseling on a one-to-one and/or group basis by performing duties such as providing feedback on client behaviour, teaching coping techniques and adaptive behaviour, and providing guidance and support.
• Provide emotional support and crisis intervention to persons served which may include nonviolent physical interventions.
• Ensure communication and liaison between program, school, family and the community.
• Ensure physical needs of persons served are met by performing duties such as assisting with basic personal hygiene and activities of daily living.
• Administer medications to persons served according to established guidelines, procedures and instructions.
• Maintain reports such as statistics, logbooks and daily activities relating to persons served.
• Carry out household duties such as meal preparation and household cleaning.
• Accompany persons served to appointments and community outings.
• Participate in the OHS Committee as required.
• Operate motor vehicles safely and legally while transporting persons served or on Taproot business.
• Advocate effectively for persons served.
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as required.
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