Posted 9 months ago
Youth Worker (Evening/Overnight)
@ The Pod Group
Mississauga, ON · Brampton, ON
Overview
The Pod Group is hiring a Youth Worker (Evening/Overnight) for a community-based shelter in Peel Region that supports homeless youth. The role involves intake, daily support, crisis counselling and documentation within a housing-first, trauma-informed framework. Full-time, unionized, with evening (3:30 pm to 11:30 pm) and overnight (11:00 pm to 9:00 am) shifts; salary $46,984 annually.
Pay:
$46,984 a year
Responsibilities:
- Complete intakes and support youth entering the shelter
- Assist youth with daily routines, cooking, cleaning and life skills
- Provide supervision, support and crisis counselling to residents
- Monitor building safety and complete hourly security checks
- Complete shift logs, client records and funding reports
Requirements summary:
- Diploma in Social Services or equivalent experience
- 1-2 years working with youth in a shelter or residential setting
- Valid Ontario driver's licence and vehicle with $2,000,000 liability insurance
- Valid CPI/UMAB and First Aid/CPR certifications
- Satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Police Check
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-02-03
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-15
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Social & community services |
| Experience | 1+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | evening, holidays, weekends, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Care home |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Vulnerable Sector Police Check |
| Driver’s licence | required, own vehicle |
| Background checks | vulnerable sector |
| Education | College diploma (required) |
| Fields of study | Social Services |
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The Pod Group
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Full company description
Partners in Strategic Planning, Human Resources & Recruitment. The Pod Group is a creative consulting firm providing customized and innovative human resource solutions to support our client’s growth, organizational goals and overall quality management. We balance strategy with human capital to support organizations in making better use of their resources while focusing on building the competencies required to promote people-centric organizations. The Pod Group supports small to medium sized organizations and has had great success in serving organizations across a number of sectors across Canada and the United States including community and social services, community health care, non-profits as well as design, engineering, manufacturing and sales for companies in the retail environments sector. Our team is built with truly creative and passionate people experts that are focused on practical solutions to bring long-term and sustainable success. We promote a unique approach, incorporating marketing and human resources as an integral component of strategy, mission and vision. How We Help: * Strategic and Operational Planning * Organization Development and Reviews * Customized Leadership Training * Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining * Mergers and Acquisitions * HR Audits and Policy Review * Health and Safety Policy Review * Communications Training * Change Management Workshops * Specialized Retained Recruitment * HR Strategy Development * Employee Engagement Strategies * Compensation Analysis and Reviews * Executive and Leadership Coaching * 360 Performance Management * Accreditation Planning and Support * Engagement Focus Groups * Engagement and Cultural Surveys * Benchmarking and Environment Scanning * Capacity Planning and Assessments For more information, please visit our website: www.podgroup.ca or email us at: [email protected].
- LinkedIn followers
- 8,707
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 10
- Reported office locations
- 120 Newkirk Rd, Suite 25, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 9S7, CA
- Other recorded names
- The Pod Group
- Specialties
- Organizational Reviews & Development
- Leadership Development
- 360 Performance Management & Coaching
- Strategic Planning
- Employee Engagement
- Strategic Recruitment
- Labour Relations
- HR Planning
- Health and Safety
- Employment Law
- Human Rights Law
- Human Resources Consulting
- HR Audit & Policy Review
- and Collective Bargaining
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
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Partners in Strategic Planning, Human Resources & Recruitment. The Pod Group is a creative consulting firm providing customized and innovative human resource solutions to support our client’s growth, organizational goals and overall quality management. We balance strategy with human capital to support organizations in making better use of their resources while focusing on building the competencies required to…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Human Resources Services |
| Company size | 2-10 employees |
| Headquarters | Richmond Hill, Ontario |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2001 |
| Specialties | Organizational Reviews & DevelopmentLeadership Development360 Performance Management & CoachingStrategic PlanningEmployee EngagementStrategic RecruitmentLabour RelationsHR PlanningHealth and SafetyEmployment Law |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 31 |
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OVERVIEW
A growing, community-based organization that provides shelter and outreach support for homeless youth in Peel Region. They are a leading organization recognized in the community for its commitment to providing youth in need with a safe environment and access to services to help them achieve independence and foster growth.
Are you passionate about supporting youth homelessness and mental health?
The Pod Group is partnering with this organization to place a resourceful, compassionate, and hands-on individual to fulfill the role of a Youth Worker (Evening/Overnight).
WHY YOUR ROLE MATTERS 🔍
The Youth Worker will play a fundamental role to support the youth within the housing first framework that is strength-based and trauma-informed.
The evening shift runs from 3:30 pm to 11:30 pm. The overnight shifts runs from 11:00pm to 9:00am.
HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT 🎯
- Complete intakes and support with facilitating programs for youth entering the shelter.
- Lead and implement a client-driven care path plan by following up with residents on outstanding documents or actions required
- Provide a positive environment for youth coming to the shelter.
- Form professional relationships with a broad spectrum of community service agencies to be able to refer youth.
- Assisting youth in daily routines, including cooking, cleaning and life skills development.
- Answer phones and monitor the building for safety, including the completion of hourly security checks.
- Provide supervision, support and/or crisis counseling to residents living at the shelter.
- Maintain positive and open communication with the staff team.
- Complete documentation of shift activities and incidents in appropriate logs and client records.
- Responsible for entering client data for monthly, quarterly and annual funding reports.
- Support in facilitating the weekly resident meetings.
WHAT YOU WILL BRING 🎓
- Diploma in Social Services or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
- 1-2 years experience working with youth in a shelter/residential setting.
- Knowledge of homelessness, mental health and addictions is an asset.
- Knowledge of housing first for youth, trauma-informed care, and harm reduction practices is an asset.
- Knowledge of resources within the Region of Peel, specifically for youth.
- Effective problem solving, conflict resolution and crisis intervention skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work rotating shifts, including some weekends and holidays.
- A valid Ontario Driver’s License, access to a vehicle and $2,000,000 (minimum) liability car insurance coverage are mandatory.
- Valid CPI/ UMAB and First Aid/ CPR certifications.
- Satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Police Check.
OUR COMMITMENT TO EDIB
The success of an organization stems from a team that is aligned with its mission and vision, where decisions are made in the best interests of the clients they serve and the marginalized and vulnerable populations across our communities. Through this effort, all team members embrace their roles in the organization with respect and dignity for all stakeholders. Through these partnerships, everyone is focused on ensuring a commitment and responsibility toward anti-racism, anti-oppression, equity, diversity, inclusivity, and belonging.
OUR PARTNERSHIP - THE POD GROUP
The Pod Group (PG) connects candidates with amazing career opportunities in Ontario! We collaborate extensively with not-for-profit and community-based organizations, including health, social services, developmental, housing, mental health, and community health care.
We promote a unique candidate experience that integrates equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging in our engagement with candidates. Our recruitment strategy focuses on learning more about your career goals and aligning your passion with mission-driven work.
We thank you for your interest in applying!
Job Type: Full-Time, unionized role
Unionized Salary: $46,984 CAD Annually
Vacancy: Current Opening
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