Position title
Family Support Worker - Early Learning
Description
As a Family Support Worker, you will provide key supports, information, advocacy, and community connections to families. Through weekly parenting and playgroups and regular home visits, you will act as an advocate for families and children and empower them to reach their goals. You will have the opportunity to work both independently and within a variety of team settings in a collaborative and interdisciplinary manner with children and their families.
What you bring to the team
- You bring 1+ years of experience working with pre-school age (2.8 to 5 years) children.
- You possess post-secondary education in Social Work, Human Ecology, or Child & Youth Care.
- You have experience working with socially, economically, and/or culturally diverse children and their families.
- You are able to use your personal vehicle to conduct home visits.
- You are comfortable working in a multi-disciplinary team is an asset.
Important work you will do at e4c
- Schedule and attend regular home visits with the families on your caseload.
- Support the family in identifying and reaching their goals through a strength-based approach.
- Provide information and support for children transitioning into other programs.
- Deliver developmental screenings on each child, make appropriate referrals and provide strategies and supports to the family.
- Plan, design and deliver playgroups and weekly parent groups based upon interests, individual and group needs, and abilities to foster development.
- Work together with the multi-disciplinary team to facilitate communication development for all children using a wide variety of approaches that best meet the children’s individual needs (i.e. routine-based, large group, small group, and select individual interaction).
- De-brief and consult with program partners, inter-agency members, and other community stakeholders to network and establish collaborative partnerships.
- Participate in IPP meetings, screening, and tracking to determine progress towards IPP goals.
- Document and maintain necessary case notes on the School Cloud database.
Hiring organization
At e4c diversity is our strength. We embrace diversity and offer equal opportunities to all qualified applicants. We welcome your application regardless of origin, culture, ethnicity, age, ability, gender identity, sexual orientation or faith.
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Location
Edmonton
Working Hours
Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (10 month school based schedule)
Salary and Benefits
Competitive Salary
Robust Benefits Package
RRSP Matching
3 Weeks Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Time
Professional Development Opportunities
Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
Background Check Process & Requirements
Prior to successful employment with e4c, applicants are required to submit a Police Information Check with Vulnerable Sector Check and Intervention Record Check (IRC).
Please apply for your Police Intervention Check with Vulnerable Sector Search via your local RCMP detachment or Edmonton Police Service.
You are encouraged to apply for your Intervention Record Check immediately. There is no cost to apply for an IRC. To access the IRC application form click below. Forward your completed form and a copy of two (2) pieces of government issued ID (one must be a photo ID) to CS.IRCEdmonton@gov.ab.ca
APPLY NOW!
Please send a thoughtful cover letter and resume to careers@e4calberta.org
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