ALLIED SPECIALIST’S ASSOCIATION
District Lead Youth and Family Support

Human Resource Services
Full Time Continuing Exempt Position

The Greater Victoria School District is currently seeking to fill the position of District Youth and Family Outreach Worker.

The Greater Victoria School District resides on the traditional territory of the Lkwungen people.  We acknowledge the Songhees and the Esquimalt First Nations on whose traditional territory we live and work. Həyšxʷq̓ə – Thank you.  The District provides an outstanding public education to over 20,000 students in the Greater Victoria area, encompassing six municipalities with over 3000 employees in approximately 50 sites.  Each employee plays an important role to support, lead, and inspire our students’ learning and well-being in a safe, culturally responsive, inclusive community.

Position Overview
The District Lead Youth and Family Support as a member of the District Team, reporting directly to the District Principal of the Learning Support Team, works alongside school teams to identify and support the most vulnerable children, youth, and families in the Greater Victoria School District with the goal of improving their educational outcomes.

As a member of the District Team, the District Lead will be expected to:

• collaborate and communicate effectively with multiple school-based teams, families, and community-based agencies, ensuring that information and resources are accessible to students presenting with complex emotional, behavioural, mental health and/or substance use needs
• liaise and support students with complex needs and their families across grade levels and schools in SD61
• partner and liaise with community agencies providing supplemental supports and services for students with complex needs and their families
• act as a member of the District Wrap Around Team to provide effective interventions and community referrals for priority learners
• deliver attachment-based parent groups for parents of students with complex behavior and emotional needs
• provide leadership for the implementation of SD61’s Children and Youth in Care (CYIC) Standard of Practice
• orient new YFCs to their role in the context of the public school system
• in collaboration with District and School Based Teams support chronically absent students through a student and family-centered approach; with the school team, co-develop student re-entry plans; provide targeted early intervention working with elementary and middle school teams
• lead and assist the District Team with project planning and implementation that supports mental health, social emotional learning, transition planning, and professional development
• maintain confidential records of communication and action as per School District 61 policies and regulations

 QUALIFICATIONS

Education Requirements and Experience

• University Undergraduate degree in the human services field (e.g. Child and Youth Care, Social Work, Counselling Psychology)
• Minimum 5 years related work experience within the public school system at all levels (K-12) working with students and families with complex needs as a youth and family counsellor or equivalent experience.

• Experience working with alternative school-based, community-based programming options and school district based supports and systems
• Clear skills with culturally responsive conflict resolution practices, violent threat risk assessment, suicide assessment and problem solving
• Strong understanding and practice of trauma and mental health, and the impact on youth and families

• Extensive understanding and a working knowledge of provincial and community resources and the inner workings of MCFD and other community partners (e.g. Child and Youth Mental Health, Discovery Youth and Family Services, Island Health, Neighbourhood Houses, etc.)
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and build effective working relationships with community partners and school teams
• Experience navigating mental health services and resources, including facilitating referrals and related support alongside colleagues and families

Process

• The position will close on November 22, 2022
• Shortlisting will take place November 23, 2022
• Interviews will take place November 28, 2022

Contact

• If you have questions about this position, please contact Ms. P. Halverson, District Principal at phalverson@sd61.bc.ca.

Application

• Apply through “Make a Future” or

Please submit cover letter, resume, proof of qualifications and email addresses for three references to:

Human Resource Services, Greater Victoria School District #61
556 Boleskine Road, Victoria, BC  V8Z 1E8
or by email to:  hrs@sd61.bc.ca

Closing Date:  Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 4 pm

The School District thanks all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.