Job Information
Job Title: Child and Youth Care Counsellor
Job Requisition ID: 75010
Ministry: Children and Family Services
Location: Lethbridge, AB
Full or Part-Time: Casual
Permanent/Temporary: Wage
Scope: Open
Closing Date: September 2, 2025
Classification: Child and Youth Care 1 (CYC1)
Wage: $28.82 to $36.93 per hour
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The Ministry of Children and Family Services funds programs and services to support vulnerable children, youth, families and individuals to live safely and succeed in Alberta. This includes providing services and resources to protect children and youth from abuse and neglect and effectively addressing harm that has placed them in need of intervention. Mentoring and support services are available to youth transitioning into healthy, productive adults. The ministry also invests in community-based groups that support prevention and early intervention services such as family resource networks, youth emergency shelters as well as programs that raise awareness and help respond to family violence, sexual violence and abuse.
Provincial Campus Based Care (PCBC) centres across the province offer 24/7 trauma-informed care and secure services for vulnerable youth (ages 12 to 17 receiving child intervention services) and their families. PCBCs integrate best practices to help youth reach their potential and address emotional and behavioural therapeutic needs.
PCBC goal is for youth to return to a less intensive form of care, become independent or return to their families. PCBC encompasses several programs to support youth such as Indigenous/cultural supports, recreation therapy services, on-site schools, medical services, transition and connection services, addiction support, occupational therapy and access to facility dogs.
To learn more about our ministry’s work, please visit: https://www.alberta.ca/children-and-family-services
Reporting to the Child and Youth Care Team Lead, the Child and Youth Care Counsellor provides direct care and support to youth within a trauma-informed environment. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the Child and Youth Care Counsellor ensures a safe and secure setting, assesses and identifies the individual needs of youth, and delivers targeted programming for vulnerable youth receiving child intervention services under the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act (CYFEA) and/or the Protection of Sexually Exploited Children Act (PSECA).
Key Responsibilities:
PCBC centres value the unique perspectives, cultural knowledge and experiences that Indigenous peoples, including the youth the centre serves. At all centres, PCBC actively works to create a culturally safe and supportive environment for Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth.
Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.
This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.
You will need the following competencies to be successful in this role:
Minimum Recruitment Standards:
Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Child and Youth Care or related human service profession.
Related Education (either Diploma or Degree):
The ideal candidate will possess:
Required: Class 5 driver’s license.
Assets:
Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to: https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.
A cover letter is not required with your application; as such it is important that your resume is detailed and accurate, listing your experience, as well as the months, years, your title, and duties you performed.
Location:
Pre-Employment Requirements:
As part of the application process, you are required to complete and satisfactorily qualify on:
Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.
Candidate screening and interviews will take place periodically throughout the job posting process. Interviews will take place virtually, and accommodation may be provided if requested.
Successful candidates will be placed into a talent pool, at which point their pre-employment checks will be conducted, and their suitability will be assessed. Those who are matched to a vacancy will be contacted; those who are not will have up to 6 months to be considered while their certification is still valid.
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How To Apply
Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.
Candidates are required to apply online. Please visit https://www.alberta.ca/job-application-resources#before for more information. Please visit Recruitment Principles, for more information.
It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)(https://www.alberta.ca/international-qualifications-assessment.aspx) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information (https://canalliance.org/en/default.html).
It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.
Closing Statement
This competition may be used to fill future vacancies across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.
We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements.
If you require any further information on this job posting or require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact PCBC Recruitment at CFS.PCBC-Recruitment@gov.ab.ca.
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