Job Details
2 6- 158 S eptember 28 , 2026
Competition Number Date of Distribution
Electronic Applications must be submitted through Make a Future www.makeafuture.ca and include a cover letter and resume by 12:00 p . m . Tues day , October 6 , 2026
Effective: November 10, 2026 – June 30, 2027
Description: Child and Youth Care Worker - TEMPORARY
Location: East Chilliwack Elementary School
Hourly Rate: $32.93
Shift (subject to change): 7:50 a.m. - 2:28 p.m.
Hours per Day/Week: 6.13 hours per day / 30.65 hrs per week
(Plus 8 minutes extra per day due to LOU)
Months per Year: 10
Deadline Date : October 6 , 2026
Qualifications, experience, training as per class specification. For further information, contact Carolyn Ingham, Principal 604-794-7533.
Please Note : Interested staff members should apply through Make A Future at www.makeafuture.ca and include an updated resume stating experience, qualifications, and at least two current professional references, relating to the class specification.
This position is a temporary casual position and will be treated as any other casual assignment in regards to benefits and seniority. If the successful applicant is already a permanent employee with SD33 he/she will maintain their current benefits and will continue to accrue seniority.
CHILD AND YOUTH CARE WORKER
Job Band: 11
Division: 5 (Assistants)
Reports to: Principal or Designate
Job Summary
Upon assignment by the principal or designate, a Child and Youth Care Worker provides assistance to teachers, severe behavioural students and parents. He/she works collaboratively with other employees, parents, students and community partners.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assists in developing specific strategies for students to achieve acceptable personal/social behaviour patterns.
- Assists with planning, implementing and monitoring behaviour management programs including observation, record keeping, follow-up, and reinforcement.
- Participates in meetings and consults with student support services, classroom teachers, School Based Team, parents and other agencies.
- Works with students on a one to one or small group basis to reinforce targeted behaviour goals as indicated in the student behaviour plan (IEP).
- May assist with planning and implementing family, group and individual counselling programs.
- Performs other related or emergent duties, as determined by the District Counsellor.
- Provides guidance, encouragement and support to students in the development of their social skills and responsible behaviour.
- Organizes recreational programs including arranging transportation.
- Organizes and supervises programs such as foods, workshop, physical education and crafts.
Equipment Used
Photocopier, telephone, computer and other classroom related equipment.
Required Knowledge, Ability, Skills
- Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences or equivalent.
- Over one years' experience working with children with behaviour and/or emotional disorders.
- A valid B.C. Class 5 driver's licence.
- Ability to extend and model patience, care, tolerance and understanding.
- Ability to apply behaviour management strategies to a given situation.
- Ability to respond to violent behaviour.
- Ability to intervene in crisis situations.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to perform individually and as part of a team.
- Ability to use courtesy and tact when dealing with the public, parents, staff and students since contacts are a major element of the job requiring considerable communication and human relations skills for such purpose as influencing, persuading, motivating, or negotiating with others, and in dealing with highly sensitive issues.
- Ability to plan and schedule work and organize workload effectively.
July 1, 1994
District Behaviour Facilitator
Revised: October 26, 2006
District Behaviour Facilitator
Revised: June 1, 2008
Revised: April 29, 2014
Child & Youth Care Worker