Child and Youth Care Practitioner
Core
Provide nurturing care, supervision, and therapeutic support to children and adolescents in a residential setting to ensure their safe development.
Role type
Child and Youth Care Practitioner
Builds
Safe, stable, and stimulating living environments for vulnerable youth
Domain
Social services / Child welfare
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Direct care and supervision, implementing care plans, creating structured living environments, building trusting relationships, documenting client progress, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams
Preferred skills
First Aid certification, trauma-informed care principles, experience with challenging behaviors