Permanency Support Worker
Core
Support children and young people in the Permanency Support Program to achieve safe, stable, and nurturing long-term outcomes through restoration, guardianship, or adoption.
Role type
Youth Support Worker (Permanency Support)
Builds
Long-term care placements, family connections, and independent living skills for vulnerable youth.
Domain
Child protection / Social work / Youth services
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Mentoring, independent living skills coaching, family visit facilitation, government service navigation, transport logistics, trauma-informed care, case planning support
Preferred skills
Experience with youth in Out of Home Care, therapeutic crisis intervention training
Technologies
Microsoft Office, case management databases
Responsibilities
Mentor children and young people inside or outside their homes; Teach independent living skills such as tenancy maintenance, budgeting, and property inspections; Assist with accessing education, employment, and government services; Facilitate supervised family visits; Transport children to appointments including school.