Child and Youth Development Specialist

The town of Peace River is located in the beautiful Peace River valley in northwestern Alberta. Peace River is a community of approximately 7000 people and is a regional center for a much larger rural area. Residents enjoy a wide range of indoor and outdoor recreational activities including golfing, hockey, skiing, camping and swimming, just to name a few. If you welcome a different pace of life and look for the chance to use the full scope of your clinical practice, Peace River could be the place for you. We have an opportunity for a Child Development Specialist that is part of the Allied Health Child Health Team at the Peace River Community Health Centre providing services to the surrounding area. The Child Development Specialist provides assessment, case plans and follow-up to children in the community who have a disability or are at risk of a significant development delay. Working collaboratively with the Allied Health team and specific client groups or families, the Child Development Specialist plans, initiates, navigates and supports to further social, emotional, intellectual and physical development. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, AHS currently has a Remote Retention Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $3,000. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay. A relocation allowance based on location is also available to successful candidates.

As a Child & Youth Development Specialist (CYDS), you will provide assessment, treatment and follow-up to children and youth in the community, educational system, and/or hospital setting who are at risk of or have a disability, and/or have a significant developmental delay. Using a family-centered care approach, you will create, implement and update family service plans specific to child/youth needs, adapting interventions/activities as appropriate. As a CYDS, you will observe, identify and report child developmental or behaviour difficulties and make recommendations to the appropriate interdisciplinary team. You will liaise with and provide referrals to other disciplines and external agencies as appropriate. You will provide information and education regarding child/youth development to parents, education providers, other interprofessionals and the community. You will support family funding and education/services placement applications and maintain printed resources and equipment for child and adolescent programs.

Completion of bachelor's degree in Child & Youth Care or a related field or equivalent education and experience.

Knowledge of: Stages of normal child development; developmental difficulties Family dynamics and development; family intervention; philosophy, principles and practices Theories of play as an approach to teaching young children Adult learning theories Strategies in helping adults learn Resources and services available to families in the Region.

As Required.