Youth Connections Coordinator

The City of Beaumont is growing and so is our Family and Community Support Services team! Our team is highly collaborative, professional, fun, and passionate about supporting the vision of a growing, vibrant, and spirited community. Beaumont’s location within the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, provides a variety of rewarding challenges and the opportunity to apply forward-thinking concepts to advance Beaumont’s vision. The Youth Connections Coordinator is responsible for providing outreach services to youth at the Chantal Berube Youth Centre and in the Beaumont community. This includes but is not limited to attending school presentations as well as promoting the CBYC and FCSS Programs with like serving agencies. Reporting to the CBYC Supervisor, the Youth Connections Coordinator acts as a resource and liaison between the community and agency stakeholders to ensure a coordinated approach to locally driven preventative social initiatives in the City of Beaumont.

What YOU’RE Responsible for:

• Identify vulnerable/at risk youth in the community and develop strategies to connect with them.
• Engage, build rapport and strength-based relationships with youth and their support systems in the community.
• Build skills and support the youth in accessing services, advocate for their needs, engage with their family/community and support them in continuing their education, and/or seeking housing and employment.
• Plan and implement support groups/workshops/programming around current youth issues in the Beaumont Community as well as at the CBYC.
• Provide a timely response and intervention to youth experiencing crisis. Work with the youth, their families and other systems to develop strategies to deal with the immediate crisis and continuity of care.
• Provide information, referrals and support to enhance the strengths, skills and abilities of youth and their families/caregivers.
• Create and maintain partnerships with local resources, agencies and schools in and around the Beaumont Community.
• Develop and implement community programs and services in consultation and collaboration with key stakeholders and offer education sessions for youth and caregivers/parents.
• Promote youth engagement in the community with stakeholders, City Council and Family and Community Support Services.
• Provide opportunities for youth to build positive relationships with adults in the Beaumont Community and connect them with community programs to participate in.
• Complete relevant documentation and maintain records, provide ongoing monitoring and maintenance of group/workshop/programming statistics.
• Other duties as assigned.

What YOU Bring:

• Human Services diploma or degree, Child and Youth Care preferred.
• Minimum of two years’ experience specializing in high-risk youth.
• Experience in crisis intervention, specifically related to working with adolescents and families is required.
• Suicide intervention, Standard First Aid and CPR are required.
• Clean Intervention Record Check (Child Welfare), Criminal Record Check and Drivers Abstract are required.
• Specialized knowledge of adolescent development, mental health and addictions would be an asset.
• Community development and experience working in a municipal government setting is preferred.
• Equivalencies may be considered.

What WE Offer:

• A salary range of $72,563.40 - $94,676.40 per annum (based on experience and qualifications)
• Employer paid Health and Dental benefits package
• Eligibility to participate in our Earned Day off and Hybrid Work Program
• Health Wellness and Learning Spending Account
• Membership to the Beaumont Sport and Recreation Centre
• Enrolment in Local Authorities Pension Plan (LAPP)
• 35-hour work week (some evening and weekend work may be required)
• And an amazing team to work with!!

If you meet these qualifications, please submit your cover letter and resume as one document by 9:00 AM on August 14, 2025.

The City of Beaumont is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. This means fostering a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated, and respected. Any persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, careers@beaumont.ab.ca

Information For Applicants:

• Applications can be submitted via our online recruiting system. If you have any difficulties, please reach out to our HR department.
• We appreciate your interest in working with us; however, only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.
• Final candidates for this position will be required to undergo pre-employment screening, including reference checks, education verification, and a criminal record check.

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