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Medical Residential Child & Youth Support Worker / HCA

CareGrowth Family Services Inc.
South Vancouver / Marpole Area, BC
Pay: $31.00 to $34.00 per hour

Job Type(s):

• Full-time
• Part-time
• Casual

Shifts Available:

• Days
• Evenings
• Awake overnights
• Weekends
• Holidays as needed

Now Hiring

CareGrowth is now hiring multiple team members for a new specialized residential care home in the South Vancouver / Marpole area.

We are looking for calm, reliable, medically aware staff who are comfortable supporting a child/youth with complex medical, developmental, behavioural, and daily care needs.

This is not a basic supervision role.

About CareGrowth

CareGrowth Family Services is a growing care provider supporting children, youth, and families across the Lower Mainland, North Shore, and Sea to Sky.

We operate structured homes with consistent teams, strong leadership, and high standards of care. Our focus is on providing safe, stable, and well-supported care for children and youth who require more than basic supervision.

We are also a young, growing company with a close-knit team culture. We take the work seriously, but we also believe the home environment should feel warm, positive, and human. We want staff who care about doing meaningful work, enjoy being part of a team, and want to grow with a company that is building something special.

About This Role

This role is within a specialized residential care home for a child/youth who requires a high level of structure, medical awareness, emotional regulation support, and consistent daily care.

The child/youth supported in this home may require support with:

• Structured daily routines
• Emotional regulation
• Personal care
• Toileting and hygiene routines
• Feeding-related routines
• Tube feeding related routines, if included in the care plan
• Medication administration
• Health monitoring
• Communication support
• Sensory needs
• Behavioural support during periods of distress
• Detailed documentation and shift reporting

This role is well suited for someone with a Health Care Assistant background, complex care experience, pediatric care experience, or strong child and youth support experience with comfort around medical routines.

We are looking for staff who can stay calm, follow instructions carefully, notice small changes in presentation, and work as part of a consistent team.

The right person understands that behaviour is communication. They are able to stay regulated under pressure, notice early signs of discomfort or distress, and support the child/youth with patience, dignity, and consistency.

Medical Routines and Delegated Care

This role may involve medical routines such as feeding-related care, medication routines, health monitoring, and other delegated care tasks as outlined in the child/youth’s care plan.

Some routines may involve enteral or tube feeding related support, feeding equipment, flushing, placement checks, or other feeding safety steps if these are part of the approved care plan.

All medical routines will be completed only with appropriate training, oversight, authorization, and competency sign-off. Any delegated health tasks must be taught, documented, and signed off by the appropriate regulated clinical professional before staff perform them independently.

Previous experience with enteral feeding, tube feeding, feeding pumps, medication administration, or delegated health tasks is a strong asset. However, staff must still complete CareGrowth’s onboarding and any required clinical training before working independently.

What You’ll Do

• Support a child/youth in a structured residential home setting
• Help maintain a calm, predictable, low-stimulation environment
• Follow individualized care plans, medical routines, behaviour support plans, and safety plans
• Support daily routines, meals, personal care, hygiene, toileting, sleep routines, and community involvement
• Support feeding-related routines as directed by the care plan and clinical team
• Support medication administration and delegated medical routines with training and oversight
• Monitor and report changes in health, mood, behaviour, appetite, sleep, bowel routines, and overall presentation
• Recognize early signs of distress, discomfort, sensory overload, illness, pain, nausea, fatigue, or escalation
• Respond calmly and safely during periods of emotional or behavioural escalation
• Use respectful, non-punitive de-escalation strategies
• Complete daily documentation, shift notes, health tracking, medication records, and incident reports
• Work closely with a small, consistent team to provide stable long-term care
• Participate in training, team meetings, and ongoing care planning

Who We Are Looking For

Strong candidates may come from backgrounds such as:

• Health Care Assistant
• Community Health Worker
• Complex Care Worker
• Residential Child and Youth Worker
• Child and Youth Care Worker
• Autism Support Worker
• Behaviour Interventionist
• Educational Assistant
• Mental Health Support Worker
• Community Support Worker
• Pediatric respite worker
• Hospital, group home, or residential care support worker

Candidates do not need to come from only one specific background. What matters most is that they are calm, reliable, medically aware, strong with documentation, comfortable supporting children or youth, and able to follow detailed care plans and delegated medical instructions after training and sign-off.

You Stand Out If You

• Have experience supporting children or youth with medical, developmental, or behavioural needs
• Have experience with feeding routines, enteral feeding, tube feeding, feeding pumps, medication routines, delegated health tasks, or careful health monitoring
• Have worked with children or youth with autism, communication needs, sensory needs, or complex behaviour
• Can recognize non-verbal cues, pain indicators, nausea, fatigue, sensory overload, constipation, hunger, or changes in presentation
• Are comfortable with personal care, toileting support, hygiene routines, and hands-on daily care
• Can stay calm, respectful, and regulated during challenging moments
• Do not take behaviour personally
• Understand that behaviour is often communication
• Are comfortable following detailed care plans and medical instructions
• Are reliable, consistent, and able to work as part of a small team
• Can communicate clearly with supervisors, nurses, family members, and other professionals
• Are physically capable, alert, and able to respond quickly when needed
• Take documentation seriously and understand the importance of accurate records

Requirements

• Experience supporting children, youth, or individuals with complex care needs
• Health Care Assistant certificate is an asset, but not required for the right candidate
• Experience with autism, developmental disability, medical care, or complex behaviour is an asset
• First Aid and CPR, or willingness to renew if expired
• Ability to administer medication or willingness to be trained
• Must be able to follow medical routines and delegated care instructions
• Criminal Record Check required
• Must be able to pass BC Ministry background screening
• Legally entitled to work in Canada without employer sponsorship
• Valid driver’s licence required
• Reliable transportation to and from the work location
• Comfortable working days, evenings, awake overnights, weekends, and holidays as needed

Why CareGrowth

• Competitive pay for specialized residential care
• Structured and well-run home environment
• Small, consistent team. Family environment.
• Strong leadership and oversight
• Clear care plans, routines, and expectations
• Training and development support
• Meaningful long-term work
• Opportunity to support a child/youth in a stable, individualized home setting
• Extended comprehensive health and dental benefits for eligible employees
• Paid time off for eligible employees
• RRSP matching for eligible employees
• On-site parking where available
• Opportunity to grow with a young, expanding company
• Room to develop into senior, lead, or coordinator roles as CareGrowth continues to grow

Our Hiring Process

We are selective for a reason.

The children and youth we support deserve safe, stable, and capable teams. We take the hiring process seriously and are looking for people who bring maturity, consistency, professionalism, and genuine care to the role.

Our process includes:

• Application review and initial screening
• Minimum two rounds of interviews
• Scenario-based questions
• Reference checks
• Criminal record and BC Ministry background screening
• Onboarding and role-specific training before working independently

Work Environment

• Residential home setting
• Anticipated location in South Vancouver / Marpole area
• Specialized long-term care environment
• Small team-based staffing model
• Shifts may include days, evenings, awake overnights, weekends, and holidays
• Applicants must have reliable transportation to South Vancouver

Apply

Please apply with your resume and a brief note about your experience supporting children, youth, or individuals with medical needs, feeding routines, tube feeding, medication routines, autism, complex behaviour, developmental needs, or high-support care needs.

We are looking for people who are calm, reliable, detail-oriented, and able to contribute to a safe and stable home environment.

CareGrowth Family Services Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and are committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive hiring practices.

Pay: $31.00-$34.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Flexible schedule
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• RRSP match
• Vision care

Application question(s):

• Are you legally authorized to work in Canada, and are you able to work for CareGrowth without employer sponsorship?
• Do you have any experience with enteral feeding, tube feeding, feeding pumps, pH or placement checks, flushing, or feeding-related medical routines? Please briefly describe your experience. If you do not have direct experience, are you comfortable being trained and signed off by the appropriate clinical professional before supporting these routines?
• This role may involve supporting a child/youth with complex medical routines, including medication administration, feeding-related routines, health monitoring, documentation, and watching for changes such as nausea, vomiting, fatigue, pain, constipation, or changes in presentation. Are you comfortable with this level of responsibility?
• Do you have experience supporting children or youth with autism, developmental needs, communication needs, sensory needs, emotional dysregulation, or complex behaviour? Please briefly describe the setting and your role.
• This child/youth may become distressed during transitions, medical routines, feeding routines, or non-preferred tasks. Have you supported someone who became physically or emotionally escalated during distress? If yes, how do you typically respond in those moments?
• This is a 24/7 residential setting. Are you available to work days, evenings, awake overnights, weekends, and holidays? Please list any schedule limitations. What is your availability, and what are you looking for? Please be as specific and transparent as possible.

Work Location: In person