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Child and Youth Care (With Addictions) Support Worker

Do you want a career making a difference in the lives of children and adolescents deal with abuse, poverty, and mental health issues?

Turn your passion for helping at risk youth and children make a difference in their lives with Academy Canada’s “Child and Youth Care (With Addictions) Support Worker” program.

As part of the “Child and Youth Care (With Addictions) Support Worker” program, students will gain hands on and classroom experience in various subjects, including child and adolescent development, mental health awareness, culture awareness and sensitivity, addictions treatment, and supporting indigenous youth.

Career opportunities are available in residential care/group homes, treatment centres, family support programs, therapeutic foster/family based care programs, mental health outreach programs, after school programs, early childhood education centres, community based programs and schools.

Graduates will also have an opportunity to transfer their credits toward Mount St. Vincent University’s Bachelor of Arts (Child and Youth Studies), program.

What are you waiting for? Turn your passion for being a positive role model and helping hand to at risk children and adolescents into a rewarding career with Academy Canada’s “Child and Youth Care (With Addictions) Support Worker” program today.

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Connection Hub

Not sure how to start your career path?

Deciding your path isn’t easy. That’s why our Connection Hub is here to help.

Take advantage of our career resources, program information, and available experts to make your journey a little clearer. Our goal is to help you succeed, so don’t be afraid to reach out.

Click here to visit our Connection Hub page.

Indigenous Student Resources

In the spirit of supporting our Indigenous students in their educational journey, Academy Canada has developed developed a dedicated hub of Indigenous Student Resources from introducing our support staff to cataloging community organizations.

We have it all in one place.

Find it here.

SpacesShared

Are you a new or existing student looking for housing while training for a better career?

SpacesShared is an homesharing technology platform that pairs students looking for homes with seniors needing an extra companionship.

To learn more about SpacesShared, please click here.

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Academy Canada is Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest independent career college.  For more than thirty years, we have been offering 35 amazing one and two year Diploma programs from campuses in St. John’s and Corner Brook. We also deliver Adult Basic Education at 13 Learning Centres across the province. Give us a call, we'd love to help you get your career started today!

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