Guardianship Worker definition
Guardianship Worker means a delegate of the Director, with primary responsibility for ensuring the safety and well-being of children and youth in care. They are responsible for ensuring the legislated rights of children and youth in care and the inherent rights of Indigenous children and youth in care are respected and actively promoted. They support children and youth in care with their transition into and out of care, and facilitate permanency and belonging through connections to their family, extended family, culture and communities throughout their time in care. For children/youth in care, Guardianship Workers are responsible for developing and implementing a Care Plan (separate to the SHSS Service Plan) that supports development across a variety of domains in collaboration with children/youth and their circle/care team and ensures a child/youth’s Indigenous community(s) is involved in the planning. They work collaboratively with SHSS Service Providers and Resource Workers as a child/youth in care’s Primary Professional to meet their needs throughout their time in care. The scope of guardianship authority, duties and responsibilities is determined by the type of court order or agreement in place;