Funding
Your client is 18 years old and asked their navigator for approval to pay for their damage deposit. Your TL says “Sure no problem, approved”. Was this the right decision?
No, the guardianship team should be paying.
What is, New Westminster
You'd like to order new business cards. Who do you contact?
Who is, Laura Doru.
What does LSTCC stand for?
What is, Life-skills, Training and Cultural Connections.
You have an intake for a 17 year old high risk youth on your caseload, Jimmy. You've had a meeting with Jimmy's guardianship worker and completed a portion of the intake information. You've tried to meet Jimmy on 4 other occasions and he doesn't show up. Your TL gives you direction to flip the intake into a case, without having spoken directly to Jimmy. Did your TL have authority to do that?
What is, yes.
How much funding can you receive for the learning for futures grant?
What is, $3500
Sukhi has children. How many?
You request to take a Supplemental Day the day before your Friday flex. Sarah can approve this. True or false?
What is, True.
What is the organization called that manages Registered Disability Savings Plan for young adults from care?
What is, Public Guardian and Trustee (“PGT”)
You get DOO approval to pay for one of your YA's manicure/pedicure schooling through LSTCC. The cost was $2900. The YA doesn't have direct deposit set up. You can issue this amount through cheque...right?
What is, Yes. The max on one cheque is now $3000.
How much can an YA access for the mental health and counselling benefit per calendar year?
What is, $1500.00.
Nick is very passionate about one social cause. What is it?
What is dog shelters/animal shelters/dog walking.
You have accessed $900 of RMT this calendar year. You've exceeded your maximum allowance. True or False?
What is true. Each plan member can access up to $750/calendar year.
You are a guide on SF2, and you recently finished the first contract for a 19 year old. You and your buddy navigator have been attending meetings together for the last 6 months. Who should be the primary worker assigned to the case?
What is, the guide.
A 21 year old youth you are working with attends the University of Calgary. They ask you to approve their textbook costs through LSTCC. Can you/your TL approve it?
Yes. YA’s in another province are eligible for the same funding while residing in another province.
A YA is about to begin their first SAJE agreement, and they have a 6 month old child. They are parenting 60% of the time. 40% of the time the child is cared for by the grandparents. Is the YA eligible for for the dependent child top up for $1500?
Yes. The other person parenting is not on SAJE and the primary parent requires funding to maintain their residence for their child.
SAJE was a fully staffed program, up until what month?
What is, September 2024.
As a MCFD employee, you receive 5 days of full paid sick days, and unlimited days paid at 70%. True or false?
What is, False. It's 75%. You lucky gals.
A guardianship worker you’ve worked with previously asks if you can support a youth who is 17 and is in care through a permanent order that was obtained from Saskatchewan. Are they eligible for SAJE post majority support?
What is, no.
You previously had TL and DOO approval for a legacy CIS and SSA totaling $2300. The agreement expires March 2024. In January 2024, you are made aware that your YA moved and now the shelter cost will be lowered, which would mean your legacy agreement total will only be $2150. You have added a benefit line to reduce the amount by $250/month. Your TL approves this deducted benefit line in collaborate. Did she have authority to do that?
What is, No. She needed to assign the benefit line to the director as it is still over the total base amount for CIS and SSA.
A Young Adult signed their first agreement in February of 2023. Between February and December 2023 your Team Leader approved $5500 of LSTCC funding. In January 2023, the young adult needed funding for steal toed boots for their red seal for $400. You sent through the benefit line for approval, and your Team Leader approved it. Did she have authority to do this?
What is, no. Up to $5,500 can be accessed in a single year (starting when a young adult first signs their Agreement). Exceptions to spend more than $5,500 in a single year are determined by a young adult’s personal circumstances and will be subject to Director approval.
Sarah has employees that work out of three different offices. If Sarah wanted to stop at each office and visit everyone on a Tuesday, how many Kilometers round trip would Sarah travel?
NOTE: Sarah is starting at King George, going to Guildford, then Langley, and back to King George.
DISCLAIMER: Answer must be within 5 kilometers and must not go over.
What is, 36.6km.
Sarah recently went on a trip, perhaps her last one where she stayed in hostels. How many different hostels did Sarah stay in?
DISCLAIMER: The correct answer must be within 1.
What is, 6.
What year was STADD first introduced in BC?
What is, 2013.
One of your YA's are 20 years old and on a SAJE Housing Agreement. They are on your caseload, but have chosen not to engage in a SSA just yet, they want to wait another month to start in January 2025. In December 2024, the YA and their caregiver request a meeting with you to pay for a damage deposit from LSTCC funding for a rental that starts January 2025, but needs to be paid now. You tell the YA and their caregiver that you cannot request this approval as the YA is not yet engaged with Conditional Income Support Agreement or SAJE Support Agreement.
What is, yes. Young adults who are only accessing a SAJE Housing Agreement (SHA) or SAJE Support Agreement (SSA) cannot access LSTCC funding. To access LSTCC funding, a young adult must be on an Income Support Agreement, UIS or CIS, while engaging in eligible programming