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Housing support worker @ Comox Valley Transition Society

Courtenay, British Columbia, CAOnsiteFull-time
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About this role

Education: College/CEGEP. Work site environment: Personal and social adjustment and health (substance abuse, gambling, behaviour disorders). Socio-economic needs or conditions (housing, nutrition, unemployment, financial assistance). Work setting: Associations and non profit organizations.

Tasks

  • Administer first-aid and other assistance.
  • Provide suicide and crisis intervention.
  • Resolve conflict situations.
  • Housekeeping activities.
  • Food safety/handling skills.
  • Assist clients/guests with special needs.
  • Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients.
  • Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with co-workers and community service providers working with children.
  • Accompany clients to appointments and social outings.
  • Manage knowledge.
  • Offer mentoring.
  • Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses : Mental health first aid Certificate.
  • First Aid Certificate.
  • CPR Certificate.
  • Cultural Awareness Training.
  • Food Safety Certificate.
  • Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate.
  • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST).
  • Area of work experience: Health human resources planning.
  • Transportation/travel information: Valid driver's licence.
  • Driver's abstract.
  • Work conditions and physical capabilities: Work under pressure.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Ability to work independently.
  • Personal suitability: Client focus.
  • Efficient interpersonal skills.
  • Flexibility.
  • Interpersonal awareness.
  • Judgement.
  • Organized.
  • Team player.
  • Values and ethics.
  • Initiative.
  • Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
  • Do you have experience working in this field?.
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
  • Employment terms options: Early morning.
  • Evening.
  • Shift.
  • Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years.
  • Employment terms options: Flexible hours.
  • Morning.
  • Night.
  • On call.
  • Day.
  • Weekend.
  • Financial benefits: As per collective agreement.
  • Night shift premium.
  • Other benefits: Learning/training paid by employer.
  • Parking available.
  • Wellness program.

Support for Indigenous people: Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations . Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers . Supports for visible minorities: Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.). Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.

Skills

First AidCrisis interventionHousekeepingFood SafetyCultural CompetenceMental Health First Aidsuicide interventionNon-Violent Crisis InterventionDriving License

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