Full-time Integration Support Worker - Vancouver, Canada - Family Services of Greater Vancouver

Family Services of Greater Vancouver

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Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

JOB OPPORTUNITY:
Full-Time Integration Support Worker

Full-Time Integration Support Worker, PRIYD Competition #86-23

DO YOU WANT A MEANINGFUL CAREER, HELPING OTHERS? JOIN US
About the Role

At Family Services of Greater Vancouver, we've been helping people in crisis since 1928.

As a non-profit, we help people develop skills and knowledge, empowering our neighbours to create positive change in their lives.

Our team is made up of more than 420 staff, including expert counsellors and support workers who provide compassionate, client-centered care to youth experiencing homelessness, families and children impacted by trauma, victims of domestic violence, and other vulnerable people from an evidence-based, trauma-informed lens.

We believe in building a brighter future for all British Columbians and providing a supportive and inclusive workplace for all our staff.

Providing Resources and Independence for Youth Development (PRIYD) is a community access program focusing on functional life skills and community participation for children and youth with support needs living in Burnaby, New Westminster, Richmond, and Vancouver.

A support for children and youth with developmental disabilities and behavioural challenges, the goals of the program are to increase each person's independence and to support the family.

Service is provided both one-to-one and in small groups.

Staff work directly with children and youth who may have diagnoses such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down's syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Fragile X syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, and/or mental health concerns such as anxiety and depression.

About Our Opportunity:

Our Valued Benefits:

Flexible scheduling
Starting at three weeks' vacation for fulltime staff
Three paid household leave days a year
Two paid Wellness Days a year
Paid sick days
Two and a half paid Agency days for fulltime staff
Five paid days for education leave/year
One paid Moving Day/year
Subsidized professional association annual dues (if applicable)
Possibility of hybrid work/ remote work
A work culture that values transparency, teamwork, learning, fairness and integrity

Health and Wellness Resources:

Generous health/dental benefits after three months.
Three flex options for health/dental coverage depending on the coverage you need
Option of psychological/counselling services (up to $1500/year)
Employee Assistance Plan
Long Term Disability Plan
Manulife Insurance, Travel insurance, ++

Pension:
Pension plan enrollment

Work Hours: 35 hours/week, full-time. Wednesday-Saturday workweek, with some after hour's availability required.

Salary:
GS 9 Step 1 / $26.88 per hour.

Location:
Community-based, with administrative time spent at 1638 East Broadway, Vancouver

Posting End Date:
Posting will remain open until filled

What you bring:
Under the supervision of the Regional Service Coordinators, as a community-based Integration Support Worker you will provide service to families in Vancouver, Burnaby, and New West in the following ways:

Provide one-to-one and group support to children and youth with developmental disabilities, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder
Formulate goals, action plans and strategies together with your clients and their caregivers
Through community based recreational activities you will support your clients using coaching, modeling, and emotional support, to develop life skills, age and abilityappropriate independence and integration in the community
As a resource advocate, rolemodel, and community liaison you will connect with social workers, behaviour consultants, educational staff, and families as part of an integrated team
Your commitment to meaningful documentation and progress reports will ensure continuity of care for your clients

Education, Training, Experience

Two years of postsecondary education or training in child & youth care or a related field
Demonstrated experience working with children and youth with developmental disabilities, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Ability to teach functional life skills in a community setting
Demonstrated ability to work with children and youth with special needs, and their families
Ability to maintain your client's safety in the community
Evening and weekend availability
Standard First-Aid is mandatory

Additional Requirements

Successful completion of a Criminal Record Check
Proof of Covid19 vaccination status will be required
Class 5 driver's license and reliable access to a vehicle is an asset

How to apply:
Our programs are located on the traditional, ancestral, and unseeded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw(Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil Waututh), Qayqayt,Katzie, Kwantlen, Kwekwetlem,Semiahmo