Housing and Lifeskills Worker - Vancouver, Canada - Family Services of Greater Vancouver

Family Services of Greater Vancouver

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Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

JOB OPPORTUNITY:
Housing and LifeSkills Worker

Housing and Life Skills Worker Competition #19-23

About this Role

Directions Youth Services is a division of Family Services of Greater Vancouver (FSGV), which for more than 90 years has provided a variety of essential resources for children, families and individuals in the Greater Vancouver community.

We believe in the resiliency of Vancouver's youth who are at-risk, homeless, and street-involved. We assist youth under the age of 25 to get counselling for trauma, mental health or substance issues.

Our teams strive to create spaces and build connections with youth who are facing challenges of street life, substance use, mental health concerns, and disconnection from their communities.

Directions inclusive programs of shelter and drop-in, safe houses and other unique programs are committed to being a community leader in harm reduction work and fostering low-barrier spaces where all youth are welcome.

To support and assist at-risk youth to secure safe, affordable housing, and to work one to one with youth to promote positive choices and to further develop their life skills.

Provides direct housing life skills training to youth living independently in market housing. Position works on supporting youth in successfully fulfilling their independent housing goals. This position supports youth facing barriers to finding and/or maintaining housing.

About our Opportunity:

Our Valued Benefits:

Starting at three weeks' vacation for full time staff
Three (3) paid household leave days a year
Two paid Wellness Days a year
Paid sick days
Two and a half paid Agency days for full time staff
Five paid days for education leave/year
One paid Moving Day/year
Subsidized professional association annual dues (if applicable)
A work culture that values transparency, teamwork, learning, fairness and integrity

Health and Wellness Resources:

Generous health/dental benefits after 3 months.
Three flex benefit options to meet your individualized needs
Option of psychological/counselling services (up to $1500/year)
Employee Assistance Plan
Long Term Disability Plan
Insurance, Travel insurance, ++

Pension:
Pension plan enrollment after 12 months

Work Hours: 35 per week

- _Position may require some weekend and evening work_

Salary:
GS9 $48,921 annual salary

Location:
Directions Youth Services, 1138 Burrard Street, Vancouver BC

Posting End Date:
Posting will remain open until filled

What you bring:

Education, Training, Experience

Three (3) years' experience working with atrisk and/or homeless youth in areas such as child protection, life skill development, community support and/or community outreach
Experience with adolescent development, and issues involving sexual exploitation, mental health, substance use, concurrent issues and poverty.
Bachelor's degree and/or other relevant education
A combination of education and experience may be considered

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Knowledge of community, social and health resources
Knowledge of the systemic issues that affect low income and marginalized people
Basic knowledge of mental health issues and treatment
Knowledge of and belief in the Harm Reduction model
Ability to observe and recognize change in clients
Ability to maintain professional boundaries and establish/maintain rapport with clients
Ability to deal effectively with conflict situations, manage aggressive behaviour, and use nonviolent crisis intervention and behavioural management techniques
Knowledge of substance use, adolescent development and the problems encountered by chemically dependent individuals; basic understanding of behavioural management
Ability to organize, prioritize and meet deadlines
Ability to establish/maintain satisfactory working relationships with the public and other employees, to deal tactfully and effectively with coworkers, public and other agencies and to maintain confidentiality
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Ability to work in a culturally diverse population
Midlevel computer literacy including familiarity with Microsoft Office suite
Administratively organized for file management and stat collection
Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position

Additional Requirements

Class 5 driver's license and clean driving abstract is mandatory
Successful completion of criminal record check

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Proof of Covid-19 vaccination status will be required

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,Semiahmoo,Matsqui,and Tsawwassen First Nations.

Huy ch q'u.