Pt - Outreach Worker (Surrey/tricities) - Port Moody, Canada - Connective Support Society

Connective Support Society

Verified Company

Port Moody, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

ROLE PURPOSE

Our Outreach and Community Inclusion programs help individuals access services and build community connections, while supporting them to develop life skills.

We work one-on-one with service users to encourage them to identify, work toward, and achieve their goals so they can build greater independence and more active community engagement.

Community-based outreach supports may include employment, housing, building healthy relationships and pursuing social/recreational opportunities.

STATUS AND CLASSIFICATION
Unionized. This position is open to applicants of all genders.

HOURS (32 Hours Per Week)
Sunday to Wednesday,

WHAT WE OFFER
At Connective, we provide a range of benefits and support to our employees, including:

Employer-paid Criminal Record Check Clearance
Employer contribution to Municipal Pension Plan (MPP)
Comprehensive employerpaid benefits package encompassing health, wellness, prescription medication, vision, and dental coverage
Employerpaid support services, such as an inhouse counsellor, Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP), and Critical Incidents Stress Management
Paid inhouse training programs such as MANDT and Naloxone
Competitive wages, with a commitment to being a living wage employer
Opportunities for career and personal development, allowing you to explore diverse programs and departments
An inclusive work environment with teambuilding events and staff recognition programs
Access to On-Demand Pay, enabling you to withdraw earned wages before payday
Award winning organization: 2022 and 2023 Canadian Nonprofit Employer of Choice from NEOC and 2023 High-Performance Culture Award from SupportingLines
Participation in a portability program that allows employees moving from a CSSEAmember employer to Connective to carry over their service hours for vacation and wage purposes (within the last 12 months)
Benefits are for Full-Time and Part-Time employees working 20 hours per week or more

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Receives referrals from funders
Works with the client, researches background material, and seeks the input of other professionals and family members, to provide the assessment that will ascertain needs and postulate intervention possibilities
Works with the client to consider issues and creates a mutually agreed intervention and support plan that has measurable short and longterm goals
Ensures issues of daily living, including but not limited to housing, nutrition, clothing, hygiene, leisure lifestyle and access, employment, and education are addressed in this plan
Ensures the client's ongoing legal, mental, and physical health issues are addressed in the plan
When and as needed, provides a wide range of interventions to enable the client to address and accomplish the established goals
Interacts with other professionals, family members, and organizations to ensure services, admissions, and treatments are in the client's interest and supportive of the longterm goals
On the client's behalf, is a resource to other professionals, including but not limited to the courts, probation services, and community and institutional psychiatric services
Maintains extensive records and case notes in accord with Community Living British Columbia policies and standards
Completes monthly progress reports
Participates in staff and resident/staff meetings as instructed by the Program Manager
Other duties as subsequently negotiated

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

Valid class 5 driver's license
Personal transportation in good repair, insured for business up to $1,000,000 for liability, and suitable for client transport
Demonstrated ability to respond efficiently in crisis and escalated situations
Diploma in Social Services and one year of relevant experience, we will consider a relevant combination of education and experience
A background in professional or lived experience working with vulnerable populations facing multiple barriers
Successful completion of a Vulnerable Persons Criminal Records Check and reference check
Current Emergency First Aid Certificate
Proof of Covid19 Vaccination

COMPENSATION
As Connective is a unionized environment, the starting wage is $27.54 per hour. Plus benefits enrollment as per the Collective Agreement.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION