Housing Stability Worker for Highly Supportive - London, Canada - London Cares Homeless Response Services
Description
Housing Stability Worker for Highly Supportive Housing Program
If you have a passion for helping those who are most marginalized in our community a career with London Cares may be a great fit for you
London Cares is a not-for-profit agency aimed at building relationships and supporting those who are experiencing homelessness making it possible to help move some of the most vulnerable people in our community from street to home.
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Our Highly Supportive Housing Program is in partnership with London Health Science Centre (LHSC) and has been developed to support high acuity individuals who are living on the streets and have high emergency department and hospital use.
Through a low barrier, trauma informed, harm reduction lens supports are wrapped around individuals through a multi -disciplinary care team to provide tailored care plans unique to each individual.
This housing initiative prioritizes individuals who are living with tri morbidity (complex mental health, substance use concerns and complex medical needs) with the intention of having a multi-disciplinary team on site to provide wrap around support to all individuals.
London Cares programming continues to grow and expand to meet the needs of the community we serve.We are seeking
Housing Stability Workers to join our team in a full-time capacity working 36 hours per week, shifts will be approximately 12 hours in length and will include weekdays, weekends and statutory holidays.
RESPONSIBILITIES
In this role you will be a member of the Supportive Housing Team reporting to the Supportive Housing Coordinator, or any other person as the Employer may assign from time to time and carry out such duties as assigned to you by the Employer.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Establish and maintain relationships with participants who have experienced homelessness through the delivery of in-home intensive, ongoing and collaborative case management services.
- Provide intensive case management supports to a consistent caseload where you will be the primary housing stability worker.
- Working in a team environment, collaborate with other Housing Stability Workers to provide additional case management support when needed
- Using a strengthsbased approach, support individuals and families to achieve stability in their home and community utilizing case management tools such as crisis plans, honest monthly budgets and guest management plans
- Help them to establish personal goals and support them to achieve those outcomes through regular communication, organizing meaningful daily activities, connecting them with other services (healthcare, addiction, trauma, employment, social, etc.), and creating proactive crisis support plans
- Foster a sense of community and belonging in a residential setting
- Assist with various tasks associated with transitions of residency such as orientation of new tenants
- Listen and respond to residents concerns, questions and requests
- Support with crisis management, deescalation and conflict resolution in a team approach
- Teach and model life skills such as neighbour relations, cooking, cleaning, personal hygiene
- Respond to overdoses and monitor individuals who may be under the influence of various substances
- Perform other related activities, as necessary or as assigned
Qualifications:
- Post-Secondary education in the field of social work, human services, addictions, or mental health and/or equivalent experiences
- 2+ years of experience working with individuals experiencing homelessness and vulnerable populations
- Complex case management experience
- Clear vulnerable police record check
- Valid Standard First Aid/CPR is a requirement of this position.
- A valid 'G' drivers license
- Training in nonviolent crisis intervention and ASSIST considered an asset
Skills and Abilities:
- Comfortable with supporting participants in a residential living environment
- Advanced skills in motivational interviewing and facilitating SMART goals
- Experience working with multi disciplinary teams such as health care, housing, developmental and other community service agencies
- Ability to cope with and embrace change, ambiguity, and uncertainty
- A willingness to uphold a lowbarrier approach and understanding of harm reduction and housing first principles.
- Strong advocacy and inthemoment conflict resolution skills
- Knowledge of community resources in the City of London and system navigation will be an asset to this role.
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