Street Outreach Worker - Ottawa, Canada - The Governing Council of The Salvation Army
Description
Work Term:
Temporary
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: College/CEGEP
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
Work site environment:
- Services for the homeless
Work setting:
- Various locations
- Shelter for the homeless
Tasks:
- Obtain information and prepare reports or case histories
- Administrative and office activities
- Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
- Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
- Provide suicide and crisis intervention
- Resolve conflict situations
- Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
- Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses:
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
Target audience:
- Aboriginal groups
- Adolescents
- Culturally diverse groups
- Elderly
- Females
- Males
- Persons with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Persons with mental health disabilities
- Street population
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
- Driving record check (abstract)
Transportation/travel information:
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Valid driver's licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Fastpaced environment
- Work under pressure
Weight handling:
- Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
Personal suitability:
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Team player
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