24-hour Services Shelter Worker - Toronto, Canada - Fred Victor

Fred Victor

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL

Job Title: 24-Hour Services Shelter Worker, BUS

Position Type:
Bargaining Unit, Full-Time, Permanent

Number of Positions: 3_ _

Rate:
$26.52 per hour

Vacation:4 weeks
to start

Benefits:
Group benefits with Life Insurance, AD&D, Extended Health and Dental Care with

premiums 100% paid by the employer, LTD with premiums 100% paid by employees; paid
sick leave and float day

RRSP:
RRSP with 6.5% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution after successful
completion of probation

Hours:37.5 Hours per week

Position #1:
Monday to Friday, 8am - 4pm, required to work one weekend a month

Position #2:
Monday to Friday, 10am - 6pm, required to work one weekend a month

Position #3:
Monday to Friday, 3pm - 11pm; required to work one weekend a month

Supervisor:
Senior Manager, Bethlehem United Shelter

Posting Date:
January 23, 2023

Application Deadline:
February 3, 2023_ _

Location: 1161 Caledonia Road, Toronto

Why Fred Victor?

For over 125 years, Fred Victor has been a leader in providing place and purpose to people in need in Toronto.

Our
mission is to improve the health, income and housing stability of people experiencing poverty and homelessness.
We are
committed to ending chronic homelessness. This is an ambitious and bold goal but we believe, achievable.

Fred Victor Bethlehem United Shelter is a 70-bed site for women, men and couples who are homeless and facing
challenges such as living with severe mental health issues and dealing with substance use. Clients are allowed to
have their pets while staying at the shelter.

Does this sound like work you want to be a part of?
We offer a (high-energy/learning/caring/supportive/collaborative) environment, an opportunity to join a diverse
team of caring professionals and a chance to make a difference. With over 60 programs and services and more than
21 sites, there are lots of opportunities to grow your career with us. Many members of the management team
started in relief and front-line roles.

What You Will Do

Administrative tasks such as answering the phone, processing client intakes and discharges, and tracking

statistical information

Record client notes, intake forms, and discharge plans in accordance to Toronto Shelter Standards and Fred

Victor's policies and procedures

Support the residents with daily needs such as, informal counseling, basic core case management services

and medication documentation

Do hourly room checks and building rounds
Clean, launder and strip beds
Complete stats as assigned by the Senior Manager
Follow up in a timely manner with clients and other team members
Clearly communicate with clients and other team members
Work with clients who are living with a partner in the shelter
Provide appropriate referrals, information and advocacy to other support services to assist clients to meet

the goals outlined in their case plans

Develop, facilitate and evaluate weekly Support Groups for shelter residents
Use emergency building systems and follow fire procedures
Meet monthly with the Shelter Supervisor for supervision
Liaise and support external agency staff while they are onsite delivering support services to clients
Communicate and demonstrate appropriate professional boundaries with clients, staff, and community

partners and abide by all the Fred Victor Centre's policies and procedures e.g., Anti-Harassment and
Discrimination and the Staff Code of Conduct

Crisis intervention and conflict resolution
Work in accordance to the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act
Participate in ongoing evaluation, development and review of shelter programs, policies and procedures
Work on organizational committees and participate in planning special events as negotiated with the Senior

Manager

Other duties as assigned**
What You Bring to the Team:
2 years of experience in a shelter setting
Educational background in social services or human services including continuing education aimed at deepening

practice in working with vulnerable individuals

Direct experience working from a client centered approach with chronically homeless adults who come from

racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds, who experience barriers to services due to physical and mental

health, substance use, social isolation, abuse, sexual orientation, history in the criminal justice system, recent

immigration, or who are transgender, or have pets in their care

Strong assessment, informal counseling, analytical, and group facilitation skills
Highly developed ability to plan and prioritize work, while remaining adaptable and flexible
Strong skills in crisis intervention and conflict resolution and be able to have sound problem solving and decision

making skills