Youth Settlement Outreach Worker - Surrey, Canada - Pacific Community Resources Society

Pacific Community Resources Society

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Surrey, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Youth Settlement Outreach Worker
**REACH Program for Youth

Surrey**
6month Term Full Time (35 hours/week)

Grid 13:
($ $31.24/hour)

Closing Date:
August 11, 2023, at 4:30pm

Supervisor:
Ines Fernandes Team Lead Reach Program for Youth

Opportunity

Responsibilities

Connect with multibarrier immigrant/refugee youth through offsite outreach meetings, motivating them to address and recognize individual barriers towards independence.
Provide assessment of youth's current life skills including academic level, independent living skills, communication, and social skills
Develop and implement individual wraparound plans including participant defined primary and comprehensive goals.
Provide youth with onetoone support to accomplish specific goals.
Assist youth in identifying their essential needs, selfcare, community connectedness, employment, and education needs, i.e., identification documents, accommodation, resume, appropriate clothing, transportation etc.
Provide community connection support to youth through outreach and various activities that take place in the community.
Provide research assistance for education and training opportunities for youth in preparation for selfdevelopment.
Attend and participate in all staff meetings, committee meetings and agency staff meetings.
Consult with contract partner agencies and referring agencies and other professionals as required.

Qualifications

A Child and Youth Care Degree, B.A. in a related field plus one year's related experience, or a Child and Youth Care Diploma plus 2 years' experience, or a combination of education and related work experience.
Criminal record check including the vulnerable sector.
Valid BC driver's license & Vehicle with Business insurance
Driver's abstract must be submitted.

Additional Assets

Multilingual conversational abilities
Trauma-Informed Practice Training, Motivational Interviewing
Mental Health Training, Sexual Abuse Training
Depression/Suicide/Cooccurring Disorder Training.

Who We Are

Pacific Community Resources Society (PCRS) is a large notforprofit agency that serves some of the most vulnerable people in our communities from Vancouver to Hope. We work with youth and vulnerable adults in the areas of education, employment, housing, substance use and mental health, and youth and family support services. We are CARF Accredited and a Certified Living Wage Employer.

Our Vision - Everyone thriving in strong, healthy communities

Our Mission - To inspire healthy and inclusive communities through leadership and collaboration.

Our Values - Advocacy, Diversity and Inclusion, Empowerment, Service Excellence, Stewardship, Well-being

We are grateful to operate on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xwm əθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), Qw'?ntl'en (Kwantlen), se'mya'me (Semiahmoo), sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxw (Tsawwassen), q̓ic̓əy (Katzie), kwikwəƛ̓əm (Coquitlam), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), máthxwi (Matsqui) and Stó:lō Nations.

We Offer

Equitable Base Pay
Generous paid vacation time, personal time, sick time; additional paid time off for life events
Additional paid holidays, ex. Easter Monday, Boxing Day
Extended health, prescription, dental & vision care plan, with 100% Employer-Paid Premiums
Disability and Life Insurance Coverage
Employee & Family Assistance Program including preventative health & counselling
Membership in the Municipal Pension Plan with generous employer contributions
Flexible schedules and earned time off program
Fullday agency orientation and extensive training, with regular ongoing performance evaluations
Inhouse digital and classroom learning opportunities; staff funding for professional development
Opportunities to use your voice & participate in committees on policy, wellness, safety, EDI, etc.

- _ Eligibility will vary depending on terms and role requirements - details for this posting will be provided on request._