Supportive Housing Worker - Toronto, Canada - Cota

Cota

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Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

EXTERNAL JOB POSTING #008

Posted: 16 January January 2023

SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WORKER

Bailey House and Adam's House
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Bargaining Unit Positions:_

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Two (2) Casual Roles for Bailey House_
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One (1) Casual Role for Adam's House_

About Cota

Cota is an accredited, not-for-profit, community-based organization that has been supporting adults with mental health and cognitive challenges to live well within their communities for over 45 years.

We provide person-centred support to help individuals find inspiration and hope in themselves, so they are better able to pursue meaningful change in their lives.

We also work collaboratively with our funders, our partners and other stakeholders, across the provincial health and social service systems, to inspire positive change in the way services are delivered to individuals living with mental health and cognitive challenges.

Role Overview:

We are seeking dynamic and innovative individuals who will work enthusiastically to deliver recovery oriented, client and family centered and comprehensive services that meet client needs, ensure client safety and work within a quality improvement framework to identify opportunities for enhancing quality and quantitative outcomes of the services.

Client and family centered care is guiding principle at Cota that helps improve decision making processes, health outcome and client experiences.

The successful individuals will embed this guiding principle into their work.

About the Team:

Bailey House is a supportive housing program that provides rent-subsidized accommodation and support for 17 men living with mental health challenges and co-occurring diabetes or pre-diabetic conditions. Each tenant has his own bedroom, a bathroom, and shares a communal kitchen with other tenants.

Adams House is a supportive housing program that provides rent-subsidized accommodation and support for 20 men and 6 women living with mental health challenges. Each tenant has his or her own bedroom and shares a bathroom and kitchenette with one or two other tenants.

Role Description:

Supportive Housing Workers support tenants to maintain their housing, develop independent living skills, achieve mental health stability and pursue personal recovery.

Summary of Duties:

Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to promote adequate care for the clients.
Manage medication and mediate client mental and physical care.
Support/encourage clients in activities of daily living.
Advocate with and on behalf of clients to improve and or maintain wellbeing and benefits.
Create, maintain and improve a healthy working relationship with the client and their circle of care.

Summary of Qualifications

A minimum of a Community College Diploma in a field relevant to the target population. Higher level postsecondary education will be considered an asset
A minimum of 2 years direct or transferable experience suitable to working effectively with the relevant target population
Knowledge of community resources relevant to the target population being served and/or demonstrated ability to search for applicable resources/information
Ability to design and implement group activities and facilitate group meetings
Good crisis management and dispute resolution skills
Good interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)
Basic computer literacy (Word, Email, Internet)
Experience in community mental health and/or in supportive housing settings
Basic understanding of different psychiatric conditions
Experience with the development of tenant recovery plans
Experience working with developmentally delayed or addiction is preferable

Other Requirements:

Please note that the site location includes stairs, and the role may require lifting of objects
Adhere to Cota's COVID19 Vaccination Status Disclosure policy
Proof of Full COVID19 Vaccination status is required as a precondition of employment

Application Details:

Cota's Values & Commitment

Cota's core values of Hope, Respect, Dedication, Collaboration and Innovation are at centre of who we are and what we do.

As an equal opportunity employer, we remain dedicated to sustaining an experienced workforce that reflects Cota's commitment to recognising everyone's contributions, respect of everyone's dignity, unique experience and potentials.

Cota will not condone or tolerate any acts of discrimination or harassment under any of the grounds protected under human rights legislation.

This commitment extends to the hiring process and throughout the course of employment.

Cota's Diversity Statement
As part of our hiring process, you may be asked to complete demographic survey.

This survey is voluntary and any information provided shall remain anonymous and confidential, only being used for the purpose of workforce reporting.

Cota's Accessibility Statement
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