Housing Officer - Kamloops, Canada - A Way Home Kamloops Society
A Way Home Kamloops Society
Kamloops, Canada
Verified Company
1 week ago
Description
Work Term:
Temporary
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 37.5 hours per week
- Education: Bachelor's degree
- Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
Work site environment:
- Personal and social adjustment and health (substance abuse, gambling, behaviour disorders)
- Socioeconomic needs or conditions (housing, nutrition, unemployment, financial assistance)
- Early intervention programming for atrisk youth
- Services for the homeless
Work setting:
- Social service or charity agency
Tasks:
- Obtain information and prepare reports or case histories
- Administrative and office activities
- Research techniques
- Develop, coordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
- Resolve conflict situations
- Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and halfway houses
- Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
- Develop service intervention logic models and outcome measures
- Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
- Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of treatment programs
- Supervise support staff
- Perform administrative tasks
- Develop specialized rehabilitation programs
Supervision:
people
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses:
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Canadian Certified Addiction Counsellor Certification
- Mental health first aid Certificate
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
Target audience:
- Aboriginal groups
- Adolescents
- Culturally diverse groups
- Street population
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check
Transportation/travel information:
- Own transportation
- Valid driver's licence
- Travel expenses paid by employer
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Attention to detail
Weight handling:
- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability:
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Team player
- Accurate
- Interpersonal awareness
- Values and ethics
Screening questions:
- Are you available for shift or oncall work?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the aboveindicated required certifications?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
Health benefits:
- Health care plan
Financial benefits:
- Mileage paid
Other benefits:
- Learning/training paid by employer
