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    Safehouse Senior Youth Worker - Vancouver, Canada - Family Services of Greater Vancouver

    Family Services of Greater Vancouver
    Family Services of Greater Vancouver Vancouver, Canada

    2 days ago

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    JOB OPPORTUNITY: Safehouse Senior Youth Worker Competition #36-24 About this Role Directions Youth Services is a division of Family Services of Greater Vancouver (FSGV), which for more than 90 years has provided a variety of essential resources for children, families and individuals in the Greater Vancouver community. We believe in the resiliency of Vancouver's youth who are at-risk, homeless, and street-involved. We assist youth under the age of 25 to get counselling for trauma, mental health or substance issues. Our teams strive to create spaces and build connections with youth who are facing challenges of street life, substance use, mental health concerns, and disconnection from their communities. Directions inclusive programs of shelter and drop-in, safe houses and other unique programs are committed to being a community leader in harm reduction work and fostering low-barrier spaces where all youth are welcome. This position is located at our undisclosed Youth Safehouse location, which is a voluntary residential program for at-risk youth aged 16 – 19 years of all genders, who need a safe place to stay. The program accepts intakes 24/7, providing immediate support for basic needs, connections to longer-term services, youth-led goal achievement and service planning in a supportive, welcoming, low barrier environment About our Opportunity: Our Valued Benefits:
  • Starting at three weeks' vacation for full time staff
  • Three (3) paid household leave days a year
  • One paid Wellness Day a year
  • Paid sick days
  • Two and a half paid Agency days for full time staff
  • Five paid days for education leave/year
  • One paid Moving Day/year
  • Subsidized professional association annual dues (if applicable)
  • A work culture that values transparency, teamwork, learning, fairness and integrity
    • Health and Wellness Resources:
  • Generous health/ dental benefits after 3 months.
  • Three flex options for health/dental coverage depending on the coverage you need
  • Option of psychological/ counselling services (up to $1500/year)
  • Employee Assistance Plan
  • Long Term Disability Plan
  • Manulife Insurance, Travel insurance, ++
    • Pension: Municipal Pension plan enrollment Work Hours: 40 hours per week Saturday to Wednesday 4:00pm – 12:00am Salary: GS9 Step 1 $27.96/ hour Location : Safehouse – Undisclosed Location (Vancouver) Posting End Date: Posting will remain open until filled What you bring: Education, training and experience:
  • Diploma in a related human / social service field
  • 1 year related experience with emphasis on homelessness, mental health, addictions, and/or social services
  • Or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
    • Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
  • Ability to engage in client-centered change by establishing respectful relationships and increasing client motivation for positive change and ability to observe and recognize change in clients
  • Ability to initiate and influence case management and creatively support complex decision-making
  • Ability to share best practices with more junior staff and lead in circumstances where required
  • Knowledge of the systematic issues that affect low income and marginalized people and relevant community, social and health resources, and government services and systems.
  • Knowledge of low barrier resources, harm reduction model, adolescent development, alcohol and drug use issues, mental health issues, sexually exploited youth, and street-involved activities
  • Ability to maintain professional boundaries with clients and apply personal self care principles
  • Ability to deal effectively with conflict situations, maintain calm and tactful composure under a broad range of challenging circumstances, and adjust your approach in changing conditions
  • Ability to work alone and also cooperatively and productively within a culturally diverse environment and maintain the highest professional standards of ethics and confidentiality
  • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing across a range of technologies
  • Ability to deal effectively with conflict situations and aggressive behaviour, and use non-violent crisis intervention and behavioral management techniques
  • Maintain current knowledge of issues, best practices, and available resources
    • Additional Requirements:
  • Successful completion of criminal record check
  • Current First Aid, Food Safe Level 1, and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention certificates are an asset.
  • Proof of Covid-19 vaccination status will be required
    • How to apply: If this describes you, please submit your application to us through our website, Only short listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. Thank you for your interest. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that represents the communities we so proudly serve, while encompassing the principles of equity, inclusion and diversity. We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, people of all gender expressions and sexual orientations including queer, trans, and two-spirit people. In our words and actions, we recognize the challenges for those facing inequalities, while acknowledging our privilege, as we continuously strive to remove bias and reduce barriers that individuals may experience in the hiring and job-seeking process. We invite feedback from all applicants who apply for roles with the Agency. If you require a disability-related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please email your resume and cover letter (indicating the competition number #36-24 in email subject line) outlining your interest and relevant experience to your contact information to for follow-up. **if you are an internal candidate, please indicate "Internal Candidate" in the Comments section at the bottom of the online application** Our programs are located on the traditional, ancestral, and unseeded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw(Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil Waututh), Qayqayt,Katzie, Kwantlen, Kwekwetlem,Semiahmoo,Matsqui,and Tsawwassen First Nations. Huy ch q'u.
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