Sechelt Shelter - RainCity Housing and Support Society

RainCity Housing and Support Society

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Sechelt, Canada

5 days ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

RainCity Housing operates on the stolen, unceded, ancestral, traditional homelands of the Xwməθkwəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ Nations in so-called Vancouver, the q̓íc̓əy̓, q'wa: n̓ƛ'ən̓, kwikwəƛ̓əm, qiqéyt, SEMYOME, Stó꞉lō, and sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxw Nations in so-called Lower Mainland, and the shíshálh in so-called Sunshine Coast.

About Us - A home for every person
RainCity Housing is an organization that makes a difference in people's lives. Our mission is to advance social equity by building upon the strengths of our community and of each individual.

With a goal of providing a home for everyone, RainCity's programs sustain relationships, strengthen communities, and make change for people experiencing homelessness, mental health, trauma, and substance use issues.

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Benefits:

5 days of paid leave for Indigenous Employees for Ceremonial, Cultural, and Spiritual events per year
8 weeks of paid leave for gender affirming care for medical procedures for transgender and gender diverse employees, cumulative total
Employerpaid benefits for regular Parttime and Fulltime employees:
Unlimited Physiotherapy and $1,000/year coverage for Massage
Vision Care, Dental Care, Prescription Drugs, Naturopath, Acupuncture, Chiropract, Group Life Benefit $50,000, Long Term Disability, and Unlimited OutofProvince and OutofCountry Emergencies

Position Summary
The Community Worker provides emergency shelter and support to homeless members of the community.

Many may have mental health issues and/or substance use issues and may or may not be accessing social supports Shelter services include:

a bed, food, assistance with basic First Aid and generally supporting residents who are dealing with complex bio-psycho-social issues.

The CW is also responsible for the daily operations of the shelter including cleaning of the shelter space, showers, washrooms, and offices; laundry, food service, preparing bedding space and maintaining a safe and secure environment for staff and residents.

The CW will coordinate shelter intakes and will maintain communication between shifts regarding people's housing plans. The mínimal barrier nature of the shelter requires flexibility and excellent engagement skills.

The CW actively participates in building a skilled, cohesive, collaborative staff team, including demonstrating commitment to program principles; resolving conflict and negativity as they arise; assisting in orienting, training, and mentoring of all staff, including casuals and peer supports.

The Community Worker must be available for work during their meal period.

Job Competition # job

Closing Date:
Midnight, May 30, 2024

Job:
Community Worker, Sechelt Shelter, Casual Ongoing, 0.4 FTE

Salary Range:
$ $33.28 (BCGEU, Grid 34)

Hours: 30 bi-weekly

Schedule:
Friday - Saturday, 3:30pm - 11:30pm. At present, includes a 30-minute unpaid meal break

Work Site: 5653 Wharf Avenue, Sechelt, BC

Start Date:
As soon as possible.

Program Summary

Sechelt Shelter provides emergency shelter and supports to 20 individuals, 19 and over, who are experiencing homelessness on the Sunshine Coast.

The shelter is staffed 24/7 with 2 community support workers.

The shelter also provides drop-in services to folks who may be without a home and need supports, these supports include the Sunshine Coast's only Overdose Prevention Site (OPS).

We view the shelter as an opportunity to promote dignity, social justice, and increased citizenship for members of our community who come from a wide variety of backgrounds but who currently do not have a place to call home.

QUALIFICATIONS
Many forms of education and experience are valued, including volunteering, and lived experience of mental illness/addiction/ homelessness.

Minimum education and experience include:

A Diploma in community social services or other relevant training
Two years of related experience with emphasis on mental health, addictions, homelessness and/or social services.
Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Current First Aid and CPR certification.

Key Skills and Abilities - for supporting people receiving our services.

Establish and maintain collaborative relationships.
Identify and work to increase people's strengths.
Work with people using hopeinducing strategies.
Informally teach harm reduction, life skills.
Implement clientcentred service plans.
Respond to problematic behaviour using an understanding of the behaviour's context and function.
Knowledge of the integrated concurrent disorders recovery model for working with chronically homeless individuals.
Knowledge of mental health diagnoses, medications, treatment, and support resources
Knowledge of the biopsychosocial addictions model, including stages of change and harm reduction.
Knowledge of diagnoses, treatme