Program Services Caseworker- Overnight Awake - Newmarket, Canada - The Salvation Army York Housing & Support Services- Belinda's Place

The Salvation Army York Housing & Support Services- Belinda's Place

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Newmarket, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

POSITION PURPOSE SUMMARY:

To support clients and operate residential facility, through: Clients admissions, intake processing, case triaging, primary support case work, referral and clerical duties.

Provide clients with encouragement and access to wrap around supports that ultimately lead to getting housed and staying housed.

The work of this position seeks to prevent and eliminate homelessness, while meeting the human needs of vulnerable populations in York Region.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Written and Verbal Communication
Reporting
Responsible for reporting monthly PSCW performance statistics
Fulfilling and communicating all relevant Incident reports, including IIR (Internal reports) to the team, and CIR (critical reports) to supervisory staff.
Completing daily frontline worker responsibility logs and bed board charts.
Completing all required aspects of ongoing PEAC performance appraisal and coaching documents
Case Work/Facility
Maintaining ongoing responsibility for primary client housingstability planning and housingrelated case work.
Fulfillment of daily PSCW shift responsibility sheets
Maintaining personal HIFIS account and using HIFIS system for all aspects client case work.
Manage contact with professional and agency support staff
PSCW staff members are responsible for moderate cleaning and upkeep of facilities and resident quarters when property services staff are not on site.
PSCW staff are responsible to adhere to all tasks and responsibilities as outlined on the Front-Line worker responsibilities shift sheets.
Perform other duties as required.

MANAGERIAL/TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY:

Reports directly to: Program Services Coordinator
Indirect report to facility Program Director

FINANCIAL AND MATERIALS MANAGEMENT:

Following procedures on donation processing and dropsafe depositing
Balancing petty cash at each shift change
Maintaining awareness of all organizational policy on personal finance related to money in the workplace (staff and client).

WORKING CONDITIONS:

PSCW staff members work onsite at Belinda's Place; approximately 95%. On occasion PSCW staff have responsibility to leave premises for work related tasks (housingrelated case work support, client, meeting, training, supplies purchasing, etc), approx. 5%
PSCW staff members work within the facility building, and outside of the building, onsite.

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS:

College diploma or equivalent postsecondary formal study related to social and/or women related services work. Bachelor of Social Work is preferred.
Valid Driver's License is an asset

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE:

Experience working with homelessness, mental health and addictions.
Must have functional knowledge and understanding of women issues related to homelessness, mental health and addictions.

SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES:

Thorough knowledge and understanding of and a commitment to antiracism, antioppression and equity.
The responsibilities associated with this position demand a high degree of confidentiality
Strong oral and written communication skills are essential.
Word processing, Desktop Publishing, Spreadsheet/Graphing; Database computer skills are essential
Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
Must have good interpersonal/time management skills
Good knowledge of community resources
Must exhibit strong empathy, understanding and support for all women, including difficulttoserve women, in our service sector.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract

Salary:
$20.21 per hour

Benefits:

Dental care
Employee assistance program
Extended health care
Life insurance
Onsite parking
Paid time off
RRSP match
Vision care

Schedule:

12 hour shift
Night shift
Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

We are looking to hire for full time permanent and full time contract overnight caseworkers to work in our emergency shelter program. This position is a unionized position and a starting rate of $20.21 per hour with or without benefits. It is located in a homeless women's shelter in Newmarket. Does this meet your expectations?
This position will require you to work 12 hours shift on a rotating night shift schedule from 7 pm to 7 am. You will be required to work every other weekend. It is an overnight awake position.

The schedule will be as follows and will rotate on a bi-weekly basis:

Week 1
Monday, Tuesday
- work
Wednesday, Thursday
- off
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- work

Week 2:
Monday, Tuesday

Wednesday, Thursday
- work
Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Is your schedule flexible in this way?

Work Location:
In person