Haven Youth Worker- Daytime/ Weekend

1 week ago

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Family Services of Greater Vancouver Full time

JOB OPPORTUNITY:
Haven Youth Worker - Daytime/ Weekend

**Haven Youth Worker

  • Daytime/ Weekend **Competition #8523
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 part-time position is located at our undisclosed Youth Haven location which is a voluntary residential program for at-risk youth aged 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.

Staff work collaboratively with a shift partner to provide responsive care for the youth and the resource and reports to the Program Manager.


About our Opportunity:

Our Valued Benefits:

  • Starting at three weeks' vacation for fulltime staff growing to more + (prorated for parttime staff)
  • Three paid household leave days a year
  • Two paid Wellness Days a year
  • Paid sick days
  • Two and a half paid Agency days for fulltime staff
  • Five paid days for education leave/year (prorated for parttime staff)
  • 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 three months.
  • Three flex benefit options to meet your individualized needs
  • Option of psychological/counselling services (up to $1500/year)
  • Employee Assistance Plan
  • Long Term Disability Plan
  • Insurance, Travel insurance, ++

Work Hours: 24 hours per week (permanent part-time)

Saturday 7:30am

  • 3:30pm; Sunday
  • Monday 7:00 am
  • 15:00pm

Salary:
Grade 8 Step 1- $25.06/ hourly wage

Location:
Haven - Undisclosed location (Vancouver Based)

Posting End Date:
Posting will remain open until filled

What you bring:

Education, Training, Experience

  • Diploma in a related human / social service field
  • Two years 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 clientcentered 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 decisionmaking
  • 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 streetinvolved activities
  • 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 nonviolent crisis intervention and behavioral management techniques
  • Maintain current knowledge of issues, best practices, and available resources

Additional Requirements

  • Successful completion of criminal record check
  • Negative TB skin test within first 3 months of starting
  • Current First Aid, Food Safe Level 1, and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention certificates are an asset.
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Proof of Covid-19 vaccination status will be required

How to apply:
Our programs are located on the traditional, ancestral, and unseeded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw(Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witu

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