Street Outreach Worker

2 weeks ago


Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre Full time

Work Term:
Temporary

  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 35 hours per week
  • Education: College/CEGEP
  • Experience: Experience an asset

Work site environment:

  • Child welfare
  • 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
  • Crime prevention
  • Services for the homeless

Work setting:

  • Urban area
  • Social service or charity agency
  • Shelter for the homeless
  • Community centre

Tasks:

  • Obtain information and prepare reports or case histories
  • Administrative and office activities
  • Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
  • Implement life skills workshops
  • Research techniques
  • Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
  • Conduct followup assessments
  • Develop, coordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
  • Housekeeping activities
  • Food preparation
  • Provide suicide and crisis intervention
  • Resolve conflict situations
  • Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and halfway houses
  • Assist offenders in prerelease and release planning
  • Implement behaviour management programs
  • Conduct individual and group counselling sessions
  • Establish registry of special needs support workers
  • 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
  • Screen, recruit and train volunteers and support staff
  • Assist clients/guests with special needs
  • Accompany clients to appointments and social outings
  • Food safety/handling skills

Supervision:

  • 1 to 2 people
  • 34 people
  • 510 people
people
people

  • More than 20 people

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses:

  • Emergency child care first aid and CPR

Target audience:

  • Aboriginal groups
  • Adolescents
  • Families
  • Females
  • Males
  • Persons with an intellectual disability
  • Persons with mental health disabilities
  • Street population
  • Young offenders
  • Young adults

Area of specialization:

  • Community services

Security and safety:

  • Criminal record check
  • Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information:

  • Own transportation
  • Own vehicle
  • Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

  • Fastpaced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Physically demanding

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

Screening questions:

  • Are you available for shift or oncall work?
  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?


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