Sheway Indigenous Peer Support Worker

2 weeks ago

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada YWCA Metro Vancouver Full time

Job DescriptionSheway is a community outreach program for childbearing women and their children who live in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver.

It provides flexible, non-judgmental, and nurturing services and uses a women-centered, harm reduction approach to support women's self-determination, choices and empowerment.

Sheway also offers respect and understanding of First Nations culture, history, and tradition.

Program staff work with the women to help them develop the information, skills and confidence that they need to care for them and their children

Program activities include:
nutritional support; drop in activities; transportation; the provision of personal hygiene products, clothes, cribs, toys and car seats; outreach services; recreational and creative programming; and professional support (e.g., postnatal medical and nursing care, assistance in accessing social and financial supports, nutrition counselling and support, alcohol and drug counselling, harm reduction services, support in developing parenting skills, advocacy on housing and legal issues and referrals to community supports and transportation to other services)

What you'll be doing:

  • Support and mentor clients of Sheway (women and LGBTQ2S+ individuals) who may be facing a range of barriers.
  • Provide oneonone nonjudgemental emotional and practical support
  • Build on clients' strengths to set goals, build their confidence, selfesteem and develop socials skills.
  • Host a weekly group for Sheway clients to develop community, reduce isolation, discuss popular issues, share resources, share a meal and host workshops on topics of interest
  • Resource and Referral Information developing ongoing resource information and contacts, give resource information to clients
  • Create a warm welcoming and supportive atmosphere for clients, families and volunteers
  • Advocate help clients find services
  • Work closely with dropin clients to provide support, resources and referral
  • Participate in the project evaluation
  • Other duties as required

What you'll need:

  • Knowledge of the DTES issues facing families with children will be an asset
  • Excellent communication skills, strong professional boundaries and flexible working practices
  • Awareness of culturally safe, traumainformed, and gender affirming approaches to health and social services delivery
  • A selfstarter, highly organized, ability to work alone, ability to work with other staff/volunteers
  • Must have solid computer skills for: statistics collection, spreadsheets, forms, posters, calendars
  • Maintaining records, statistics and registration information
  • Some knowledge of resources for women, LGBTQ2S+ people, and families in the community
  • Demonstrates understanding and experience of working within a strengthbased model of support
  • Comfortable working with highrisk families and situations that may occur
  • A valid clear criminal record check (including working with vulnerable populations) is required.
  • The YWCA Metro Vancouver's COVID19 vaccination policy is currently suspended and as a result, vaccination from COVID19 is not required at this time. However, should circumstances change and the YWCA deem it necessary to reintroduce such policy, you may be required to provide proof of vaccination against COVID19 in order to be eligible to continue performing your duties.

What we offer:
We offer our eligible employees the following benefits as part of their total compensation package:

  • Extended medical and dental benefits
  • A defined benefit pension plan
  • Flexible working arrangements for applicable positions
  • Employee Family Assistance Program, a confidential and voluntary support service for employees and their eligible family members
  • Free staff membership to our Health + Fitness Centre, discounts at our YWCA Hotel and priority in YWCA Childcare centres
  • Pay Rate: $27.50 per hour
  • A workplace that prioritizes employee health, safety and wellbeing, including many learning and growth opportunities such as our staff mentorship program and three equity committees who help to support our goals towards achieving meaningful equity and inclusion.

INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND 2S+ PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION
How to Apply

Coordinator, Sheway
533 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 2E8

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