Site Support Worker

One (1) Bargaining Unit, Contract Full-Time Position until April 30 2027

Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm

Existing Vacancy

Compensation: $25.28/hour-29.40/hour

About Cota

Cota is an accredited not-for-profit organization that has been providing community-based support to people living with mental health and cognitive challenges for over 50 years. At present, our wide array of services delivers much needed support to over 4,000 people/year who live with mental health challenges, psychogeriatric mental health conditions, acquired brain injuries, developmental disabilities, dual diagnoses and/or the experience of homelessness. These services include, but are not limited to, case management, supportive housing and adult day program services. A full listing of our services can be viewed on our website at https://cotainspires.ca/

Site Support Worker

Boarding Home Program - West

One (1) Bargaining Unit, Contract Full-Time Position until April 30 2027

Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm

Existing Vacancy

Compensation: $25.28/hour-29.40/hour

About Cota

Cota is an accredited not-for-profit organization that has been providing community-based support to people living with mental health and cognitive challenges for over 50 years. At present, our wide array of services delivers much needed support to over 4,000 people/year who live with mental health challenges, psychogeriatric mental health conditions, acquired brain injuries, developmental disabilities, dual diagnoses and/or the experience of homelessness. These services include, but are not limited to, case management, supportive housing and adult day program services. A full listing of our services can be viewed on our website at https://cotainspires.ca/ Cota is presently seeking a dynamic and innovative individual to join our amazing team in the capacity of the role outlined within this posting. Followed by our mission to support individuals with mental health and cognitive challenges to live well within their communities, we strive toward a vision of a supportive, inclusive society where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. If you feel you have the skills and qualifications to perform the duties of this role while consistently exemplifying Cota’s values Hope, Respect, Dedication, Equity, Accountability, Collaboration and Innovation, we would love to hear from you.

Role Overview

The Site Support Worker assesses each homes’ individual support service needs in collaboration with the tenants, the boarding home front-line staff, home operators and other possible stakeholders. They assist tenants to help maintain housing, integrate into the community through access to resources and therapeutic group activities in an effort to build a sense of community with in these homes and to decrease isolation.

In addition, the Site Support Worker provides support to tenants through direct engagement; orientating new tenants to their home and the surrounding community; facilitate tenant house meetings; participate in tenant/operator dispute meetings; work with stakeholders during a tenant crisis.

About The Team

Cota’s Boarding Home West Team consists of 9 site support workers and two case managers. This team supports tenants living within 16 Habitat funded boarding homes in the west of the city. Tenants are adults living with mental health and/or addiction issues. The Boarding home team visits multiple sites, regularly, in-person through out the week to support tenants, the boarding home operators and their staff. Services include the facilitation of group activities and events to foster tenant engagement, decrease isolation and social connections, skill development, and education. The teams provides education to the owner/operators and their staff, as well as individual support to tenants, facilitating community orientation, linking to resources and professional supports, situational dispute resolution and informal counselling and guidance when needed.

Primary Responsibilities

• Providing support to tenants with mental health and/or substance use issues, living in various boarding home, co-op and apartment settings through regularly scheduled visits to each site. This includes, but is not limited to:
• Developing support strategies/plans based on identified site specific needs/trends
• Providing orientation of new tenants to their housing setting, to Cota’s site support service, and their community
• Conducting/facilitating tenant house meetings to promote direct tenant participation in the planning of service/activities provided by Cota at the site and to promote a safe and open forum for dialogue in relation to issues and concerns that tenants may have
• Planning and facilitating therapeutic group activities that foster tenant engagement and particip