Support Counsellor, Cornerstone House

1 month ago

Brantford, Canada Soar Community Services Full time

ABOUT US

Soar Community Services Brantford has been an established part of the community for more than 50 years, and is accredited for our excellence in serving children, youth, adults, and families.

Our Values

  • Inclusive – we value everyone and their unique perspectives and journeys.
  • Compassionate – we care about our clients, our staff, partners, and the communities we serve.
  • Collaborative – we work together to support our clients and community.
  • Integrity – we hold ourselves accountable and are fair, trustworthy, and dedicated to our mission to empower people to achieve their vision of independence, health, and wellbeing.
  • Innovative – we are open to change and continuous improvement.
  • Genuine – we are honest, respectful, and authentic with our clients, each other, and our partners.
  • Optimistic – we believe that everyone can accomplish their goals.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Soar Community Services offers a continuum of social housing services to meet client needs ranging from homelessness to independent living. As part of the continuum, Cornerstone House supports formerly homeless clients in preparing for semi- and independent living by providing emergency, short- and long-term accommodation.

Cornerstone House offers two separate programs within its physical space including a 14-bed shelter space and an 11-bed transitional housing residence for both males and females between the ages of 18-29 years. Cornerstone House works with individuals who are precariously housed or at risk of homelessness and provides them with a safe place to stay, help and support with counselling and life skills coaching to support the transition towards independent living.

As a Support Counsellor, you will:

  • Assist with established Support Plans
  • Apply the principles of the Housing First approach in day to day work and interactions
  • Work collaboratively with the Cornerstone team in order to ensure program delivery to all youth clients
  • Integrate a harm reduction approach
  • Help clients develop the skills and resources they need to enhance their social functioning.
  • Tour the facilities to ensure the residences, clients and grounds are safe and secure.
  • Monitor, distribute and document medication.
  • Prepare meals/snacks for clients and replenish kitchen supplies for meals.

Hours of work: 1 position: relief: weekends, days, afternoons and nights; 2nd position: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 2 week rotation nights and afternoons

Training: Initial comprehensive training related to all aspects of the role, as well as access to ongoing professional development

Minimum Requirements

Education: DCS / DEC (required)

Experience: combined student placement and/or paid relevant: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-07-03

Benefits:

  • Casual dress
  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible schedule
  • On-site parking
  • Paid time off
  • Wellness program

Flexible language requirement:

  • French not required

Schedule:

  • Evening shift
  • Morning shift
  • Night shift

Soar Community Services Inc. is committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wyandot, the Haudenosaunee, and some of the Ojibwa Nation. The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this community, on this territory. We also acknowledge that the settler population has been able to benefit from this beautiful land. We are all treaty members and will strive to act in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and center their voices.

The Agency values the diverse and intersectional identities of its clients and staff. The Agency regards equity and diversity as an integral part of excellent community service and is committed to accessibility for all staff. The Agency seeks applicants who embrace our values and beliefs around respect for the dignity and diversity of our clients, staff, and community. As such, we encourage applications from candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including applicants who identify as First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit/Inuk, Black, racialized, a person with a disability, women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.

The Agency encourages applications from all qualified individuals. If you are an applicant with disabilities and require accommodations, please let us know at the time of our contact so that we may arrange for their provision.

Personal information submitted will only be used for the purposes of the competition in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: From $21.30 per hour

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