Support Worker

2 days ago


Orillia, Canada The Lighthouse - Orillia Full time

_**Send Cover Letter and Resume addressed to Teal Wise, Housing Support Manager**_
- **Immediately hiring**_
- **Job Summary**: _

Relief Support Workers Overnight
- Awake overnight casual
- Clean and maintain a safe work environment
- De-escalate tense situations with empathy
- Provide support onsite to 20 supportive housing units with 1-2 participants per unit
- Work unsupervised/alone overnight
- **Accountability**:_

Able to affirm to the vision, mission and beliefs of The Lighthouse by demonstrating commitment to our organization's values of flexibility, adaptability, compassion and dignity with sensitivity to the issues related to poverty, homelessness, mental illness, addictions and developmental disabilities with a commitment to a discrimination-free environment.

**Qualifications**:
A person who has a passion to end homelessness and is a good role model
- Training in humanities or social services is preferred
- College degree is an asset
- Able to provide a satisfactory criminal reference check - vulnerable screening sector
- Experience working with vulnerable or at risk individuals in the area of disabilities, mental health issues, homeless, poverty, preferred
- Reliable transportation to and from work
- Lived experience with homelessness/poverty an asset

**Skills**:

- High standard of integrity, judgement and confidentiality
- Calm manner with the ability to de-escalate situations
- Strong sense of boundaries and self awareness
- Ability and drive to clean and maintain a safe work environment
- Computer literacy - Google Docs
- Strong English language communication skills
- Understanding of conflict resolution
- Aligned with the values of harm reduction
- Able to work from a person centered approach
- Understanding of trauma and its impacts on a person's decisions in life
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently
- Ability to establish and maintain rapport with culturally diverse participants

**Assets**:

- Training in nonviolent crisis intervention, first aid/CPR certification, first aid mental health or relevant equivalents is an asset and required during duration of employment
- A Safe Food Handlers Certificate

**Hours of Work/Working Conditions**:

- Casual/On-call $18-$19.5/hr
- Work schedule needs to be flexible
- 10pm-8am regular overnight
- 11:30pm-7:30am alone with support from shelter if needed
- Shelter and Supportive Housing are on the same property
- Safety measures include cameras, secure locked doors with limited access, panic buttons for emergencies, a work cell on site, 3 staff next door for assistance and an on-call staff available.

Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: $18.00-$19.50 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Discounted or free food
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Every Weekend
- Holidays
- Night shift
- On call

COVID-19 considerations:
Online interviews available



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