Social Services Assistant Co-op

1 week ago


Victoria, Canada Beacon Community Services Full time

**Position Title**: Social Services Assistant Co-op - Thrift Shops

**Department**: Thrift Shops - Victoria

**Number of Positions**:2

**Locations**:2644 Quadra St and 715 Pandora St.

**Days/Hours of Work**: Tuesday
- Saturday 9:00 am-4:30pm

**Union**: Exempt

**ABOUT BEACON**:
Beacon Community Services is a well-established local charity operating in the Greater Victoria area for over 45 years. We are an award -winning and accredited organization that helps people and improves lives through a range of community programs and services that span every phase of people’s lives. We serve Southern Vancouver Island and the outer Gulf Islands with a team of around 300 staff and 600 volunteers. We offer a competitive salary and a rewarding, stimulating work environment.

**JOB SUMMARY**:
The Social Services Assistant Quadra and Pandora Thrift Shops will be an active member of our Thrift Shop team. They will experience a positive and welcoming team of staff and volunteers, who support each other as they serve and support seniors, members of the public, and our community partners. Students will experience working with small and large groups throughout their placement. They will attend staff meetings, be assigned tasks, problem solve, make decisions and take on different roles for events and/or projects. They will experience the value that all members add to our team and will receive feedback throughout the placement.

**PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Working with volunteers, donors, and public who include all ages and all socio-economic groups
- Providing retail assistance and mentoring for those who are developing employment skills
- Assist with all aspects of operations of the Thrift Shop including:

- Accept and price incoming donations
- Provide customers with assistance and service - more for the stores downtown
- Operate cash register and handle sales
- Retail layout and display
- Ensure safety protocols are followed for the safety of volunteers, customers, donors and staff
- Other duties as required

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Applicant must be between 15-30 years of age and a Canadian citizen (Canada Summer Jobs requirements)
- High school graduation
- Applicant must have just finished full time schooling and be returning to full time schooling in the fall
- Preference will be given to those studying gerontology, mental health and addictions, social work, sociology, psychology, employment counseling, education
- Some retail experience an asset
- Must be able to work weekends

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES**:

- Ability to work with volunteers with various barriers to employment
- Flexibility, ability to make decisions and act independently
- Skilled in the use of computers, the internet and electronic devices

**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**:
Beacon Community Services serves vulnerable populations including seniors, people with disabilities and children. Protecting these people and our teams on whom they rely is critical to us. Accordingly:

- All successful applicants must consent to a Solicitor General’s Criminal Record Check.
- All successful applicants are required to disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status upon hire. Vaccination is a requirement in some of our facilities. Depending on future public health developments, Beacon may implement a vaccination requirement as a condition of ongoing employment for all our workplaces.


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