Overnight Community Worker- Kingston Youth Services

3 weeks ago

Kingston, Canada Kingston Home Base Non-Profit Housing Inc. Full time

**Community Worker
- Kingston Youth Services**

**Reports to: Program Manager - Kingston Youth Services**

**General Schedule**:

- Hours of work: 42 hours per week
- Shift time: 8:30pm to 8:30am
- Hours of work may include some weekends and statutory holidays

**Benefits**:

- Group Benefits
- Health and Dental benefits
- Paid time off
- RRSP Contributions
- **OVERVIEW**_

The Community Worker is responsible for the day-to-day operations and program planning for the residents of _Kingston Youth Services’_ supportive housing program. The Community Worker is available to act as a resource for clients and address urgent situations. The Community Worker works with persons individually or in groups to create or enhance the feeling of community and participation within the program.

Number of hours of work per week: 42
- **DESCRIPTION**_

The Community Worker is responsible for the following tasks:

- Creating a welcoming, supportive, respectful and safe atmosphere
- Working with clients to develop, implement and evaluate programming and social activities offered at the location
- Providing assistance and interim support to clients in attendance
- Encouraging client involvement in activities and obtaining feedback on these activities
- Supporting the goals established by the client and his/her case manager and ensuring on-going communication with the case manager
- Promoting safety and security at the location at all times, taking action as required
- Menu planning, shopping, preparing and providing meals as scheduled
- Maintaining daily housekeeping routines with tenant involvement as appropriate
- Initiating referrals and/or connections within agency or community
- Attending all staff meetings and training sessions as requested
- Completing other duties as assigned by Program Manager

**Communication and Record Keeping**
- Maintains data on number of persons in attendance and activities
- Prepares and circulates notes from any tenant meetings
- Other monthly statistics as required
- Menu plans and related record keeping
- Entries into the daily communication book as appropriate
- Entries into the client file as appropriate and completion of incident reports
- Attendance and participation at client review meetings

**Skills and Knowledge**
- Demonstrated knowledge of youth homelessness issues, services available, mental health and /or addiction issues
- Understanding of community building philosophy and techniques
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Strong consumer focus
- Knowledge of housing, health care, and community resources in Kingston
- Ability to work collaboratively
- Demonstrated skills in planning and implementation of activities
- Demonstrated ability to deal with hard to serve clients and negotiate difficult situations
- Computer competency related to job function

All employees of Kingston Home Base Housing must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to help prevent and limit its spread. (An individual is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after the receipt of the second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine)

**Qualifications**
- University Degree or Community College Diploma in Social Services or related field preferred
- 2 years experience working with the population preferred
- Regular access to a car and a valid driver’s license

CPR and First Aid Certification required prior to employment

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $41,000.00-$48,400.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Night shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Kingston, ON K7K4P6: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location

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