Housing Counsellor Rap

2 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada COSTI Immigrant Services Full time

**Duties**:

- Conducts housing search in and outside of Toronto for government assisted and/or private-sponsored refugees upon arrival in Canada.
- Escorts clients to housing appointments and advocates on their behalf.
- Secures appropriate and affordable housing for refugees within a timeframe.
- Recruits housing providers and maintains a housing data bank/registry of housing providers.
- Provides crisis support and intervention as required.
- Mentoring volunteers to assist with housing search and escorting of clients.
- Maintains program and statistical information in COSTI’s database (CIS), prepares monthly reports and updates funder’s database (iCARE).
- Conducts mandatory RAP Housing orientation session to ensure that client understands their housing options/cost of living and their rights and responsibilities under tenant and landlord act.
- Prepares Clients’ Income Letters/Financial sheets.
- Liaises and consults with other professionals and organizations.
- Ensures that moving procedures/furniture order are in place for each client.
- Prepares bi-weekly move out reports.

**Qualifications**:

- Social Service Worker Diploma or equivalent with relevant practicum experience.
- Minimum of one (1) year experience working within the Housing Help Sector.
- Previous experience working with working with refugees, survivors of torture, persecution, war or abuse.
- Previous case management experience is a must.
- **Fluency in any of the following languages considered an asset: Arabic, Dari, Farsi, Somali, Amharic**:

- Knowledge of specific issues facing resettled refugees in general and the Resettlement Assistance Program more specifically.
- Knowledge of settlement and housing related services and resources, with an emphasis on the services and resources that exist within the Greater Toronto Area and surrounding areas.
- Knowledge and ability to integrate anti-oppression, critical disability, LGBTQI2S and trans-positivity approach in support of strengths-based principles and practices.
- Demonstrated experience in data-entry, documentation and reporting.
- Excellent communication, organization and coordination skills.
- Must be able to travel within the GTA to multiple locations using public transportation. Access to a vehicle is considered an asset.
- Required to provide a valid Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) Police check. The VSS must have been completed within the past 6 months.
- Must be fully vaccinated or be exempt from vaccination on human rights grounds. COSTI reserves the right to require information establishing the validity of the exemption.

**Location**:

- 100 Lippincott Street, Toronto

**Duration of Position**:

- May 1, 2023 to November 30, 2023

**Starting Salary Range**:

- $ 47,790 to $ 51,435 per annum + benefits

**Posting Date**:

- 2023-04-11

**Closing Date**:

- 2023-04-28

**Notes**:

- Priority consideration will be given to those on Notice of Recall. Subject to the response of those on Notice of Recall, this position may be open to Union members on a secondment basis

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