Advocacy Prevention and Service Coordination Worker

Haldimand-Norfolk REACH is a multi-service agency, providing Autism & Behaviour Services, Child & Youth Mental Health Services, Developmental Services, Youth Services, Adult Counselling Services, and several Early Learning Intervention & Care services including EarlyON Child & Family Centres and the Community Action Program for Children.

H-N REACH serves as the Lead Agency for Haldimand-Norfolk Child & Youth Mental Health Services, Coordinated Service Planning and the Student Nutrition Program in the Hamilton/Niagara Region. Through our Contact Unit, the agency serves as the single point of access for a variety of children’s services.

H-N REACH is recognized as a local leader in community education, advocacy, inter-sector collaboration and Community Service Planning.

**Developmental Services Unit**

**ADVOCACY PREVENTION and SERVICE COORDINATION WORKER (APSW) Ref.#: 2023-24**

(funded by the MCCSS as Adult Protective Services Worker)

Part-time, Temporary, Hourly
- 14 hours per week
- contract until March 31st, 2024

To provide supportive counselling, advocacy, and service coordination for ‘at risk’ adults with a developmental disability, living in Haldimand & Norfolk Counties, under the direction of the Developmental Services Manager.

**Responsibilities**:

- Offer support, strategies, and inform individuals of choices that respond to their unique, individual needs that specifically relate to community life, independent living and general well being
- Ensure services involved in supporting a person focus on the person’s goals
- Ensure all necessary funded and non-funded services have been explored and person has been informed and educated on available resources and services
- Ensure regular communication with person and current service providers (with consent) to be current on status of services in person’s life (i.e., participating in support circles or life planning meetings)
- Participate in transitional planning with youth leaving the educational system
- Liaise and collaborate regularly with service providers with the goal of providing seamless service to individuals/families, based on a systems approach.

**Qualifications**:

- Successful completion of a university degree program in the Social Sciences from an institution of recognized standing or an acceptable equivalent
- Several years’ work-related experience in the adult developmental services field with particular skills developed in the areas of the assessment of needs, case management, advocacy, and community service planning
- Knowledge of regional services and local Haldimand-Norfolk services which support the target population
- Ability to problem-solve, think creatively and act quickly to meet families’ needs and deal with crisis situations
- Emotional maturity, tact, patience with ability to obtain confidence and develop relationships with children, adults, parents and professionals
- Excellent verbal & written communication and organizational skills
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and data base experience
- Criminal & Judicial Matters and Vulnerable Sector Record Checks, Children’s Aid Society

Declaration/Release
- Possession of a valid driver’s licence, $2 million liability insurance, clean driver abstract and use of a vehicle.

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

**Salary**: $24.62-$30.78 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking
- Paid time off

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 2023-05-02