Awake Overnight Youth Housing Support

3 weeks ago


Victoria, Canada Threshold Housing Society Full time

**Threshold Housing Society** is an inspiring non-profit organization that is passionate about preventing adult homelessness by providing safe housing, stability, support services, and community to youth in the Greater Victoria area for over 30 years. The organization serves youth experiencing homelessness, aging out of care, or fleeing violence who need a place to call home and people who believe in them. Threshold Housing Society believes that every youth has the ability to thrive regardless of history or hardship and offers support to help youth make healthy choices and shift toward a brighter future.

We are currently looking for **Awake Overnight Youth Housing Support** staff to provide support to the youth within the Supportive Housing Program to settle into the house, manage stressors and potential crisis, and work towards their individualized goals. You are empathetic, adaptable, and motivated by helping others. You are an exceptional relationship builder that has a proven track record of connecting, collaborating, and working effectively with youth. You have a strong understanding of the principles and practices around working with youth and you will use that knowledge to provide support, leadership, and healthy role modeling.

**Duties and responsibilities**:

- Work directly with youth in a trauma-informed manner to develop and maintain a harm reduction approach;
- Work one on one with youth regarding individualized life skills goals including maintaining their space, personal hygiene, cooking etc.;
- Supporting youth to attend appointments in the community;
- Work with the youth’s support team to help facilitate family connection, spiritual connection and life skills supports and activities;
- Provides and coordinates all daily living activities including shopping and meal preparation, laundry, and housekeeping;
- Assists in the general housekeeping and maintenance of the house;
- Assist youth in accessing outside services and agencies, working with THS (Threshold Housing Society) team to do referrals;
- Keep abreast of all current social concerns and youth issues, and as required attend professional development activities to remain informed regarding issues for at-risk youth;
- Assist other members of the Threshold team in establishing a trusting, non-judgmental, nonexploitative rapport with youth;
- Provide immediate response and management of crisis situations; this includes contacting resources appropriate to the situation during regular work hours and after hours as required;
- Daily reporting and case management notes;
- Medication delivery;
- Additional tasks as assigned.

**What you will bring to the role**:

- A passion for working with and supporting youth
- A patient, flexible, and creative mindset
- 2+ years’ experience working with vulnerable populations and youth, ideally in the housing and support service sector
- A bachelor's degree in a related field or a combination of education, experience and/or training
- Knowledge and understanding of various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds
- An understanding of substance use, mental health and behavioural issues
- Current, or willing to obtain, Emergency First Aid, and Criminal Record Check

**What we will provide in return**:

- A purpose-driven organization that lives its values
- The opportunity to do meaningful work that impacts young lives and creates positive change in our community
- A culture where being your authentic self is welcomed and supported
- The ability to work with a passionate and diverse team towards a shared goal
- Employer paid health and dental benefits, employee assistance plan, and generous counselling allowance
- Pension matching and training and professional development program

**Compensation & Hours**:
**Application Information**:
This position will remain open until filled but a review of resumes will start immediately so do not delay applying. We look forward to connecting with you



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