Ywca Home for Good

3 days ago

St Catharines, Canada YWCA Niagara Region Full time

Part-time Home For Good Worker &Part-time Family Shelter Worker

**Location**:176 Oakdale Ave. St. Catharines, ON

**Start Date**:March 18th, 2024

**Pay Rate & Schedule**:$20.00/hr**:

- **40hrs per week - wage increase April 1st, 2024

As the largest provider of Emergency Shelter in the Niagara Region, the YWCA Niagara Region offers innovative housing programs and services that provide hope for women and their families living in poverty.

The YW will be operating Oakdale Commons, 15 Home For Good units. The Home for Good Program aims to increase successful housing tenure to individuals experiencing chronic homelessness by providing community support to individuals transitioning from the shelter system, hospitals and/or criminal justice institutions to permanent housing. This position requires the worker to work in a team setting to support the Home For Good program while also running the Family Shelter units located within Oakdale Commons.

To complement our Emergency Shelter program staffing component, the YW is looking for an exceptional team player, who is compassionate, non-judgmental, and self-motivated to round out the team.

Position Summary

The Home For Good Worker’s primary role is to work with the Home For Good clients to provide individualized and flexible support while supporting the clients in maintaining their housing. The Home for Good Worker is to ensure that the individuals with the most complex needs are able to live and thrive in their community. The Home For Good Worker is to meet with the clients at the Oakdale Commons to assist in identifying long term goals and short term objectives in relation to maintaining housing. In addition, the Home For Good worker participates in individual and systemic advocacy to improve resource access and availability.

As the Family Shelter worker this position is responsible for safe running and inner workings of the Family Shelter located within Oakdale Commons. The Family Shelter Worker is single staffed within their day to day tasks. The Family Shelter Workers primary task and role is the support the families and individuals within the Family Shelter with whatever their barriers are and assisting in moving the guests on to safe/affordable housing. This is done through meetings, referrals and goal planning and setting.

The Full Time Home For Good & Family Shelter worker will report to the Program Managers to assist in the operation of Oakdale Commons in accordance with agency policies and procedures. Which includes the following duties; maintaining appropriate record keeping, complete move in/move out forms, maintaining health and safety for residents/staff/facilities, long term goal setting and short term objective with referrals to other resources, promote co-operative and independent living, participate in housekeeping duties including promotion and role models of life skills.

**Responsibilities**
- Maintain positive working relationship with the Niagara Region, Southridge and Gateway’s Intensive Case Managers and Supervisors in the delivery of the region’s program Home For Good
- Provide support, case management and outreach to 5 Home For Good residents
- Provide support and assistance to the families within the Family Shelter in making the transition to a safe living environment by providing information and referrals as appropriate for adults and children
- Ensure deadlines are met and administrative procedures are followed
- Responsible for inputting all information into HIFIS system regarding work done i.e. intake, discharge, case planning, etc.
- Collection of Home For Good housing charges, rent calculations and managing arrears.
- Record monthly and fiscal year statistics and impact stories as needed by Executive Director
- Maintains the highest level of confidentiality and boundaries regarding client information and the sanctuary and safety of Oakdale Commons residents, Family Shelter guests, staff and community partners
- Meeting with clients as per program policies and procedures. Ensure necessary referrals to assist with goals achievement.
- Assist with Move in/Move Out plans and procedures.
- Assisting the residents in the development of personalized safety/crisis plans. Coordinating individual care plans and sit on round table care meetings as necessary.
- Support the residents to follow rules and responsibilities of the building and guidelines of the program
- Assist with performing a visual health and safety unit walkthrough once a week and performing one in depth unit walkthrough once a month.
- Supporting participants utilizing harm reduction principles and programming.
- Report to designated Program Manager periodically on team and individual work accomplishments, problems, progress in mastering tasks and work processes, commit to regular one-to-one check in appointments with Program Manager to discuss caseload - concerns, successes and guidance needed once per month.
- Develop and maintain ongoing working relationships w

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