Outreach Worker, Brantford Downtown Outreach Team

2 weeks ago

Brantford, Canada St. Leonard's Community Services Full time

The BDOT Outreach Worker employs a strengths-based approach to supporting individuals with addictions and mental health issues. You are part of a collaborative team that provides proactive outreach to individuals experiencing homelessness or who are street-involved. The team will access multiple touchstone physical locations, such as shelters, as well as operate in a mobile capacity in and around Brantford’s downtown. You play a vital role on this team, drawing on your own personal lived experience with addictions, mental health and/or homelessness, to build supportive relationships. Vulnerable persons of all ages would be served by the outreach team. You make a difference

In this role, you will:

- Develop relationship and rapport through person-centred interaction
- Provide resources related to basic needs (i.e. food, water, clothing)
- Provide information and insight into health and social service supports
- Help individuals navigate and connect to desired services
- Distribute safer substance use and naloxone kits (including coaching on how to use)
- Do in-reach into transitory services (i.e. hospital and withdrawal management) to support clients
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary outreach team members
- Collect data to support reporting and advocacy for sustainable resources

Hours of work: Monday to Friday, 8:30 am-4:30 pm

Contract ends: March 31, 2024

**COMPENSATION/BENEFITS**

Hourly wage starts at $23.68

**The Perks**
- A Fitness Benefit for gym memberships, exercise equipment and lessons for various physical activities for all staff and their families
- An Employee Assistance Plan for all staff and their families
- Paid Time Off for all staff including Wellness Hours
- Fun events for all staff
- Participation in RSP/TFSA plans for all staff, with Agency pension match for Full Time and eligible Part Time staff
- Group health, vision, dental and travel insurance plans where premiums are 100% paid by the Agency for Full Time staff
- An Agency committed to ensuring your physical and mental health/safety is paramount

**REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS**
- College diploma in Social Services; University degree in Social Sciences preferred
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in a related field
- Have access to reliable transportation
- Be able to manage frequent exposure to vicarious trauma and occasional exposure to direct trauma

Start date: as soon as possible

Reference: Temp FT BDOT Outrech

St. Leonard’s Community Services Inc. is committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wyandot, the Haudenosaunee, and some of the Ojibwa Nation. The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this community, on this territory. We also acknowledge that the settler population has been able to benefit from this beautiful land. We are all treaty members and will strive to act in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and center their voices.

Personal information submitted will only be used for the purposes of the competition in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6-7 months

**Salary**: From $23.68 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Employee assistance program
- On-site parking
- Wellness program

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
We are following Public Health guidance on precautions regarding use of Personal Protective Equipment, screening of staff and clients, physical distancing, cleaning, hand hygiene, and testing.

**Education**:

- DCS / DEC (preferred)

**Experience**:

- related field: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2023-08-11

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