Homelessness Prevention Fund Coordinator
6 months ago
**Days/Hours of Work**: Tuesday and Thursday 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm (10 hours per week)
**Union**:BCGEU Standalone Agreement
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**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:
- Submit cheque requests to Accounts Payable.
- Host and chair monthly community partner meetings.
- Maintain the spreadsheet and appropriate databases for all recipients of HPF or MSDPR crisis approvals.
- Monitor monthly budget
- Program reporting on a quarterly and as-needed basis
- Contact recipients of HPF for 3-month follow-up
- Deliver cheques
**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE**:
- Minimum 1 year of previous administrative experience
- Demonstrated experience working with vulnerable populations including people at risk of and experiencing homelessness
- Database entry familiarity with HIFIS and HMIS preferred.
- Class 5 driver's license and access to reliable transportation
**SKILLS AND ABILITIES**:
- Strong De-escalation skills
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to use a trauma-informed approach with clients
- Ability to demonstrate compassion and care
- Skilled at setting boundaries with clients
- Ability to use Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook, etc)
**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**:
Beacon Community Services serves vulnerable populations including seniors, people with disabilities and children. Protecting these people and our teams on whom they rely is critical to us. Accordingly:
- All successful applicants must consent to a Solicitor General’s Criminal Record Check.
- All successful applicants are required to disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status upon hire. Vaccination is a requirement in some of our facilities. Depending on future public health developments, Beacon may implement a vaccination requirement as a condition of ongoing employment for all our workplaces.
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