Wellness Navigator

3 weeks ago


Abbotsford, Canada Kinghaven Peardonville House Society Full time

Kinghaven Treatment Centre was established in 1971 as MSA Halfway House. Over the past 45 years it has evolved into one of the country’s premier intensive residential treatment centers having served in excess of 28,000 adult men who present with problematic use of mood-altering substances. Located in the tranquil Fraser Valley of British Columbia, our campus also includes the new George Schmidt Centre, a 31 unit second-stage housing facility.

Peardonville House Treatment Centre was founded in 1987 as an adult women’s treatment facility to serve the ever-increasing demand of services for women in addiction. In 1990, at the request of the provincial government, the “Moms and Kids” program was launched to allow women struggling with addiction to bring their under-school-age children to treatment with them and have them share in the residential recovery experience.

**Position: Wellness Navigator**

Status: Part-Time

BCGEU Community Subsector Grid 34

Work Location: Kinghaven, Work BC

Wage: $32.31 per hour

Work Schedule: Monday and Thursday 8am - 4pm

Working with multi-barriered, marginalized and vulnerable clients, the Wellness Navigator will set the tone for the clients’ experience with the Employment Readiness Program (ERP) of Kinghaven Peardonville House Society (KPHS and outreach services for WorkBC Abbotsford, and Mission. The Wellness Navigator assesses and ensures that each client receives appropriate employment supports and services. They assist clients from their introduction to the program to the completion of their post treatment employment planning and continue to maintain connection to the alumni community within a set schedule. The Wellness Navigator is responsible for the delivery of competency-based employment focused and life management workshop topics, and case managing.This position reports directly to the Manager, Housing and Employment Services.

**Key Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Compiles, maintains, and ensures completion of all required documentation in electronic and physical case files, in accordance to the required standards
- Assesses client needs and determines appropriate actions to assist the client with reaching goals
- Provides and maintains the appropriate databases for tracking progress and statistics of each client which are then used for reports, to track milestones of post-treatment employment, and to provide specialized programming
- Creates content for and maintains social media platforms under the supervision of the ERP Manager
- Provides transportation to attend programming events within the community
- Facilitates career-focused group, individual and online discussions, workshops, assessments and surveys in accordance with established guidelines
- Determines eligibility for financial supports and services for clients wishing to access funded training through third-party contractors
- Facilitates client access to the drop-in computer lab and provides assistance in navigating employment or labour related websites
- Advocates for and refers clients to career and community services within their home community, career opportunities and provides alumni check-in meetings, supporting career-related interventions and services
- Maintains contact with alumni to provide support and advocacy at set intervals
- Organizes and regulates special events including workshops, career fairs and hosting guest speakers by performing duties such as scheduling session times, booking facilities and acquiring materials
- Maintains correspondence with parole officers regarding CSC clients as needed
- Provides services post-treatment that target areas such as gaining work experience, training, skill enhancement, self-employment opportunities, and job search support
- Performs other related duties as required

**Skills and Abilities**:

- Strong understanding of the Transtheoretical Model of Change Readiness
- WorkBC - understand of community partner programming
- Working knowledge of current employment issues, life/employability skills, the current landscape of local labour markets, trades and apprenticeships, harm reduction and trauma informed practice
- Thorough understanding of Canadian standard guidelines for career development practitioners
- Extensive experience working with multi-barriered individuals and community partners, specifically advising within the employment services sector
- Excellent communication skills, both verbally and written
- Proficient in MS Office, Office 365, FYIdb or similar client databases, I.C.M (Integrated Case Management & Client Connect)
- Experienced in adult learning theory, motivational interviewing
- Ability to facilitate groups
- Ability to organize and prioritize work
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position

**Qualifications & Requirements**:

- Certificate or Diploma in employment and career development, or a related social services field
- Minimum 2 years experience working directly with individuals with employment, su


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