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Shelter Support Worker
2 weeks ago
**Position**: Support Worker
**Location**: Amherst, NS
**Reports to**:Program Manager
CHHSA is a non-profit organization that provides services to homeless and precariously housed individuals in Cumberland County. **We are currently seeking support workers** for our daytime Community HUB and overnight shelter operations.
**Requirements**:
- Must be willing to submit a clear criminal record and vulnerable sector check
- Must have current First Aid and CPR,
- Must have a positive attitude, good communication skills, and be able to work with individuals experiencing homelessness, mental health issues and addictions.
- Must be willing to go above and beyond for my clients
**Other responsibilities include**:
- Recognizing and addressing potential emergency situations,
- Cleaning all areas of the shelter space on a regular basis
- Monitoring and recording client activities, encouraging pro-social bonding, client community, and life skills development, and providing calm and effective interventions,
- Establishing collaborative relationships with clients, using trauma informed practice.
Meal preparation
Knowledge of harm reduction principles,
Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism, boundaries and confidentiality,
Skills in human interaction, building relationships, and problem solving.
**Job Types**: Part-time, Casual
Part-time hours: 36 per week
**Salary**: $21.00 per hour
**Benefits**:
- Casual dress
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Amherst, NS B4H 1X4: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
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