Outreach Family Preservation Worker

2 weeks ago

Maple Ridge, Canada Westcoast Family Centres Full time

We are proud to offer services on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Katzie First Nation, Kwantlen First Nation, and the Coast Salish People including the territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.

**Opportunity**:
Westcoast Family Centres Society ('Westcoast') is looking for a **casual-on call** Outreach Family Preservation Worker for the Ridge Meadows area reporting to the Team Lead, Ridge Meadows, or incumbent. You must be able to travel to families’ homes and within their community to provide a variety of parenting education and supportive interventions that promote healthier family functioning, reduce risk factors, maintain safety and increase well-being.

Cases range from seeing a family once per week for 8 to 12 weeks for 6 months, to delivering intensive intervention support 5 days in a row for a two-week period.

**Responsibilities**:

- Conducting and completing detailed assessments for clients referred from the Ministry for Children and Family Development
- Assessing, screening, referring and linking individuals to internal and community resources as needed
- Compiling and gathering collateral information
- Participating in Integrative Case Management meetings as needed to determine outcomes for individuals referred to the Agency
- Consulting with the Ministry for Children and Family Development to co-ordinate and deliver services
- Coordinates and consults on cases
- Provide interventions and brief therapeutic supports to individuals experiencing crisis
- Linking individuals with urgent needs to immediate resources (i.e. securing food resources, financial assistance, and housing)

**Skills You Bring**:

- An understanding of Integrated Case Management.
- Strong counselling, program planning, and communication skills.
- Experience working with families who may present multiple service needs related to poverty, addictions, violence, child abuse or neglect, trauma and mental health issues.
- Computer proficiency - MS Office, ERP/CRM software systems (e.g. Sohema)
- A background in parent-education and family interventions
- Experience supporting and counseling at-risk families with children ranging from infant, school-aged, and youth
- Adept at providing client services in non-traditional environments, such as client homes setting
- Ability to embrace a hybrid working model
- Multilingualism an asset.

**Requirements**:

- Relevant B.A. degree (i.e. Social Services, Counselling Psychology) with 2 years’ experience or relevant experience in family preservation/reunification preferred
- Current Standard First Aid with CPR & AED Level C certificate (or obtain in 3 months)
- Valid Driver’s License with satisfactory driving record and use of own vehicle.
- Satisfactory Criminal Record Check.

**Why Work for Westcoast**:
Be part of a grassroots community-based agency committed to developing and strengthening our community together. As a Westcoast employee, you will benefit from:

- An opportunity to be a part of a hands-on mentoring experience, through role-modeling and coaching
- Making a difference in within the communities Westcoast serves
- A chance to do meaningful work with a committed team of professionals
- Contribute to our commitment to being an inclusive and culturally safe environment for all.
- Join us in being ally's to Indigenous peoples, in our journey to reconciliation

**About Westcoast Family Centres**:
Westcoast Family Centres Society is a multi-service community-based non-profit organization delivering child-centered, evidence-based programs and services to children and families in the Lower Mainland. Our mission is to strengthen and develop healthy relationships between children, their families, and their communities. Our programs and services aim to address the unique and varied challenges faced by vulnerable families.

Joining the Westcoast team is an opportunity to be a part of a team where your skills and knowledge will make a positive impact in the lives of children and families.

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