Pt Housing Support Worker

Come Build Hope and Homes with Us Housing Support Worker - Part Time Hamilton, ON- Wentworth Program **Compensation**: $21.25-$25.55 **Position Description**: As the Housing Support Worker, you will promote housing stability for marginalized individuals, supporting their health, wellness, and community belonging. Promoting and demonstrating the vision, mission, and values of Indwell within the workplace and community. What matters to you? Being in a work culture that operates out of their core values of DIGNITY, LOVE and HOPE- embracing diversity, promoting equality and inclusion. A place that sees you as a LEADER contributing your individuality to champion the vision of creating communities that TRANSFORM lives. **About Indwell**: For over 50 years, founded in 1974, our Christian charity continues to thrive and grow exponentially as we serve people impacted by poverty and homelessness through our vision of HOPE and HOMES for All. We are the fastest growing developer in Ontario creating affordable high quality efficient housing communities coupled with supportive programs to over 1,250 tenants to meet their needs of health, wellness, and belonging. To learn more, go to: indwell.ca/our-model **What our Tenants say**: "The welcoming you get when you walk through the doors, from tenants to staff. They're always checking on you." "Living at Indwell has been teaching me to do things and taught me how to get along with better people, be better people and trust people and let people do and say what they want." "An affordable rent. It’s huge, it’s huge. It means I can eat properly. And that affects my physical and mental health, so that is huge." **Hours of Work**: Part-time, 8-16 hours per week. Program operates 24/7. Shift times are 7AM-3PM, 11AM-7PM and 3PM-11PM. Primarily working weekends & Public Holidays with flexibility on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays. Some weekday flexibility and ability to provide coverage for overnight shifts 11PM-7AM. **WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING**: - Supporting individuals with life activities of daily living - Household duties: cooking and cleaning, other duties as assigned - Administering medication, recording daily shift notes - Maintaining a healthy and safe environment - Reinforcing residents’ life skills, spirituality, and social and community skills - Working as part of a team supporting individuals living in the residential care facility **WHAT YOU WILL BRING**: - Minimum High School diploma. Priority given to those with post-secondary education in the social sciences and/or residential experience; current students encouraged to apply - A warm, sensitive, and caring approach - Ability to maintain good interpersonal relationships and have a genuine interest in supporting people living with mental illness - Work independently, have strong problem-solving skills, be flexible, organized, responsible, and take initiative **We want you to thrive**: - Vacation: 4% with 2% for HEAL time (sick and personal appointments) accumulated on each pay period - Employee Assistance Program - primary care and professional consulting services - New Staff Orientation Days - Professional and Personal Development - annual Leadership Conference (themed with guest speaker) + Spiritual Ranch Retreat (reflection and recharge with various outdoor activities). Cliffs Strengths Finder Assessment facilitated by People Developer for mentoring opportunities, Lunch and Learn Webinars, Indigenous Cultural Competency and 2SLGBTQ Awareness. Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI), First Aid/CPR/Naloxone, Therapeutic Relationships and Applied Suicide Intervention (ASIST) - Social Events: Indwell’s Hope and Homes Banquet yearly to celebrate the important work we do + team gatherings Inspired to JOIN OUR TEAM? we invite you Personal information submitted will be used only for employment opportunities within Indwell in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act. Accommodation will be provided to applicants who make their needs known in advance for the duration of the hiring process as required under Indwell’s Employment policy.