Housing Support Worker

**About Us**:Closer to Home Community Services (CTH) is a Southern Alberta based not-for-profit agency that delivers a variety of services designed to meet the unique needs of vulnerable children and their families. Be a part of an innovative team that envisions a future where every child will thrive within supportive family and community relationships by:

- Uncovering strength, hope and healing, and creating new possibilities for a brighter future for children and
families.
- Providing a broad array of strength-based and family-centered services that strive to preserve, reunify and build
stronger families who can care for their children and contribute meaningfully in their community.

**About the Position**:In this full-time salaried position, the Housing Support Worker works in collaboration with the Calgary Homeless Foundation and the community to ensure housing stability for families in the Home Again Program. The Housing Support Worker will provide integral support by:

- Developing and maintaining partnership(s) with private landlords in the community
- Negotiating with landlords and a dvocating on behalf of clients
- Providing crisis support to clients and landlords
- Facilitating workshops to help families build life skills and meet their goals
- Employing a housing-first approach
- Working with individuals on mental health and addictions issues Developing and facilitating skill building workshops, and visiting with clients in their home

**About You**:You possess exceptional verbal and written communication skills and have the ability to effectively communicate with and relate to people of all ages. You are extremely detail oriented, organized and can effectively manage multiple priorities at one time. You are able to develop and maintain strong working relationships with parents, children and youth and the family as a whole as well as with community agencies and resources. You are a compassionate individual with a positive and empathetic approach who understands how to set appropriate professional boundaries. You have experience with individuals from a variety of cultural backgrounds, are sensitive to their cultural and spiritual needs and can incorporate these into planning for families. You have experience working with populations experiencing homelessness, Indigenous populations, and in the housing sector. You possess knowledge and experience with housing locating, landlord relations, and subsidized housing programs. You possess the skills to provide case management to families to assist with maintaining housing and goal setting around finances, education, employment, and basic needs. You have an understanding of the barriers to housing for Indigenous people, and how to help combat this. In addition, you are eager to learn and carry out the principles and philosophy of Closer to Home and the Teaching-Family Model.

**Qualifications**:

- A Diploma or Degree in a related field and/or previous experience working with vulnerable children and families is required
- Willing to work a flexible work week, including evenings and weekends when needed
- A valid Alberta Driver’s License, reliable vehicle for work purposes, adequate and current insurance and willing to provide a Driver’s Abstract upon hire
- First Aid/CPR Level C or higher A Police Information Check and an Intervention Record Check must be completed upon hire

**Required Competencies**:All positions at Closer to Home Community Services require (5) competencies: _Instills Trust, Consumer Focus, Communicates Effectively, Situational Adaptability and Ensures Accountability.- CTH is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for all; including different cultural backgrounds, spiritual beliefs, and sexual and gender diversities. We strive to be an employer of choice with a focus on wellness and connection.- We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. _