Housing and Transitions Supervisor

**JOB OPPORTUNITY: Housing and Transition Supervisor**

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**Housing and Transition Supervisor **Competition #76-23

**DO YOU WANT A MEANINGFUL CAREER, HELPING OTHERS? JOIN US**

About the Role

At Family Services of Greater Vancouver, we’ve been helping people in crisis since 1928. As a non-profit, we help people develop skills and knowledge, empowering our neighbours to create positive change in their lives. Our team is made up of more than 420 staff, including expert counsellors and support workers who provide compassionate, client-centered care to youth experiencing homelessness, families and children impacted by trauma, victims of domestic violence, and other vulnerable people from an evidence-based, trauma-informed lens. We believe in building a brighter future for all British Columbians and providing a supportive and inclusive workplace for all our staff.

Directions Youth Services is a division of Family Services of Greater Vancouver (FSGV), which for more than 90 years has provided a variety of essential resources for children, families and individuals in the Greater Vancouver community. We believe in the resiliency of Vancouver’s youth who are at-risk, homeless, and street-involved. We assist youth under the age of 25 to get counselling for trauma, mental health or substance issues. Our teams strive to create spaces and build connections with youth who are facing challenges of street life, substance use, mental health concerns, and disconnection from their communities. Directions inclusive programs of shelter and drop-in, safe houses, and other unique programs are committed to being a community leader in harm reduction work and fostering low-barrier spaces where all youth are welcome.

This position is responsible for the coordination of the day-to
- day operations of the 10K Supported housing program, the case management of the youth, and the supervision of staff working in our transition program, This position reports to the Manager of Supported Housing and Transitions.

About Our Opportunity:
**Our Valued Benefits**:

- Flexible scheduling
- Starting at 3 weeks vacation for full-time staff and growing to more +
- 3 paid Household Leave days a year
- 2 paid Wellness Days a year
- Paid sick days
- 2 ½ paid Agency days for full-time staff
- 5 paid days for education leave/year
- 1 paid Moving Day/year
- Subsidized professional association annual dues (if applicable)
- Possibility of hybrid work/ remote work
- A work culture that values transparency, teamwork, learning, fairness and integrity

**Health and Wellness Resources**:

- Generous health/dental benefits after 3 months.
- 3 flex benefit options to meet your individualized needs
- Option of psychological/counselling services (up to $1500/year)
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Long Term Disability Plan
- Insurance, Travel insurance, ++

**Pension**: Pension plan enrollment for eligible employees

**Work Hours**: 35 hours per week

**Salary**: GS11 salary ranges from $56,074 - $62,189 gross per year

**Location***: 1138 Burrard St, Vancouver BC

**Posting End Date**:Posting will remain open until filled

What you bring:
**Education, Training, Experience**
- Bachelor degree in social work, youth care or a related field.
- Minimum 3 years experience working with homeless and at risk youth in a one-to-one, advocacy and/or life skills support capacity, plus 2 years experience in program coordination and/or supervision.
- A combination of education, training and experience will be considered.

**Knowledge, Skills, Abilities**
- Knowledge of community, social, and health resources that is relevant to youth (specifically MCFD.)
- Personal effectiveness, including integrity and ethical behavior, personal resilience, adaptability/flexibility, commitment to learning
- Personal leadership, including influence, initiative, judgment and decision making, creativity and innovation

**Additional Requirements**
- Successful completion of a Criminal Record Check
- Current First Aid, CPR
- Non Violent Intervention Training
- Food safe Level 1 an asset
- Proof of Covid-19 vaccination status will be required
- Driver’s license is an asset

How to apply:
Our programs are located on the traditional, ancestral, and unseeded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw(Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil Waututh), Qayqayt,Katzie, Kwantlen, Kwekwetlem,Semiahmoo,Matsqui,and Tsawwassen First Nations. Huy ch q’u.