Integration Support Worker, 101 Street Apartments

**Full-time Employment Opportunity**

**Reintegration Support Worker, 101 Street Apartments**

**Job ID 25-005eC**
- **Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.**_

**Company Overview**:
For over 75 years, enCompass has been rooted in community safety and this will continue to be our focus. We provide holistic services and wraparound supports that address the root causes of crime and social disorder. We do this through preventative and restorative activities including release planning, housing, safety planning, employment transition, education, substance recovery, cultural supports and more.

**Position Summary**:
101st Street Apartments is a Community Residential Facility (CRF) funded by the Correctional Service Canada (C.S.C) and operated by enCompass Community Safety Agency. The CRF works with high-risk adult males, with various psychiatric disorders and physical disabilities, who are on conditional release in the community, under the authority of the Parole Board of Canada.

The Reintegration Support Worker (RSW) works with clients and their Case Management Teams to provide support, information and access to community resources, programs and services during their residency. The RSW completes client intakes, identifies client needs and assist clients in completing tasks essential to a successful reintegration.

**Responsibilities**:

- **Resource Navigation**: Connect clients with appropriate community resources, including housing, healthcare, mental health services, substance abuse treatment, employment assistance, and legal aid.
- **Skill Building**: Provide guidance and support in developing essential life skills, such as budgeting, time management, communication, technology assistance, and problem-solving.
- **Interventions, Advocacy, and Support**: Advocate for clients' rights and needs, assisting them in overcoming barriers to successful reintegration. Motivates and encourages clients to acquire prosocial skills, adopt prosocial behaviours and to participate actively in their own correctional and reintegration plans
- **Community Integration**: Facilitate community connections and social integration by linking clients with community programs and services.
- **Collaboration**: Work effectively with a multidisciplinary team, participating in monthly Case Conferences and Team Meetings

**Qualifications / Skills**:

- Degree/diploma in a related human services field
- 3+ years of relevant experience working with complex, high-risk populations using a client-centered approach
- Experience working with offender populations using a client-centered approach
- Knowledge of the criminal justice system and the federal correctional system
- Strong knowledge of community resources
- Effective risk management, advocacy in systems, and group facilitation
- General computer knowledge (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Professionalism within all aspects of employment, strong leadership abilities and be able to contribute to a strong team environment
- Experience working with and understanding the unique challenges that Indigenous and multicultural individuals and families face, particularly those with significant criminal histories

**Preferred Criteria**
- Social Work or related degree with 5 years of experience working with the offender populations
- Experience in the following areas: Risk Need and Responsivity, client assessments, strength-based approach, motivational interviewing skills, facilitation, and trauma-informed practices
- Experience working in addictions and mental health
- Experience working in a case management capacity

**Conditions of Employment**:

- The position is 37.5 hours/week; day and evening shifts, weekdays and weekends, based on client needs
- The position requires frequent standing, walking up and down stairs, and occasional lifting.
- Valid driver’s license, reliable vehicle, and $2 million liability insurance
- Valid First Aid and CPR certification

**What we offer**
- The salary range for this position is $51,000- $60,180 annually.
- enCompass strives to provide a meaningful work environment through the following:

- Strong focus on employee wellness and work-life balance
- Service recognition and employee awards
- Professional development opportunities
- Staff team building and appreciation days
- Competitive health, dental and RRSP benefits

**To apply, submit a résumé and cover letter in one PDF document by February 7th, 2025**

Please include how you heard about the position in the cover letter. **Resumes without a cover letter will not be considered.**

Only those selected for interviews will be contacted
- **Building Safe, Inclusive Communities.**_

Pay: $51,000.00-$60,180.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off
- RRSP match

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

- Do you have a degree/diploma in a Social Work related field?
- Are you able to work day shifts, evening shi