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Outreach Family Preservation Worker
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We are proud and honoured to offer services on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh), Kwikwetlem (kʷikʷəƛ̓ əm) First Nations.
**Opportunity**:
We are looking for a temporary part-time (20 hours up to 35 hours per week) Outreach Family Preservation Worker for the North Vancouver area (6 months with a possibility of extension). 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.
**Responsibilities**:
The Outreach Family Preservation Worker will provide services to families who are self-referred or referred by the Ministry of Children and Family Development. The services provided to these families include:
- Parenting education and support.
- Intensive outreach services to address child protection concerns and work on case goals that will build on parenting capacity.
- Therapeutic Access to provide visitations for families in a therapeutic environment.
Reporting to the Program Director, the Outreach Family Preservation Worker will be responsible for the following functions:
- Conducting and completing detailed assessments for clients referred from multiple agency streams.
- 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.
- Communicating and coordinating relevant client information with agency staff across departments.
- Attend as-needed weekly meetings for the intake, transition and discharge of quick response clients.
- Provide interventions and brief therapeutic supports to individuals experiencing crisis.
- Provide a quick response to urgent situations that arise for clients over evenings and weekends.
- Linking individuals with urgent needs to immediate resources (i.e., securing food resources, financial assistance, and housing).
- Participate in the development and delivery of educational material for the program.
- Facilitate stand-alone workshops, a series of workshops, and/or support groups on relevant topics e.g., positive parenting, mental health.
- Foster a warm, supportive, and confidential atmosphere for participants.
- Maintain a thorough knowledge of community resources to meet participants’ needs.
- This position may involve flexible hours including evenings, weekends and holidays to accommodate the needs of clients.
**Skills You Bring**:
- Strong counselling, program planning, and communication skills.
- Flexible in working from home or in the office (Please note that due to COVID-19, we are currently working under a hybrid model, doing some work from home, meeting with clients in the community and in the office).
- Ability to pick up essential items for clients and drop them off.
- An understanding of integrated case management.
- Computer proficiency - MS Office, ERP/CRM software systems (e.g. Sohema)
- Bilingual or multilingual preferred.
**Requirements**:
- Relevant M.A. degree (i.e. Social Services, Counselling Psychology) with 3 years’ experience or relevant B.A. with 5 years’ experience in family preservation/ reunification preferred.
- Experience working with families who may present multiple service needs related to poverty, addictions, violence, child abuse or neglect, and mental health issues.
- Current Standard First Aid with CPR & AED Level C certificate.
- Valid Driver’s License with satisfactory driving record and use of own vehicle.
- Satisfactory Criminal Record Check.
**Why Work for WFC**:
Be part of a grassroots community-based agency committed to developing and strengthening our community together. As a WFC 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 your local community.
- 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 allies to Indigenous peoples, on our journey to reconciliation.
**About Westcoast Family Centres**:
Westcoast Family Centres Society (WFC) 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.
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