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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Dusk to Dawn Youth Worker - Evening

**Directions Youth Worker - Dusk to Dawn **Competition #35-23

About this Role

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.

The Directions Youth Worker - Dusk to Dawn
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**evening** position is a salaried part-time role that serves homeless, street-involved youth under the age of 24 accessing the 24-hour Directions Youth Services Centre. This position takes a leadership role in tone-setting and maintaining the safety of the resource. This position provides guidance and information to the youth promoting safety and, where possible, assisting in their transition from the street to healthier, alternative lifestyles. This position acts in a mentoring role with Peer Support Workers. This position reports to the Dusk to Dawn Supervisors and/or Manager of Directions Youth Services Centre.

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

- Starting at three weeks’ vacation for full time staff
- Three (3) paid household leave days a year
- Two paid Wellness Days a year
- Paid sick days
- Two and a half paid Agency days for full time staff
- Five paid days for education leave/year
- One paid Moving Day/year
- Subsidized professional association annual dues (if applicable)
- A work culture that values transparency, teamwork, learning, fairness and integrity

**Health and Wellness Resources**:

- Generous health/dental benefits after 3 months.
- Three 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

**Work Hours**: 28 hours/ week
- Thursday - Sunday, 4:00 pm-12:00 am (midnight).
- Opportunities to pickup additional shifts available if interested

**Salary**:GS8 Step 1 $25.06/ hour
_with a $2.00 per hour shift premium added to wages for overnight hours worked_)

**Location***: Directions Youth Services, 1138 Burrard Street, Vancouver BC

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

What you bring:
**Education, Training, Experience**
- Two years post-secondary course/diploma in social work or youth care/certificate in related field
- Current First Aid Certificate
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training an asset
- Food Safe Certification an asset
- Minimum 2 years experience working with youth, preferably in support of youth who have alcohol /drug misuse issues.
- A combination of education and experience may be considered

**Knowledge, Skills, Abilities**
- Knowledge of community, social and health resources
- Knowledge of the systemic issues that affect low income and marginalized people
- Knowledge of substance misuse, adolescent development and the problems encountered by chemically dependent individuals; basic understanding of behavioral management

**Additional Requirements**
- Successful completion of criminal record check
- Proof of Covid-19 vaccination status will be required

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.