Support Counsellor, Cornerstone House

**ABOUT US**

SOAR Community Services is a long-established health and social service provider in Brantford, Brant County and Haldimand County. We deliver a comprehensive continuum of services across addictions, mental health, housing, justice and employment. We are accredited for our excellence in service provision.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Soar Community Services offers a continuum of social housing services to meet client needs ranging from homelessness to independent living. As part of the continuum, Cornerstone House supports formerly homeless clients in preparing for semi
- and independent living by providing emergency, short
- and long-term accommodation.

Cornerstone House offers two separate programs within its physical space including a 14-bed shelter space and a 11-bed transitional housing residence for both males and females between the ages of 18-29 years of age. Cornerstone House works with individuals who are precariously housed or at risk of homelessness and provides them with a safe place to stay, help and support with counselling and life skills coaching to support the transition towards independent living.

As a Support Counsellor, you will:

- Assist with established Support Plans
- Work collaboratively with the Cornerstone team in order to ensure program delivery to all youth clients
- Integrate a harm reduction approach
- Help clients develop the skills and resources they need to enhance their social functioning.
- Tour the facilities to ensure the residences, clients and grounds are safe and secure.
- Monitor, distribute and document medication.
- Maintain a safe and clean facility.
- Prepare meals/snacks for clients and replenish kitchen supplies for meals.

**Hours of work**: Rotating days and afternoons. Some weekends included.

Training: Initial comprehensive training related to all aspects of the role, as well as access to ongoing professional development
- An Employee Assistance Plan for all staff and their families
- Paid Time Off for all staff
- Fun events for all staff
- Participation in RSP/TFSA plans for all staff, with Agency pension match for Full Time and eligible Part Time staff.
- An Agency committed to ensuring your physical and mental health/safety is paramount.

**REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS**
- Have a college diploma in a Human/Social Services field.
- Have a minimum of 2 years’ combined student placement and/or paid experience working with youth with substance use, mental health and/or homeless issues.
- Be proficient in MS Office and be familiar with databases.
- Have access to reliable transportation, as some travel may be required.
- Be able to manage frequent exposure to direct and vicarious traumatic stress.

Soar Community Services Inc. is committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wyandot, the Haudenosaunee, and some of the Ojibwa Nation. The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this community, on this territory. We also acknowledge that the settler population has been able to benefit from this beautiful land. We are all treaty members and will strive to act in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and center their voices.

Personal information submitted will only be used for the purposes of the competition in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 10 months

Pay: From $21.30 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Wellness program

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- Weekends as needed

**Education**:

- DCS / DEC (required)

**Experience**:

- combined student placement and/or paid relevant: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2025-05-23