Budzey - Family Support Worker - Gender Requirement (Casual)

RainCity Housing and Support Society • Vancouver, BC

11d • CA$33 - CA$35 • Onsite

About The Position

RainCity Housing is an organization that makes a difference in people’s lives. Our mission is to advance social equity by building upon the strengths of our community and of each individual. With a goal of providing a home for everyone, RainCity’s programs sustain relationships, strengthen communities, and make change for people experiencing homelessness, mental health, trauma, and substance use issues. RainCity Housing has been developing emerging and promising practices for over 40 years in social services and healthcare, providing Housing First, harm reduction and supports for community members who access our services.

The Family Support Worker provides a range of family centered support services to women and their children on an individual, family or group basis. Working closely with the management team and the Family Service Plan Coordinator, the FSW collaborates with women and their children to provide a range of services, including assessment of needs, planning, linking, and monitoring outcomes in a range of service delivery areas. The FSW also provides daily support including building safety and guest management, crisis intervention and prevention, health and recreational groups and general problem solving. The FSW also works collaboratively with other direct service staff, family and with external service providers and government ministries involved in the care and support of women and their children.

The Family Support Worker ensures that the day-to-day operations of the program are run in a professional and efficient manner with attention to confidentiality and in compliance with the Budzey Program policy and procedures, and taking into consideration all forms of oppression facing the women and children who access our services.

All staff must report concerns about child abuse/neglect in consultation with the management team and in accordance with the law and RainCity Housing and Support Society’s policy regarding reporting suspicions of child abuse and neglect.

Requirements

• Diploma in community social services
• Two years of recent, related work experience with women and children, with an emphasis on family preservation and mental health, addictions, homelessness and/or social services, including one year of service planning experience.
• Previous work with women and their children in a similar environment with demonstrated working knowledge of related community and provincial programs and resources is required.
• Current First Aid and CPR certification.
• Class 5 driver’s license.
• Ability to apply an analysis and knowledge of women’s issues within a feminist framework, including mental health issues, substance use, sexual health, and exposure to violence.
• Ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with women and their children
• Ability to identify and work to increase family strengths
• Ability to work with families using hope-inducing strategies
• Ability to implement family-centred service plans
• Ability to respond to problematic behaviour using an understanding of the behaviour's context and function
• Ability to informally support life-skills and parenting
• Ability to create, facilitate and assist with peer-based in house programming
• Ability to administer medications as per policies and procedures
• Ability to effectively and safely resolve crisis situations
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision
• Ability to collaborate with staff team and external services
• Ability to constructively resolve conflict with co-workers, management and external services
• Ability to communicate effectively both in writing and verbally
• Ability to organise and prioritise duties
• Ability to operate office equipment including computers
• Ability to identify family strengths and foster self-sufficiency and independence in families
• Physically able to carry out the duties of the position
• Sound knowledge of women and children-centred services.
• Knowledge of infant and childhood development
• Basic sound knowledge of mental health diagnoses, medications, treatment and support resources
• Knowledge of the bio-psychosocial addictions model, including stages of change and harm reduction.
• Basic sound knowledge of diagnoses, treatment and support resources in the areas of substance use, physical health, including HIV and Hepatitis C.
• Knowledge of the housing continuum, including market, subsidized, supported and family housing systems, including program models for special needs populations
• Demonstrates understanding of oppression and marginalization specifically related to the experience of women and children, mental health consumers and substance users, the aboriginal community, and other marginalized women
• Demonstrates understanding of the systemic barriers marginalized women face in protecting their families
• A clear British Columbia Vulnerable Sector Criminal Record Check for working with vulnerable adults and/or children is a condition of employment with RainCity Housing. Applicants must be willing and able to receive a clearance under the Criminal Record Review Act.

Nice To Haves

• Child first aid is an asset
• Volunteering and lived experience of mental illness / addiction/ homelessness are valued
• An equivalent combination of education, training and experience

Responsibilities

• Provides a range of family centered support services to women and their children on an individual, family or group basis.
• Collaborates with women and their children to provide a range of services, including assessment of needs, planning, linking, and monitoring outcomes in a range of service delivery areas.
• Provides daily support including building safety and guest management, crisis intervention and prevention, health and recreational groups and general problem solving.
• Works collaboratively with other direct service staff, family and with external service providers and government ministries involved in the care and support of women and their children.
• Ensures that the day-to-day operations of the program are run in a professional and efficient manner with attention to confidentiality and in compliance with the Budzey Program policy and procedures, and taking into consideration all forms of oppression facing the women and children who access our services.
• Reports concerns about child abuse/neglect in consultation with the management team and in accordance with the law and RainCity Housing and Support Society’s policy regarding reporting suspicions of child abuse and neglect.
• Collaborates with program participants and their children and provide a range of services: including assessment of needs, planning, linking and monitoring outcomes in a range of service delivery areas.
• Participates in case conferences with individual program participants if required.
• Provides education and prevention work including: prenatal, parenting, family preservation, mental health, substance use, physical health, sexual health (including HIV, STI’s, safer sex) violence against women, and issues that destabilize housing or impair mental health or physical health.
• Provides support to co-workers regarding application and interpretation of the Children’s, Families and Communities Services Act (CFCSA) when needed.
• Supports and empowers program participants and their children through assisting with peer-based programming including groups, community kitchens, tenant committees, and other applicable peer-driven initiatives.
• Advocates for women’s and children’s rights and needs when necessary with relevant government agencies and community services.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 5 days of paid leave for Indigenous Employees for Ceremonial, Cultural, and Spiritual events per year
• 8 weeks of paid leave for gender affirming care for medical procedures for transgender and gender diverse employees, cumulative total
• Employee and Family Assistance Program available to ALL employees, including 24-hour helpline, Personal counselling, Life Coaching, Financial Coaching, Legal Referral and Advisory Services, and Health Coaching
• Municipal Pension Plan with guaranteed lifetime monthly pension when you retire
• Unlimited Physiotherapy and $1,000/year coverage for Massage
• Vision Care, Dental Care, Prescription Drugs, Naturopath, Acupuncture, Chiropract, Group Life Benefit $50,000, Long Term Disability, and Unlimited Out-of-Province and Out-of-Country Emergencies

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree