Summer Position - Outreach Worker (Surrey, Abbotsford & Vancouver)

Connective • Abbotsford, BC

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Connective is a dynamic non-profit organization that provides innovative programming in the social services sector. We strive to create safe, healthy, and inclusive communities for all. Connective is seeking enthusiastic and dedicated individuals to join our forward-thinking nonprofit organization in the role of Outreach Worker, Summer Position. Our mission is to foster the development of a safe, healthy, and inclusive community for all. If you are passionate about making a positive impact and helping us achieve this goal, we invite you to apply and become a part of our innovative team.

ROLE PURPOSE
In this position, you will provide various support to clients within a community setting to meet their emotional, personal, and physical needs. This position is designed to foster learning and will provide hands-on learning opportunities.

Our Outreach and Community Inclusion programs help individuals access services and build community connections, while supporting them to develop life skills. We work one-on-one with service users to encourage them to identify, work toward, and achieve their goals so they can build greater independence and more active community engagement. Community-based outreach supports may include employment, housing, building healthy relationships, and pursuing social/recreational opportunities.

Our Community Service Office is a drop-in space that can be accessed by anyone in the community in need of assistance. Many service users who come to the CSO are from marginalized and vulnerable communities and are experiencing multiple, persistent barriers to accessing community resources. We respond to people’s self-identified needs by connecting them to relevant services, supports, and resources, which may include offering assistance with obtaining identification, educational upgrading, parole applications, addiction services, or securing and maintaining safe and affordable housing.

Requirements

• Valid BC class 5 driver’s license
• Personal transportation in good repair, insured for business up to $1,000,000 for liability, and suitable for client transport
• Demonstrated ability to respond efficiently in crisis and escalated situations
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Post-Secondary educational background in Social Services/Criminology/Psychology
• Permanent Residency or Canadian Citizenship
• Meet all the eligibility requirements as set out by the Canada Summer Grant
• Professional or lived experience working with vulnerable populations facing multiple barriers
• Successful completion of a Vulnerable Persons Criminal Records Check/Enhanced Security Clearance and reference checks
• Current Emergency First Aid Certificate

Responsibilities

• Works with the client, researches background material, and seeks the input of other professionals and family members, to provide the assessment that will ascertain needs and postulate intervention possibilities
• Works with the client to consider issues and creates a mutually agreed intervention and support plan that has measurable short and long-term goals
• Ensures issues of daily living, including but not limited to housing, nutrition, clothing, hygiene, leisure lifestyle and access, employment, and education are addressed in this plan
• Ensures the client’s ongoing legal, mental, and physical health issues are addressed in the plan
• When and as needed, provides a wide range of interventions to enable the client to address and accomplish the established goals
• Interacts with other professionals, family members, and organizations to ensure services, admissions, and treatments are in the client’s interest and supportive of the long-term goals

Benefits

• Employer-paid Criminal Record Check Clearance
• Paid in-house training programs such as MANDT and Naloxone
• Opportunities for career and personal development, allowing you to explore diverse programs and departments.
• An inclusive work environment with team-building events and staff recognition programs
• Access to On-Demand Pay, enabling you to withdraw earned wages before payday
• 2022, 2023 and 2025 Canadian Nonprofit Employer of Choice Award from NEOC
• 2023 High-Performance Culture Award from Supporting Lines

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree