FT - Outreach Worker (Prince George)

Connective • Prince George, BC

15h • CA$28 - CA$32 • Onsite

About The Position

This position will provide assistive outreach support to client(s) referred to Connective by our funders to enable their adjustment to, and success with life in the community. The role involves working with clients to assess their needs, develop intervention and support plans, and provide a wide range of interventions to help them achieve their goals. The Outreach Worker will also liaise with other professionals, family members, and organizations to ensure services are in the client's best interest and supportive of long-term goals. Maintaining extensive records and completing monthly progress reports are also key aspects of this role.

Requirements

• Ability to successfully pass a reference check
• Ability to successfully complete a Vulnerable Persons Criminal Records Check
• Current Emergency First Aid Certificate: Certificates accepted in B.C. - WorkSafeBC
• Valid Class 5 driver’s license
• Personal transportation that is in good repair, insured for business up to $1,000,000 for liability, and which can be used to transport clients
• Proof of vaccination for communicable diseases may be required as mandated by Government, Health Authority, and/or funder requirements

Nice To Haves

• Graduate with a Diploma or Certificate in Social Services and one-year of relevant experience is preferred
• Counselling experience in the appropriate field and demonstrate a clear ability to respond well in crisis situations
• Experience with clients with a history of conflict with the law, developmental disabilities and/or spectrum disorders, interaction with social agencies and experiencing psychiatric/personality disorders
• A demonstrated and clear ability to respond well in crisis situations
• Understanding of providing service to people with different learning Abilities
• Extensive knowledge of community services in Prince George as they relate to persons with psychiatric involvement
• Experience in assessment, case/care plan development and implementation
• Demonstrated ability to deal with potential violence
• Demonstrated ability to develop programs tailored to the particular diverse needs of the individual
• Professional or lived experience working with vulnerable populations experiencing multiple barriers
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Responsibilities

• Receives referrals from funders
• 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
• Supports individuals in their housing/residential settings
• 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 clients’ ongoing legal, mental, and physical health issues are addressed in this 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
• On the clients’ behalf, is a resource to other professionals, including but not limited to the courts, probation services, and community and institutional psychiatric services
• Maintains extensive records and case notes in accordance with CLBC policies and standards
• Completes monthly progress reports
• Participates in staff and tenant/staff meetings as instructed by the Program Manager
• Other duties as subsequently negotiated

Benefits

• Committed Living Wage Employer
• 2022 & 2023 Canadian Nonprofit Employer of Choice Aware from NEOC
• 2023 High-Performance Culture Award from SupportingLines
• Competitive benefits package, including health, wellness, and pension plan
• Career and personal development, with the ability to grow in a diverse range of programs and departments
• Access to a range of staff mental health supports, including an in-house counsellor, Employee Family Assistance Program, and Critical Incidents Stress Management
• Access to On-Demand Pay to withdraw earned wages before payday
• Connective is part of a portability program where employees moving from a CSSEA-member employer to Connective will port their service hours for vacation and wage purposes (within last 12 months)

What This Job Offers

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