Summer Position - Outreach Worker (Surrey and Abbotsford)

Connective • Surrey, BC

3d • CA$26 • Onsite

About The Position

Connective is hiring young talent seeking valuable summer experience in the social services sector to join our Outreach Worker teams in Surrey and Abbotsford. 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, build connections, and develop life skills. We work one-on-one with service users to set and achieve goals, fostering greater independence and community engagement. Supports may include employment, housing, healthy relationships, and social or recreational opportunities.

Requirements

• Post-Secondary educational background in Social Services/Criminology/Psychology
• Professional or lived experience working with vulnerable populations facing multiple barriers
• Understanding or knowledge of Harm Reduction principles and willingness to learn to apply these principles within a work environment
• Demonstrated ability to respond efficiently in crisis and escalated situations
• Ability to work independently out in the community in undesirable conditions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Meet all the eligibility requirements as set out by the Canada Summer Grant program
• 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
• Permanent Residency or Canadian Citizenship
• Successful completion of a Vulnerable Persons Criminal Records Check/Enhanced Security Clearance and reference checks
• Current WorkSafe Approved First Aid Certificate (or willingness to obtain)

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

• 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
• 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: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree