Housing Support Worker

Job Type: Full-Time (Guaranteed 32 Hours a week)

Reports to: Homeward Bound Windsor Supervisor

Responsible to: Homeward Bound Manager

About the YWCA: The YWCA is a leader in Prince Albert, providing awareness and advocacy for vulnerable individuals within our community. Empowering individuals, families, and communities to Achieve Overall Wellbeing.

Responsibilities: Housing Support Workers are members of the Homeward Bound Windsor team and work together to provide housing supports for clients in a flexible, compassionate, and responsible manner.

Qualifications:

• Experience in human services supported housing, or with persons with disabilities/addictions;
• Knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture;
• Driver’s license;
• Vehicle;
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal);
• Computer skills;
• Must pass criminal record check and vulnerable sector check;
• Ability to work independently;
• Good time management skills;
• Knowledge of person-centered, trauma-informed care and strength-based approaches;

Remuneration: $23.54 per hour

YWCA Additional Benefits:

• Paid vacation days;
  
• Paid sick time;
  
• Benefit packages (life insurance, health, dental, LTD); Employee pays portion;
• 5% matching pension plan;
• Professional development opportunities;

Duties:

• Review communications board, emails and log books when coming on shift;
• Maintain written and computerized records, compile reports and complete other program documents (including case notes, statistics, letters, etc.);
  
• Provide transportation to client appointments;
  
• Provide culturally sensitive outreach, case management, counselling and other needed services to clients;
  
• Provide individually tailored services to each client, ex., housing placement, independent living skills, appointment escorts, home visits, family counselling;
  
• Aid clients in their homes and in the community to allow them to participate safely and as independently as possible with dignity and respect;
  
• Assist with building cleanliness and safety- escorting any unwelcome persons from the property when safe to do so, respond to incidents as needed and awareness of emergency procedures;
  
• Assist coworkers when requested;
  
• Be available for community members for mentorship and consultations;
  
• Notify appropriate individuals (on-call staff, Supervisor, Manager) and/or Authorities in the event of accidents or other critical incidents and ensure critical incident reports are completed;

Specific Program Responsibilities:

• Conduct daily home inspections of key clients (fire/smoke alarm, safety issues, repairs, etc.) and maintain cleanliness;
• Develop case plans for each of the primary clients, and work with your designated supervisor to ensure yearly Person- Centered Plans are completed;
  
• Help prepare the meal program with other team members with a specific focus on life skill development for clients;
  
• Support the reaction team in facilitating daily or weekly in-house and community recreational outings and activities focused on skill development;
  
• Coordinate support for primary clients including, but not limited to: hygiene, laundry services, budgeting, cleaning, rent, and expenses;)
  
• Assist with weekly grocery shopping;
  
• Assist in managing client savings (maintain ledger, safe storage, monitoring);
• Participate in mandatory training such as First Aid, Naloxone, and Med Assist to safely and effectively perform duties;
  
• Advocate on behalf of clients within the community as needed (ex: vocational or educational programs, appointments)
• Assist clients in transitioning into the program, or out depending on their individualized plans (setting up an apartment, start-up groceries, organizing, communicating information to the rest of the team);
• At the end of each shift, complete Payworks and client documentation;
• Develop and participate in Homeward Bound community-wide activities;
• At all times, be aware of the Homeward Bound environment and do your part to ensure it is safe, clean and welcoming;
• Other duties and responsibilities as deemed necessary by management, to ensure the effective operation of The Homeward Bound Windsor program;

Probation: All YWCA Prince Albert positions contain a three-month probation period.