Housing support worker

Education

• College / CEGEP

Work site environment

• Personal and social adjustment and health (substance abuse, gambling, behaviour disorders)
• Socio-economic needs or conditions (housing, nutrition, unemployment, financial assistance)

Work setting

• Associations and non profit organizations

Tasks

• Perform administrative tasks
• Administer first-aid and other assistance
• Provide suicide and crisis intervention
• Resolve conflict situations
• Housekeeping activities
• Food safety / handling skills
• Assist clients / guests with special needs
• Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with co-workers and community service providers working with children
• Accompany clients to appointments and social outings
• Manage knowledge
• Offer mentoring

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Mental health first aid Certificate
• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Cultural Awareness Training
• Food Safety Certificate
• Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate
• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

Target audience

• Children
• Females
• Family

Area of work experience

• Health human resources planning

Transportation / travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Driver's abstract

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Work under pressure
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work independently

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Initiative

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?
• Do you live near the job location?

Employment terms options

• Early morning
• Evening
• Shift

Experience

• 2 years to less than 3 years

Employment terms options

• Flexible hours
• Morning
• Night
• On call
• Day
• Weekend

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement
• Night shift premium

Other benefits

• Learning / training paid by employer
• Parking available
• Wellness program

Support for Indigenous people

• Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
• Provides cultural competency training and / or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities