Residence Worker

Mission Community Services Society is dedicated to helpingpeople, changing lives, and building community. With a legacy dating back to1972, MCSS has continuously strived to support community members in need.

Support participants in a residential setting to identifyindividual goals and develop life skills necessary to live as independentlyas possible. Service delivery is based on a client centered, trauma informedand non-judgmental perspective.

What you’ll be doing:

• Participate in the assessment, goal setting and programplanning for clients.
• Provide supervision and support to mitigate individual andprogram risk to ensure safety, comfort, and wellness.
• Work closely with identified community resources for eachclient.
• Actively involve clients in decision making to improvetheir own identity, purpose, and self-esteem.
• Complete wellness checks/room checks.
• Monitor and move along community members who are loiteringin and around the property.
• Provide crisis intervention as required including overdoseresponses by ensuring immediate access to medical services and completingnecessary critical incident reports.
• Maintain and submit accurate reports and statistics,logbooks, and daily activities.
• Participate in the assessment, goal setting and programplanning.
• Provide life skills training such as meal preparation,housekeeping, personal care skills and personal finance and implementpersonal service plans.
• Participate in various client-focused activities inaccordance with care plans.
• Provide emotional support and feedback to residents andtheir families.
• Identify social, economic, recreational, and educationalservices in the community to meet clients’ needs.
• Perform other related duties as required.

What you bring:

• Certificate in a related human / social service field plusa minimum of one-year recent related experience, or
• an equivalent combination of education, training, andexperience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite including Outlook,Teams, Word, and Excel.
• Must have a current First Aid certificate, completion ofNVCI or MANDT.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain clear Criminal RecordCheck for the vulnerable sector.
• Relevant knowledge about substance use, addiction, mentalillness, and recovery.

Job Posting #:

Wage: Grid 10 ($27.53 -$31.57)

Schedule: Temporary, Part-Time, Saturday & Sunday- 12am – 8am (16 hours per week)

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