Supportive Housing Worker

CMHA Kelowna is hiring for full-time Supportive Housing Workers for our Supportive Housing Programs. Full time means 32 – 40
hours per week. We have five Supportive Housing Sites located throughout
Kelowna that have been successfully housing and supporting individuals who are
unhoused or at risk of being unhoused for more than 20 years.

WHO IS A SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WORKER?

Supportive Housing Workers within our organization provide assistance, support and basic life
skills training to housing Program Participants who are often marginalized
members of our community. The Program Participants come from a variety of
backgrounds that may include a combination of trauma, drug/alcohol use,
experiences of being unhoused, mental health challenges and/or mental illness.
It is important to recognize that the Supportive Housing site is their home,
and this position uses a client centered approach to support each individual
with their unique needs. Ensuring the safety and security of the Program
Participants and their living environment while encouraging independence,
self-responsibility and developing a sustainable lifestyle, will be critical to
success in this role. The goal of the program is long term housing success.

WHAT DOES A SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WORKER DO?

• Work
  through a trauma informed lens;
• Provides feedback and input
  regarding participants' needs;
• Monitors medication to participants
  and provides medication reminders, in accordance with established policy;
• Participates
  in and oversees various participant-focused social and recreational
  activities;
• Identifies
  available social, economic, recreational, and educational services and
  resources in the community that will meet participants' needs;
• Works
  directly with participants in client-led goal setting;
• Work
  along side participants in creating and maintaining a healthy living
  space;
• Recognizing
  participant's strengths and honouring their abilities while offering
  flexible person centered support;
• Crisis
  response, mental health and substance use, suicidal ideation and overdose
  response;
• Encompassing
  a harm reduction and housing first lens;
• Completes
  and maintains related records and documentation such as statistics,
  progress reports, and daily logs;
• Receives
  participant feedback, and inquiries and complaints, and responds as
  required;
• Perform
  housekeeping duties such as sweeping and mopping floors, vacuuming,
  dusting, washing dishes, and laundry;
• Performs outdoor residence
  maintenance such as sweeping, snow shoveling, garbage pick-up and other
  light maintenance as required;
• Provides direction to
  training/onboarding new hires, volunteers/practicum students as required;
• Performs
  other related duties as assigned.

YOUR STRENGTHS & EXPERIENCE:

• Grade 12 required
• Diploma in Human Services or related field considered an asset
• Certificates
  in CPR, First Aid, Naloxone, ASIST and Food Safe are considered an asset;
• Physical
  ability to carry out the duties of the position;
• Ability
  to recognize personal and position limitations;
• Ability
  to work independently and in cooperation with others;
• Ability
  to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing;
• Ability
  to organize and prioritize;
• Ability
  to observe and recognize changes in participants;
• Ability
  to establish and maintain rapport with participants;
• Ability
  to instruct;
• Ability
  to analyze and resolve challenges;
• Conflict
  resolution and crisis intervention skills.
• Ability
  to maintain consistent professional boundaries
• Working
  knowledge of community resources is considered an asset.

WHO IS CMHA KELOWNA?

At CMHA Kelowna, we are dedicated to Mental Health
in our community. No matter how old or how young, we provide support for
families and individuals through programs that promote positive mental health
and support recovery, while championing the elimination of barriers that can
prevent people from thriving. We are a dynamic, innovative and visionary
organization. We are looking for someone who shares our vision of a mentally
healthy Kelowna and are passionate about making a difference in our community by
bringing their particular expertise to our organization. To learn more, check
out our website at

CMHA KELOWNA OFFERS YOU:

• A competitive wage of $24.36/hr -
  $28.01/hr
• Dental, Health & EAP Benefits
• Wellness Spending Account
• RRSP matching program
• Vacation & Personal Health Days
• A workplace culture that fosters
  learning, transparency, trust and team work

As an
employer, CMHA Kelowna strives to create a workplace that respects and values
all individuals, minimizes bias, and promotes the equity, diversity, and
inclusion of different perspectives and ideas. At CMHA Kelowna that means
welcoming diversity in mental health, race, ethnicity, and culture. It also
means diverse abilities, age, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic
status, gender identities, education, marital status, language, and physical
self-expression. These values are embedded in the work CMHA Kelowna does every
day.

We appreciate
and thank all applicants for their interest, however only short-listed
candidates and those legally eligible to work in Canada will be contacted.

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