Homelessness Outreach Worker - Housing Services
Homelessness Outreach Worker - Housing Services
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Job Description
Lift Community Services focuses on helping all people thrive in the qathet region by reducing social inequities and by providing support and advocacy for anyone who needs it. Our vision is a welcoming inclusive and diversityaffirming community that is free of poverty and full of heart. At Lift we believe a thriving sustainable community comes from a collaborative equitable futurefocused approach.
Our programs and services include employment services supportive housing and homeless outreach temporary shelter services literacy programs and outreach immigrant services adult and family ondemand support. We also provide community leadership and development in response planning poverty reduction planning and other projects that develop a more connected and resilient community. Lift operates many resource centres in our community including the local WorkBC Centre the Community Resource Centre the Family Place and the Dr. Elsie Paul Literacy Centre.
Lift Community Services is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicant will receive consideration for employment without regard to race colour religion sex disability age sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran status or genetic information.
The Position
Lift is seeking 2 Homelessness Outreach Workers to provide support and assistance to people experiencing homelessness across qathet. Working from a harm reduction perspective Homelessness Outreach Workers assist people who are experiencing homelessness by ensuring safer substance use strategies food sanitation and social supports are in place. Many of these community members cope with mental health issues and/or substance use issues and may or may not be accessing social supports. Homelessness Outreach Workers will work in conjunction with the Lift team VCH outreach teams and/or community colleagues to engage vulnerable individuals and assist them in accessing health housing social services and shelter as available.
Overview
- Positions: 2
Hours: 35 hours per week 9am 4:30pm) - Hourly Wage: $25.05 per hour
- Job Type: Temporary until October 2 2025
- Reports to: Housing Services Manager
- Start Date: ASAP
- Closing Date: April 16 2025
- Questions Contact Nova Milford at
Qualifications and Lived Experience
- Familiar with local community resources
- Basic understanding of street culture
- Ethically aligned with HarmReduction practices
- Knowledge of mental health diagnoses medications treatment and support resources
- Demonstrates excellent communication and active listening skills
- Demonstrates concise and ethical documenting skills
- Ability to handle sensitive information and maintain client confidentiality
- Demonstrates professional boundaries
- Ability to remain calm and responsive during crisis incident response
- Awareness of culturally safety
- Reliable transportation and a valid Drivers License
Other
- Requires Vulnerable Sector Check and/or Criminal Record Check clearance
We appreciate all applications however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
As an inclusive employer we would like to make the recruitment process as accessible as possible. Please contact us to let us know how we can best support you.
We live and work on the homelands and territories of the Tlaamin People. We honour the land the Tlaamin People and their treaty and continually seek to strengthen our relationship and responsibilities to them as guests in the territory.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
