Tenant Support Worker
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Posted on:
18-10-2025
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Tenant Support Worker
City:Kamloops
Program and Site Location:Mission Flats
Reports To:Coordinator of Supportive Housing Mission Flats
Term: Full-Time
Hours:Thursday through Sunday 12:00am - 8:00am with a 1/2 hour unpaid meal break
Wage Range:$25.95 up to $29.76 based on education and related experience.
Position Summary: As a Tenant Support Worker you will provide life skills services to Program Participants who may struggle with mental health concerns substance use challenges and chronic health conditions. Within this role you will support Program Participants to identify individual goals and develop life skills necessary to live as independently as possible. Service delivery is based on a client-centered trauma-informed and non-judgmental perspective.
What We Offer:
Competitive benefits including but not limited to dental vision physiotherapy massage and fertility upon eligibility
Municipal Pension Plan upon eligibility
On-site training and development opportunities such as Violence Prevention Cultural Awareness and 2SLGBTQ training
A culture of equality inclusion and diversity including paid cultural sensitivity days
Accidental death insurance and Wellness plan benefit
Vacation entitlements for Part-Time and Full-Time employees
Typical Duties Include:
-Encourage and support Program Participants to live as fully and independently as possible.
-Participate in the assessment goal setting and program planning for Program Participants when requested.
-Provide supervision and support to mitigate individual and program risk to ensure safety comfort and wellness.
-Work closely with identified community resources for each Program Participant.
-Actively seek Program Participants views and involve them in decision making to improve their identity purpose and self-esteem.
-Complete wellness checks/room checks when required.
-Monitor and move along with community members who are loitering in and around the property.
-Provide crisis intervention as required including overdose responses by ensuring immediate access to medical services and completing necessary incident reports when required.
-Complete accurate and up-to-date communication/case notes.
-Maintain files and statistics as per accreditation standards.
-Work in collaboration with the Licensed Practical Nurse to ensure medication adherence and documentation.
-When requested be a member of the Societys Performance and Quality Improvement (PQI) team.
-Ensure compliance with all Society policies and procedures.
-Other duties which may or may not be outlined within this job description.
Qualifications and Requirements:
-Bachelor of Social Work Human Services Diploma Support Worker/Care Aid Certificate or an equivalent combination of education training and/or lived experience.
-Strong ability to recognize and address difficult behaviors.
-Good communication documentation interpersonal and conflict management skills.
-Ability to work within a team-based environment involving multi-agency supports.
-Strong working knowledge of community resources.
-Understands and maintains professional boundaries.
-VAT (Vulnerability Assessment Tool) training an asset.
-Must pass an acceptable criminal record check.
-Occupational First Aid Level 1 required (registered within two weeks of start date).
-Readiness to complete in-house online training within the first month of employment.
-Mental Health First Aid ASIST and Trauma Informed Practice an asset.
-As Program Participants are allowed to have pets it is noted that this is a pet-friendly environment.
If you self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations Métis or Inuit) and/or would like assistance with the application process job readiness interview readiness or tips for resume and cover letter writing we encourage you to contact us and you will be redirected to
The ASK Wellness Society is dedicated to promoting diversity/multiculturalism with inclusion as one of our Core Values. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race ethnicity religion gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin disability or age.
Please visit our careers page to see more job opportunities.
Key Skills
- Nursing Home Experience
- Developmental Disabilities Experience
- Direct Support
- Computer Operation
- Caregiving
- Case Management
- Special Needs
- Training & Development
- Child Protective Services
- Experience with Children
- Word Processing
- Addiction Counseling
About Company
City: KamloopsProgram and Site Location: Property Services, 260 6th Street Reports To: Director of Property Services and Asset Management Term Permanent...
