Family Connections Worker

• 1 Full Time: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM (some evening and weekends)
• 1 Full Time: 35 hours per week, Punjabi speaking, Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM (some evening and weekends)
• Permanent

Determine and Implement Services to be Provided for Program Clients

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Abbotsford
On Site

The Family Connections Worker provides supervised visits, as well as outreach with assessments, planning, and implementation of Service Plans with clients of the program. The position aids the client in identifying, understanding, and overcoming personal/family problems, and in establishing and achieving realistic goals.

Your Role:

Archway’s Family Connections Worker with Family Connections contributes by:

• Supervising visits between parents and children who are not currently living together due to protection concerns.
• Interviewing, prepares family histories, assesses problems, and outlines services provided by Family Connections.
• Developing and implementing supportive interventions to assist in determining goals and the means of attaining them.
• Planning, preparing, and conducting individual sessions with clients.
• Providing life skills and positive parenting training.
• Teaching clients effective social and interpersonal skills through tasks of daily living and social activities.
• Awareness of resources in the community and is able to connect clients to resources.
• Reporting and discussing case planning and concerns to the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) staff.
• Maintaining a thorough knowledge of community resources. Providing liaison, education and advocacy to other professionals, other agencies and the community as required.

This position is a great fit for someone who has had experience working with families, is able to assess, prioritize, evaluate and problem solve, has good coaching and relationship building skills, and is able to work collaboratively with other program staff, social workers, and other related professionals.

• Wage: $29.00 per hour
• 2 Permanent Full Time positions at 35 hours per week, availability Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, (some evening and weekends).

Benefits include:

• Three weeks pro-rated vacation in your first year; four weeks in your second year.
• Three pro-rated wellness days per year.
• Pro-rated sick leave days per year.
• Opportunity to exchange a statutory holiday for a cultural day celebration.
• A great benefits plan including extended health and dental; you choose your plan.
• A pension plan;
  Archway meets your contribution.
• Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• Access to online wellness resources including newsletters, physical health videos, and wellness events.
• Free use of Archway’s wellness equipment.
• Great in-house training opportunities.
• Business insurance and associated mileage costs for program-related driving is covered by Archway.
• Rewarding work in a positive and supportive environment.
• Work/Life balance.

• A degree in the human services field and related experience.
• Direct program delivery experience in the community social services sector with a demonstrated working knowledge of government and community-based programs and related provincial and community support systems.
• Valid BC driver’s license with a clean drivers’ abstract and use of a personal and reliable vehicle.

The Job Requires you to have:

• Strong organizational and time management skills; able to balance and manage competing projects and priorities and prioritize workload to respond to changing conditions and deadlines.
• Strong skills with Microsoft Office 365, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and ability to use various database programs.
• Knowledge and ability to use various database programs, including CAMS.
• Ability to navigate challenging conversations and sensitive topics.
• Ability to work in a stressful environment, dealing with clients in crisis situations. It is important to know when to seek support from supervisors or co-workers.
• Knowledge and ability to handle crisis situations and de-escalate.
• Ability to maintain discretion and work with a high level of privacy and confidentiality.
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