Relief Worker

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Enviros is an innovative social services agency that provides critical, individualized programs to children, youth, adults, and families in vulnerable situations to meet their desired outcomes and wellness.

Enviros helps our clients make strength-based changes to move to independence within a healthy community.

Enviros focuses programs on the unique needs of individual clients practicing experiential learning to provide opportunities for personal discovery and growth.

Enviros focuses on relationships as the foundation of our programs and what enables clients to develop skills, healthy trust, and independence.

Since our founding in 1976, Enviros has been an early adopter of new evidence-based best practices and has developed and informed other best practices.

Simply stated, our vision is: “The Power of Human Relationships Invites Belonging and Inspires Growth”.

Enviros’ Principle Based Practice is a model that utilizes principles to guide and drive action in practice, a decision-making tool in our interventions addressing critical areas of need, and the foundational structure of support for the crucial work we do, incorporating strengths and culture into our day-to-day interactions. This model utilizes core principles to ensure a holistic approach is taken when supporting people.

Our nine principles can be found on our website.

The Relief Workers within Enviros provide support and safety to the clients within each program, working with up to 10 young people (males and females) at any given time. The Relief Worker is responsible for behavior management as per each program requirements and follow-through on pertinent issues (client and program related). Other expectations of this role may include modelling of professional behaviours, maintaining support for the program service plans, and providing programming and support for daily living tasks and activities.

• Direct Client Care
• Provide constant and ongoing supervision of the clients in the program.
• Establish positive relationships with the clients.
• Complete daily requirements with each client within the program – including, though not limited to, chores, recreational activities, decision‑making, problem‑solving, educational support, wilderness programming and client advocacy.
• Household duties as required.

Complete Daily Documentation, Including

• Daily notes on each client.
• Staff communication notes.
• Medication.
• Incident reports as required.
• Completion of the Relief Feedback Forms with the employee with whom they are working.
• Enviros Community Support participation in staff meetings and additional training.

Report to the Program Supervisor or the full‑time staff on shift for the program that they are working in.

Competencies are the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours an employee requires to be successful in their role y are generally aligned with the culture and core values of the organization.

• Communication: able to communicate clearly and tactfully to all levels of the organization in a way that builds rapport and trust using a variety of communication mediums.
• Adaptability: adapts to changing departmental and organizational needs and a variety of situations and distractions that arise regularly; and supports the cultivation of a work environment that can manage change well.
• Decision Making: uses strong critical thinking with principle‑based processing to make timely, informed decisions that enhance the quality of program service delivery and improve systems.
• Collaboration:
  
  able to work effectively with all departments, programs and principle‑based processes that includes a diverse group of people; promotes cooperation and commitment to achieve goals; and fosters a positive and inclusive work environment.
• Initiative: acts confidently in taking the initiative and solving problems and empowers others to do the same; able to effectively manage time with strong organizational skills to meet all job requirements…