Yale - Support Worker; Casual

Join the Yale - Support Worker (Casual) role at Rain City Housing and Support Society
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3 weeks ago:
Be among the first 25 applicants.

Rain City Housing operates on the stolen, unceded, ancestral, traditional homelands of the Xʷməθkwəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ Nations in so‑called Vancouver, the q̓íc̓əy̓, qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓, kʷikʷəƛ̓əm, qiqéyt, SEMYOME, Stó꞉lō, and sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ Nations in so‑called Lower Mainland, and the shíshálh in so‑called Sunshine Coast.

Rain City Housing is an organization that makes a difference in people’s lives. Our mission is to advance social equity by building upon the strengths of our community and of each individual. With a goal of providing a home for everyone, Rain City’s programs sustain relationships, strengthen communities, and make change for people experiencing homelessness, mental health, trauma, and substance use issues.

Rain City Housing has been developing emerging and promising practices for over 40 years in social services and healthcare, providing Housing First, harm reduction and supports for community members who access our services. To learn more, check out our innovations page. You can visit our Indeed page and click on the “Follow” button to be notified of new job openings:

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• 5 days of paid leave for Indigenous Employees for Ceremonial, Cultural, and Spiritual events per year
• 8 weeks of paid leave for gender affirming care for medical procedures for transgender and gender diverse employees, cumulative total
• Employee and Family Assistance Program available to ALL employees, including 24‑hour helpline, Personal counselling, Life Coaching, Financial Coaching, Legal Referral and Advisory Services, and Health
  
  Coaching:
• Municipal Pension Plan with guaranteed lifetime monthly pension when you retire:
• Employer‑paid benefits for employees:
• Unlimited Physiotherapy and $1,000/year coverage for Massage
• Vision Care, Dental Care, Prescription Drugs, Naturopath, Acupuncture, Chiropract, Group Life Benefit $50,000, Long Term Disability, and Unlimited Out‑of‑Province and Out‑of‑Country Emergencies

The Support Worker provides a range of supports, serving homeless/at‑risk individuals, many of whom are living with mental illness, substance use and/or HIV. Using a strengths‑based model, the Support Worker participates with tenants in the development and implementation of service plans, including assessment; goal setting, achievement and review; resource acquisition; and monitoring in the areas of daily living, financial, vocational/educational, social supports, health, harm reduction, culture, recovery and leisure/recreational supports.

The Support Worker works closely and collaboratively with other direct service staff, family and external service providers, advocating for access and rights as needed. The Support Worker also provides daily support including medication administration, building security, crisis intervention, health and recreational groups and general problem‑solving.

Job Competition #: cas

Closing Date:
Midnight, November 30, 2025

Job:
Relief Support Worker

Hourly Range: $31.56 – $33.28 (BCGEU, Grid 34)

Work Site:
Yale, BC

Start Date:

As soon as possible

• A clear British Columbia Vulnerable Sector Criminal Record Check for working with vulnerable adults and/or children is a condition of employment with Rain City Housing. Applicants must be willing and able to receive a clearance under the Criminal Record Review Act.

Opening in Spring 2019, the Chilliwack Yale site is Rain City Housing’s first modular supported housing facility in Chilliwack. It is located at 45944 Yale Road and will provide 46 units of single room occupancy (SRO) housing to low‑income individuals 19 years of age or older who live in the community, have a history of homelessness and who need additional support services to maintain housing.

This supported housing program will be staffed by a combination of support workers, including an Indigenous Cultural Support Worker and a Peer Services Support Worker. The support workers oversee the…