Rural Outreach Worker

Position Title: Rural Housing Outreach Worker

Date Posted: November 9, 2026

Competition File No.: 2026-93

Program Area: Homelessness Response Program

Worksite

Location:

Bruce County, ON

Travel Requirement: Yes - throughout Grey and Bruce Counties

Position Type: Permanent Full Time

Category:#1

Existing Vacancy: New

No. of Vacancies: 1

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Shifts: Monday to Friday

Salary/Wage: $30.72 – $34.91 per hour

Wages commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Start Date: December 2026

Final date to receive applications: November 18, 2026 at 4:30pm

The Y is people-powered. Our staff and volunteers provide the spark that helps ignite positive change in the lives of others.

Your Opportunity to be the Spark!

In partnership with the Municipality of Bruce County, the YMCA is looking for energetic, positive and passionate people to provide rural homelessness outreach across Bruce County. There is a focus on individualized outreach with people experiencing homelessness, with staff providing initial engagement and transitional support, offering safe alternatives and evaluating situational and root causes contributing to individual homelessness.

Working alongside people experiencing homelessness and developing a trusting relationship that encourages individuals to maximize the services available to them.

You’ll need to be open-minded, respectful and welcoming to all individuals. You use a person-centered approach and have experience with direct outreach provision with a trauma informed lens. You are a fun, hardworking individual who believes in housing as a human right. You love your work and the difference you make, advocating for individuals in need of hope.

This is challenging work and we are looking for people who feel compelled to do this work because they believe that homelessness is a crisis that can be solved. We need people who believe that housing is a human right. If these comments resonate with you, you may be just the team member that we are seeking. We are dedicated and advocate strongly while fully respecting the autonomy of those we seek to support on a daily basis.

Through a collaborative homelessness prevention role, the Rural Homelessness Outreach staff will:

• Coordinate access to temporary emergency housing for individuals and families who are in crisis.
• Provide direct Outreach Support to emergency shelter sites and assist participants in developing a plan to longer term, safe and more affordable housing.
• Attend encampments to provide targeted outreach and support in compliance with Encampment Protocol.
• Work closely with other organizations to coordinate supports to assist with housing stability and overall wellbeing.
• Provide on-going assistance to clients to support housing retention.
• Liaise with landlords and room providers to secure and maintain both temporary and permanent housing options throughout Grey and Bruce Counties.
• Work closely with social assistance and employment services staff to ensure that all participants have the opportunity to increase their income through meaningful employment.
• Offer hopeful solutions when people need it most.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Comprehensive and ongoing training and long-term and upward career opportunities.
• Benefits and retirement savings.
• Free membership to our Health, Fitness and Aquatics facility.
• Fun, passionate and dependable co-workers.

• Three (3) years of experience in providing outreach services with vulnerable and resilient people.
• Adaptive and creative with excellent critical thinking skills.
• Post-secondary degree/diploma in Social Services or related discipline.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Self-motivated and a strong team player.
• Able to…