Tenant Support Worker

City: Merritt
Program and Site

Location:

Supportive Housing, Juniper

Reports To:

Coordinator of Supportive Housing, Juniper
Term:
Full-Time (37.5 hours per week)

Hours:

Tuesday to Saturday: 12:00am to 8:00am with a 1/2 hour unpaid meal break
Wage Range: $27.53 to $31.57 commensurate with education and related experience.

As a Tenant Support Worker, you will provide life skills services to Program Participants who may struggle with mental health concerns, substance misuse challenges, and chronic health conditions. Within this role, you will support Program Participants to identify individual goals and develop thelife skills necessary to live as independently as possible. Service delivery is based on aclient-centered, trauma-informed, and non-judgmental perspective. Please note this is a pet-friendly workplace.

• 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 2
  
  SLGBTQ+ training
• Aculture of equality, inclusion, and diversity including paid cultural sensitivity days
• Accidental death insurance
• Wellness plan benefit
• Vacation entitlements for Part-Time and Full-Time employees

• Encourage and support Program Participants to live as fullyand 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 the views of Program Participants and involve them in decision-making toimprove their own identity, purpose, and self-esteem.
• Complete wellness checks/room checks when required.
• Assist with meal planning, meal preparation, and meal education with Program Participants.
• When required, arrange weekly drop-offs from the local Food Bank.
• Monitor and move along 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.

• Conduct assessments of potential Program Participants using the BC Housing-mandated
  
  Vulnerability Assessment Tool (VAT).
• Complete accurate and up-to-date communication/case notes.
• Maintain files and statistics as per accreditation standards.
• Complete move-in/move-out documentation as required by the Property Services Department.
• When requested, be a member of the Society’s 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.

• Bachelor of Social Work, Human Services Diploma, Support Worker/Care Aid Certificate, oran 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 support.
• Strong working knowledge of community resources.
• Understands and maintains professional boundaries.
• Valid driver’slicense, safe driving record, and reliable/appropriate transportation with business use coverage.
• Must pass an acceptable criminal record check for the vulnerable sector.
• Occupational First Aid Level 1 required.
• Readiness to complete in-house online training within the first month of employment.
• Mental Health First Aid, ASIST, and Trauma Informed Practice an asset.

The ASK Wellness Society is dedicated to promoting diversity/multiculturalism with inclusion asone 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 note that interested applicants must already hold an open work permit, a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP), permanent residency, or Canadian citizenship. ASK Wellness Society will not apply for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) or sponsor a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)-based work permit.