Community Support Worker

Overview

arc programs exists to create thriving communities, free of systemic barriers and full of belonging, equity, and hope. We have a bold vision to ensure everyone in our communities feels connected and cared for, and we are expanding our team to accelerate our impact. We are hiring for a Community Support Worker based out of the South Okanagan Office. The successful applicant will provide outreach and community support to adults with divers abilities, including those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

These positions involve working independently in the individual's home, and in the community.

Hours /

Schedule:

Applicants should be prepared to work flexible hours, which are mostly days, with some evenings and on rare occasions, weekends. If you enjoy working independently, having input in determining your own schedule and have a passion to help others, this is an ideal position. Applicants must be prepared to work with clients throughout the South Okanagan area.

Community Support Workers must be able to apply a range of treatment modalities, which will vary based on the specific needs and level/intensity of the service required. The specific responsibilities of the position include:

• Providing individualized behaviour intervention, consultation, education, recreation, counseling, and support services for referred adults.
• Working with family members or caregivers to strengthen the family unit and provide support.
• Providing individual and group-based services to assist clients to develop social skills, communication skills, life skills, and peer relationships.

Preferred

Education and Experience:

• Diploma or certificate in Behaviour Intervention, or relevant Social Services or Human Services disciplines
• Experience supporting individuals with complex developmental behavioural conditions, including ASD and FASD

To be successful in your role, you’ll also need:

• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills.
• Be detail-oriented, organized, and efficient.
• Be skilled at managing multiple concurrent projects, assignments and tasks requested from multiple sources.
• Be capable of working independently, and frequently under pressure.

Given the nature of our work, all shortlisted candidates:

• Need a valid BC Driver's License, regional insurance, and a reliable personal vehicle.
• Must undergo a screening process, including a criminal record search.

$25.90 - $30.00 per hour based on relevant experience and education.

Upon successful completion of a probationary period, full-time employees (minimum 20 hours per week) are eligible for a full benefit package (including dental plan, vision coverage, life insurance, extended medical coverage, long-term disability plan, and RRSP or TFSA contributions).

New full-time employees are eligible for 3 weeks paid vacation to start, as well as paid sick days as described in agency policy.

Like most in the social services sector, arc programs is an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and ensure everyone on the team demonstrates cultural safety and sensitivity of all populations we serve. We are inclusive. We use an anti-oppressive lens to inform our work with folx of all cultures, races, ethnic backgrounds, disabilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, socio-economic status, religions, and other oppress ions to enhance our approach to equality.

We are ever-evolving. We recruit and retain highly skilled staff and support their development through training, education, research, best practices, and innovation. We foster a culture of continuous learning and lean into diverse perspectives, encouraging all voices to be heard and honoring the wisdom of Metaptmumk — all-around seeing, a multidimensional way of knowing, doing and being that reinforces positive, reciprocal relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, while decolonizing western knowledge and supporting an intersectional lens to cultivate warm, reciprocal relationships with the provincial community social services sector, Indigenous communities and agencies.

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We appreciate your interest, but kindly note that due to the high number of applications we receive, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

We acknowledge that arc programs is situated in the ancestral, traditional and unceded territories of the Syilx peoples in the Okanagan and West Kootenay regions. We also acknowledge the Métis peoples and the Inuit who reside in these regions.