Wellness Worker

At House of Friendship, we believe in what we are doing. We get out of bed each day to make a difference in our community; to walk with and to serve. We are not happy with the status quo. We get energy from ongoing learning and growth. We lead with passion and believe without a doubt that everyone deserves to belong and thrive.

We live and breathe our values of Compassion, Inclusion, Justice, Dignity and Hope. And we have fun!

Sounds pretty great, doesn’t it? It is!

We are hiring for an individual to join our Housing Services, Supportive Housing and HART Transitional Housing teams as a Wellness Worker. The Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hub is a newly funded program aimed at addressing critical health and social needs in our community. The HART Hub will support individuals experiencing homelessness and addiction, offering services that include addiction treatment, housing support and collaborative care.

This position will work at various Supportive Housing sites. The Wellness Worker supports individuals in the program and completes regular rounds of the property and buildings. This is an awake position.

This is a permanent, casual, relief position. Shifts scheduled as needed and as available. Must be available to work three (3) night shifts minimum per month. Successful completion of a Police Records Check (Vulnerable Sector) required pre-employment.

• Responsible for connecting with individuals in the program
• Establish and maintain a helping relationship with individuals in the program
• Completing regular checks of buildings to ensure safety of individuals in the program
• Ensuring that individuals are not loitering on property
• Administrative tasks
• Participation in the Needle Syringe Program

• Previous experience in a social service environment is preferred
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Knowledge of addictions and recovery issues
• Ability to work independently, with minimal supervision
• Health and social services training important
• Commitment to team approach
• Passion to support people living on low income with support needs including mental health and addiction challenges

• Minimum 1-year post-secondary diploma/certificate in a related field to social services

• Commitment to understand and uphold the mission and values of House of Friendship is expected
• Exemplary emotional intelligence, resilience, communication, conflict management and problem solving skills required
• Ability to work professionally as a team member with staff, participants and community members
• Experience or strong interest in working with diverse populations including people from various cultural backgrounds, income levels, and sensitivity to their needs
• Experience with and commitment to using an anti-racism, anti-oppressive and trauma informed approach to consultation, program design, evaluations of processes and service delivery
• Must be dependable, professional, flexible, a team player, and have a positive attitude
• Respectful, supportive and engaging approach to persons with physical and/or cognitive disabilities, addictions, mental illness and other life challenges
• Excellent project, timeline and deadline management skills including skills in logistics, planning and detailed record keeping

At House of Friendship, we know that our team members are the key to the success of our organization and our ability to provide essential services to the community. In support of our mission and in alignment with our values, House of Friendship is committed to ensuring fair, market competitive, and rewarding compensation practices for all of our team members. We aspire to support our team members to create a great work environment where our team is able to thrive, succeed, and have a positive work experience.

House of Friendship compensation practices, including our pay grid, have been developed using documented leading pay practices in the not-for-profit sector, including Pathways to Decent Work (Ontario Nonprofit Network) and Ontario Living Wage Network. We value the experience that new team members bring to the organization and have a…