Emergency Housing Support Worker - Part Time

Soar-Community-Services; Brantford; On-site; CAD 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Soar-Community Services is seeking an Emergency Housing Support Worker to join the Housing program in Brantford, Ontario. The role provides direct client service, helping individuals access emergency accommodations, warming/cooling centres, shelters, and housing options in the Brantford area.

Primary duties include collaborating with the Housing Services team, maintaining documentation in databases, and applying harm-reduction principles while supporting vulnerable populations.

Qualifications

• College diploma in Human/Social Services.
• Minimum of 2 years’ combined student placement and/or paid experience with individuals with substance use, mental health and/or homelessness.
• Proficient in MS Office and familiar with databases.
• Access to reliable transportation.
• Able to manage occasional exposure to vicarious traumatic stress.
• Able to visit clients in uncontrolled environments, including client homes and public meeting locations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver direct client service for vulnerable individuals in Brantford accessing a safe space and basic amenities during extreme temperatures.
• Collaborate with Housing Services team to ensure program delivery for all clients.
• Integrate a harm reduction approach.
• Complete documentation and reporting in multiple electronic databases.
• Participate in department and sector case management meetings.
• Liaise with resources and referral agencies per client-identified needs.

Skills

MS Office

Resilience

Education

College diploma in Human/Social Services

Tools

Databases

Job description

Emergency Housing Support Worker - Part Time

Part Time Client Service Brantford, ON, CA

10 days ago Requisition ID: 1007

Salary Range: $24.74 To $27.13 Hourly

Location: Brantford, ON

Hours: Part Time – 0-40 hours per week. Schedule includes morning, afternoon, and night shifts ranging from 10-12 hours per shift. Weekends and statutory holidays included.

Number of Vacancies: 3

Start Date:As soon as possible (Vacant Positions)

At SOAR, we believe in lifting communities through compassionate, inclusive, and innovative care. Serving the communities of Brantford, Brant, Haldimand, and Norfolk since 1968, we are accredited in Children and Youth Mental Health, Community Mental Health and Addictions Services and Youth Justice Services through the Canadian Centre for Accreditation. Our departments include Employment, Justice, Mental Health and Addictions, and Housing. Join a team that’s committed to making a difference – every day.

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for a Full Time Emergency Housing Support Worker. This role is a vital part of our Housing program, supporting individuals in securing emergency accommodations, a warming and cooling centre, as well as our emergency shelter, Transitional Housing and Supportive Housing programs.

What You’ll Do

• Deliver direct client service for vulnerable and marginalized individuals accessing a safe space including access to basic amenities during extreme temperatures in the Brantford area.
• Work collaboratively with the Housing Services team in order to ensure program delivery to all clients.
• Integrate a harm reduction approach.
• Ensure all documentation, filing, and paperwork is completed according to Agency standards in multiple electronic databases for reporting requirements.
• Participate in department and sector case management meetings.
• Liaise with available resources and referring agencies according to client-identified prioritization of needs and interventions.

What You’ll Bring

• Have a college diploma in a Human/Social Services field
• Have a minimum of 2 years’ combined student placement and/or paid experience working with individuals with substance use, mental health and/or concurrent disorders and/or individuals experiencing homelessness
• Proficient in MS Office and be familiar with databases
• Have access to reliable transportation
• Able to manage occasional exposure to vicarious traumatic stress
• Able to make regular visits to uncontrolled environments, such as client homes and public meeting locations. This may include exposure to smoking environments.

Why Join SOAR?

• Salary: Starting at $24.74 per hour.
• Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and travel insurance, with options fully paid for Full Time staff.
• Time off: 3 weeks’ vacation, 60 hours of personal leave, and 15 hours of wellness time (pro-rated first year).
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) for staff and their families.
• RSP/TFSA matching for eligible staff.
• A supportive, values-driven workplace that prioritizes your well-being.

Our Commitment to Job Seekers

SOAR Community Services is committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wyandot, the Haudenosaunee, and some of the Ojibwa Nation. The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this community, on this territory. We also acknowledge that the settler population has been able to benefit from this beautiful land. We are all treaty members and will strive to act in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and center their voices.

SOAR Community Services is committed to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging within our workplace and across the communities we serve. We welcome applications from individuals with lived and living experience and from members of equity-deserving groups, including Indigenous, Black, and racialized communities, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, and persons with disabilities. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals. If you require accommodations as part of the hiring process, please let us know so that we may arrange for their provision.

Personal information submitted will only be used for the purposes of the competition in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.