Hightide - Support Worker (Tue-Sat Nights)

RainCity Housing and Support Society; Sechelt; On-site; CAD 460,000 - 486,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

First Aid and CPR certification

Employee Assistance Program

Shift premium

Vulnerable Sector Check

Job summary

RainCity Housing and Support Society seeks a Part-Time Support Worker for the Sechelt Hightide Modular Housing site. The role involves aiding tenants with daily living, health and social supports, and coordinating services under a strengths-based model.

Responsibilities include medication administration support, crisis intervention, and collaboration with staff and external providers to ensure housing stability and well-being for residents.

Qualifications

• Two years of related work experience preferred.
• Minimum education and experience as listed in the posting.
• First Aid and CPR certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provide range of supports to homeless/at-risk individuals.
• Participate in development and review of service plans.
• Assist with assessment, goal setting, resource acquisition and monitoring.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Harm reduction

Empathy

Team collaboration

Client engagement

Education

Diploma in community social services

Job description

Job Description

Posted Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 7:00 AM | Expires Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 6:59 AM

RainCity Housing operates on the stolen, unceded, ancestral, traditional homelands of theXʷməθkwəy̓əm ,Sḵwx̱wú7mesh , andsəl̓ílwətaʔɬ Nations in so-called Vancouver, theq̓íc̓əy ̓,qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən ̓,kʷikʷəƛ̓əm ,qiqéyt ,SEMYOME ,Stó꞉lō , andsc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ Nations in so-called Lower Mainland, and theshíshálh in so-called Sunshine Coast.

About Us – A home for every person

RainCity Housing is an organization that makes a difference in people’s lives. Our mission is to advance social equity by building upon the strengths of our community and of each individual. With a goal of providing a home for everyone, RainCity’s programs sustain relationships, strengthen communities, and make change for people experiencing homelessness, mental health, trauma, and substance use issues.

RainCity Housing has been developing emerging and promising practices for over 40 years in social services and healthcare, providing Housing First, harm reduction and supports for community members who access our services. To learn more, check out our innovationspage . You can visit our Indeed page and click on the “Follow” button to be notified of new job openings: ca.indeed.com/cmp/Raincity-Housing-and-Support-Society/about.

You can also follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Benefits:

• 5 days of paid leave for Indigenous Employees for Ceremonial, Cultural, and Spiritual events per year
• 8 weeks of paid leave for gender affirming care for medical procedures for transgender and gender diverse employees, cumulative total
• Employee and Family Assistance Program available to ALL employees, including 24-hour helpline, Personal counselling, Life Coaching, Financial Coaching, Legal Referral and Advisory Services, and Health Coaching: https://www.fseap.ca/
• Unlimited Physiotherapy and $1,000/year coverage for Massage
• Vision Care, Dental Care, Prescription Drugs, Naturopath, Acupuncture, Chiropract, Group Life Benefit $50,000, Long TermDisability, and Unlimited Out-of-Province and Out-of-Country Emergencies

Position Summary

The Support Worker provides a range of supports, serving homeless/at-risk individuals, many of whom are living with mental illness, substance use and/or HIV. Using a strengths-based model, the Support Worker participates with tenants in the development and implementation of service plans, including assessment; goal setting, achievement, and review; resource acquisition; and monitoring in the areas of daily living, financial, vocational/educational, social supports, health, harm reduction, culture, recovery, and leisure/recreational supports. The Support Worker works closely and collaboratively with other direct service staff, family, and external service providers, advocating for access and rights as needed. The Support Worker also provides daily supports including medication administration, building security, crisis intervention, health and recreational groups and general problem solving.

Job Competition # job2026.282

Closing Date: Midnight, September 1, 2026

Job: Support Worker, Sechelt Hightide Modular Housing, Temporary until June 30, 2027, or return of incumbent, Part-Time, 0.9 FTE

Hourly Range: $33.49 - $35.31 (BCGEU, Grid 34)

Hours: 67.5 bi-weekly

Schedule: Week 1: Wednesday – Saturday: 3:30PM – 11:30PM, Week 2: Tuesday: 3:00PM – 11:00PM, Wednesday – Saturday: 3:30PM – 11:30PM. At present, includes a 30-minute paid meal break.

Work Site: Sechelt, BC

Start Date: As soon as possible

*In addition, you will be paid a shift premium of $2.50 per hour for the entirety of each night shift worked. “Night shift” means any shift in which the major portion occurs between 12:00am and 8:00am.

*A clear British Columbia Vulnerable Sector Criminal Record Check for working with vulnerable adults and/or children is a condition of employment with RainCity Housing. Applicants must be willing and able to receive a clearance under the Criminal Record Review Act.

Program Summary

Opened in April 2019, Sechelt Modular housing provides 40 units of single room occupancy (SRO) housing to low-income individuals 19 years of age or older who live in the community, have a history of homelessness and who need additional support services to maintain housing. This supported housing program is staffed by a combination of support workers, including an Indigenous Cultural Liaison Support Worker and a Peer Services Support Worker.

Each unit contains a private bathroom with toilet, shower, and sink, as well as a kitchenette. The building has 24/7 staffing, with a minimum of two staff working on site to maintain the building, deliver programs, support tenants, and ensure a safe environment within the building. The program supports also include an onsite kitchen facility and a cook to prepare at least one hot meal per day. The building also has custodial, home support and facilities management staff.

QUALIFICATIONS

Many forms of education and experience are valued, including volunteering, and lived experience of mental illness/addiction/homelessness. Minimum education and experience include:

• A Diploma in community social services.
• Two (2) years year of recent, related work experience; emphasis on mental health, addictions, homelessness and/or social services.
• Or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Current First Aid and CPR certification.

Key Skills and Abilities – for supporting people receiving our services

• Establish a dignifying and purposeful relationship with the client, contacting and getting to know the client as a unique individual, and clarifying the role of the PSS and client in the service planning process.
• Ability to identify and work to increase client strengths, including the use of hope inducing strategies and assisting the client in self-managing their illness and other aspects of their life.
• Informally teach harm reduction, life skills.
• Respond to problematic behaviour using an understanding of the behaviour's context and function.
• Knowledge of the integrated concurrent disorders recovery model for working with chronically homeless individuals.
• Knowledge of mental health diagnoses, medications, treatment, and support resources.
• Knowledge of the bio-psychosocial addictions model, including stages of change and harm reduction
• Knowledge of diagnoses, treatment, and support resources in the areas of substance use, physical health, HIV and Hepatitis C.
• Knowledge of the housing continuum, including supported housing systems and program models for special needs populations.
• Demonstrates understanding of oppression and marginalization as related to chronically homeless individuals.
• Ability to resolve crisis situations effectively and safely.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Ability to establish workload priorities, adjust to new or unexpected events, problem solve, and deal effectively with conflict situations.
• Physical ability to