Life Skills Worker - T'se Koo Huba Yoh

Prince George Native Friendship Center; Prince George; On-site; CAD 33,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

The Prince George Native Friendship Centre (PGNFC) invites you to join the Adult Supportive Housing Team as a Life Skills Worker at Tse' Koo Huba Yoh. This role is weekends, part-time for 16 weeks, with hourly pay between $24.09 and $26.09.

You will support vulnerable women to build skills for self-sufficiency, working with 17 residents and reporting to the Program Coordinator. Preference may be given to Indigenous applicants.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 is required and relevant certifications are listed in the qualifications.
• First Aid, Food Safe, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, Suicide Intervention Certifications are required.
• Valid Driver's License – Class 4 required or willingness to attain before probation expiration.
• Basic computer skills and strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work with high-risk clientele and knowledge of Indigenous culture; clear criminal record.

Responsibilities

• Assist women to develop a profile of personal skills for self-sufficiency and secure independent living skills.
• Work on the front line with 17 women experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness.
• Report directly to the Program Coordinator.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Knowledge of Indigenous culture

Ability to work with high-risk clients

Basic computer skills

Driver's license (Class 4)

Criminal record check

Education

Grade 12

Job description

Prince George Native Friendship Centre

The Prince George Native Friendship Centre (PGNFC) delivers programs and services through a lens of reconciliation, as we have been doing since the inception of the PGNFC for the past 50+ years. A key component of this journey is ensuring the voices of each person is heard and included in our trauma informed and culturally dynamic approach; this perspective is critical to reconciliation. We respect and honour people's stories as they share their experiences, perspectives, and beliefs in the direction we are taking as an organization; we view this as a strengths-based process, where we build upon the multitude and diversity of existing strengths

"We are a dynamic and compassionate team facilitating individual, family, and community growth, well-being and mutual understanding through the "power of friendship"."

Are you a kind, caring, compassionate, and nurturing, with an inclusive non-judgemental helpful approach? Are you a problem solver with knowledge of the community resources?

Come join our Adult Supportive Housing Team as a:

Life Skills Worker T'SE KOO HUBA YOH

Weekends / Part Time /16 week ($24.09/hr. - $26.09/hr.)

The women living at Tse' Koo Huba Yoh are some of the most vulnerable women in our community. You will assist women to develop a profile of the personal skills needed to become self-sufficient and to assist in developing secure independent living skills.

This position will work on the front line with 17 women who are experiencing issues regarding homeless or at risk of homelessness. You report directly to the Program Coordinator.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Grade 12
• First Aid, Food Safe, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, Suicide Intervention
• Valid Driver's License – Class 4 required, or willing to attain prior to expiration of probationary period
• Basic computer skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work with high-risk clientele
• Knowledge of the Indigenous Culture
• Clear criminal record

Preference will be given to applicants of Canadian Indigenous ancestry. We encourage all candidates to self-identify. Our process is protected by the BC Human Rights Tribunal under Non-Profit Exemption.

Prince George Native Friendship Center