Saskatchewan Community Resource Navigator (Service Navigator)

Findhelp Information Services; Canada; Remote; CAD 39,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CUPE Pension Plan

Permanent opportunity

Job summary

Findhelp Information Services in Canada is hiring a Service Navigator on a full-time temporary basis. The role focuses on connecting clients to health and social services, conducting needs assessments, and solving barriers in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates bring social service or social work background, anti-racist practice, and trauma-informed approaches. The position is remote from home in Saskatchewan with a rotating schedule including overnights and holidays.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to anti-racism, anti-oppression, equity and inclusion
• Problem solving and independent decision making
• Teamwork and collaboration in dynamic environment
• Trauma-informed mental health knowledge and de-escalation
• Strong communication skills and relationship building
• Knowledge of social services sector and government/community services
• Proficient computer skills and adaptability to software changes

Responsibilities

• Be solutions focused service and results oriented navigator - connect clients by phone, chat, text or email to health and human services information using a comprehensive database of resources and agency tools.
• Conduct thorough assessments of client needs and direct to appropriate services; assist in problem solving and track calls to illuminate trends.
• Provide trauma- and anti-oppressive informed client support; apply active listening and identify resources, eligibility, and crisis response.
• Uphold service excellence with empathy, respect, and clear communication.
• Work a rotating schedule including mornings, afternoons, overnights, weekdays, weekends and holidays in a 24/7 inquiry services context.

Job description

Full-Time Temporary 1 yr Contract

We are hiring a vacant position. We're looking for people who are passionate about their communities and care about connecting people to the help that they need, when they need it.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Service Navigator position is great for people with social service or social work backgrounds. The position involves support for diverse service users and complex problem solving to ensure people are connected to the right services quickly and easily and that barriers to service are reduced whenever possible.

This is an exciting fast-paced and outcomes oriented position that requires an ability to adapt and learn, and an appreciation for the root causes of inequity and lack of access to services, with service users’ needs changing from call to call.

Every day, Findhelp’s Service Navigators empower communities with information and access to services by:

• Engaging clients through empathetic, supportive, open-minded and non-judgmental communication and support
• Effectively assessing client needs and co-developing solutions with clients through anti-racist, trauma informed and culturally humble practice
• Balancing effective and outcomes oriented solutions in a dynamic fast-paced environment where teamwork and collaboration define the way we operate
• Adapting to ever-changing client and organizational needs

You’ll welcome new opportunities to make a difference in people’s lives and further our vision – People Connected. Communities Strengthened.

Findhelp is a 24/7 operation, and this position will be scheduled to work a variety of shifts, seven days a week including weekdays, weekends and holidays. Shifts include days, evenings, and overnights. You will be scheduled to work up to a maximum of 140 hours over a four week period.

In this role you have the benefit of working from home, leveraging your home office. Candidates must live in Saskatchewan, and meet the agency’s requirements which include, but not limited to a quiet workspace, the required internet bandwidth, and fulfill the workplace health and safety requirements

WHO ARE WE?

At Findhelp Information Services, we connect individuals and families with the full range of government, health, community, and social services in their communities to help them navigate the complexities of the human services system quickly and easily. As a trusted partner providing the 211 service across several provinces, we are driven by a mission to see people connected and communities strengthened.

We recognize that systemic racism exists and that certain groups experience disproportionate barriers to economic, employment, and health opportunities; those barriers are often compounded by intersecting personal identities. We are committed to reducing these barriers through ongoing initiatives and learning, meaningful partnerships, and approaches grounded in equity and accessibility.

We're proud of our people and our culture and we're constantly evolving to do better. Our workplace is built on balance, equity, engagement, and well-being. We consider ourselves an employer of choice, and we do the work to earn that. At Findhelp, you'll be supported to learn, grow, and build a meaningful career, and you'll make a real difference in people's lives across Canada.

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL:

• Be solutions focused service and results oriented navigator - You connect diverse groups of clients by phone, chat, text or email, to health and human services information using a comprehensive database of resources and agency tools. You will conduct thorough assessments of client needs, ensuring they are directed to the most appropriate service or program, assist in problem solving and track calls to illuminate community trends.
• Provide Trauma and anti-oppressive informed client support - You will apply active listening skills and anti-oppressive communication to identify appropriate resources and provide information on eligibility requirements and service availability, recognize and respond appropriately to individuals who are in crisis, and identify those individuals who are vulnerable. At times, you may need to advocate on behalf of individuals who face personal and/or systemic barriers.
• Strive for Service Excellence - You will strive to uphold service excellence, responding to inquiries thoroughly and according to established service and quality standards. You will communicate with empathy, respect, sincerity, care and concern.
• Be Committed - This position requires a commitment to working a rotating schedule - including mornings, afternoons and overnights on weekdays, weekends, and public holidays, in a repeating four-week schedule - according to the needs of the agency’s 24/7 Inquiry Services department.

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

SKILLS

• Demonstrated commitment to and lived experience of principles of anti-racism, anti-oppression, equity and inclusion
• Problem solving (able to make independent service decisions)
• Collaboration and teamwork. You enjoy working both independently and as a member of a dynamic team on new and existing services and special projects
• Current knowledge of best practices in trauma informed mental health (e.g. crisis de-escalation, risk assessment, anti-racism, gender-based violence, suicide prevention, harm reduction)
• Proficiency in another language in addition to English is an asset
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to create and maintain rapport with clients, express and transmit information with consistency and clarity, using active listening techniques.
• Strong knowledge of the social service sector and health, government and community services
• Proficient in computer skills, and adaptive to changes and updates of applications and programs

EXPERIENCE

• Combination of education and/or work/lived experience in Social Services, Social Work, Community Work or other related field
• Minimum 2 years of experience (paid or volunteer) in the social services sector (health, government and/or community services)
• Strong preference for candidates with lived experience as a Black, Indigenous or other racialized person, a person with disabilities, or an 2SLGBTQIA+ person who can acknowledge and speak to the impact of systemic racism and oppression
• Demonstrated recognition, allyship and acknowledgement of the lived experiences of various communities and intersectionalities, particularly persons with disabilities and racialized communities, women, 2SLGBTQIA+ and marginalized religious communities
• Strong teamwork skills, including demonstrated ability to interact, lead and participate in decision-making that respects people with a diversity of backgrounds, experiences and styles, while working collegially with a high degree of tact and diplomacy

Note: As a condition of employment, the successful applicant will be required to obtain a Criminal Record Check at their own expense prior to beginning work in this position, and pass a background check that will include reference checks with previous employers.

SALARY & BENEFITS:

This Temporary Full-Time position consists of 140 hours of work in a four-week period.

Possibilities of becoming permanent position

Hourly Rate Range from $28.07 to 31.43

Participation in CUPE's MultiSector Pension Plan