RESIDENCE WORKER, PART TIME, TEMPORARY
Mission Community Services Society is dedicated to helping people, changing lives, and building community. With a legacy dating back to 1972, MCSS has continuously strived to support community members in need.
A Residence Worker will support participants in a residential setting to identify individual goals and develop life skills necessary to live as independently as possible. Service delivery is based on a client centered, trauma informed and non-judgmental perspective.
What you’ll be doing:
• Participate in the assessment, goal setting and program planning for clients.
• Provide supervision and support to mitigate individual and program risk to ensure safety, comfort, and wellness.
• Work closely with identified community resources for each client.
• Actively involve clients in decision making to improve their own identity, purpose, and self-esteem.
• Complete wellness checks/room checks.
• Monitor and move along community members who are loitering in and around the property.
• Provide crisis intervention as required including overdose responses by ensuring immediate access to medical services and completing necessary critical incident reports.
• Maintain and submit accurate reports and statistics, logbooks, and daily activities.
• Participate in the assessment, goal setting and program planning.
• Provide life skills training such as meal preparation, housekeeping, personal care skills and personal finance and implement personal service plans.
• Participate in various client-focused activities in accordance with care plans.
• Provide emotional support and feedback to residents and their families.
• Identify social, economic, recreational, and educational services in the community to meet clients’ needs.
• Perform other related duties as required.
What you bring:
• Certificate in a related human / social service field plus a minimum of one-year recent related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite including Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel.
• Must have a current First Aid certificate, completion of NVCI or MANDT.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain clear Criminal Record Check for the vulnerable sector.
• Relevant knowledge about substance use, addiction, mental illness, and recovery.
Job Posting #: 202503008
Schedule: Saturday & Sunday, 20:00 – 08:00. Temporary until October 2025.
Wage: Grid 10 ($25.95-$29.76)
This position is open to all applicants and Union membership (BCGEU) is required. Find out more about us at: www.missioncommunityservices.com.