Residential Support Worker - Jobs in Chilliwack, BC

Job Description

Growing Up Hope Society believes that families are stronger together and that with the right support children can find the safety to thrive, remaining connected to their natural family.The goals of Growing Up Hope Society’s Family Togetherness Program are aimed at:

• Keeping families together while addressing the needs/issues that brought them into care.
• Providing the space and the time to practice new parenting skills in a fully supported environment.
• Sheltering and providing for the entire family in order to reduce the daily living stressors so that parents can focus on healing their traumas and those of their children.
• Providing a culturally relevant program for connection and access to cultural events.
• Meeting individual family needs through tailored programming.
• Minimizing ACEs for children by providing a healthy and safe home environment with their parents.
• Long-term successful parenting that sees a reduction in return to care.

Growing Up Hope Society is looking for 2 f/t and 1 p/t Residence Workers for daytime shifts (8 am – 8 pm). Rate of pay and specific days to be discussed but shifts will be consistent days of the week and no more than 3 shifts (36 hours) per week.We are looking for candidates who understand that the key to growth is relationship and who have the education and experience to develop meaningful relationships with people from hard places. As a daytime residence worker you will be responsible for:

• Supporting families with managing life (school/appointments/work/shopping/leisure)
• Attending appointments / meetings /activities with families
• Evaluating development of skills taught in our in-home parenting/life skills program and provides input for updating Care Plans
• Modeling attachment parenting through positive interaction and relationship building
• Model appropriate / professional conduct with community
• Identify and advise residence coordinators of concerning behaviours (areas that require further focus in program work)
• Following house protocols for safety, incident reporting
• Administer medication in accordance with policy
• Provides emotional support and feedback to families in home in a respectful way
• Completes related records such as log books, charts, incident reports
• Light house keeping and home maintenance duties (laundry, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, lawn mowing, inventory etc) and meal preparation (lunch and dinner)
• Recognizes aggressive behaviour triggers and is able to deescalate using relationship (or other non-violent crisis intervention strategies)
• Other related duties as required

Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, legible penmanship
• Certificate in related human / social service field
• 1 year related experience or combination education/training/experience
• Understanding of Canada’s history with Indigenous people and its impact on our families
• Complete Criminal Record and Prior Contact (MCFD) Search proving ability to work with vulnerable youth and families
• FoodSafe Certification
• First Aid / CPR (including CPR C for infants and children)
• Class 5 Driver’s Licence, own vehicle with 5 million liability insurance, provide a clean Driver’s Abstract
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs and be physically capable of activities such as walking, hiking, light yard maintenance, swimming, gardening
• Ideal candidates would also have non-violent crisis intervention training
• Ideal candidates will have experience or education pertaining to supporting eating disorder recovery

Please send us an email covering letter and resume. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. HUB Clearance mandatory.Preference will be given to those with HUB clearanceContract length: tbdApplication Deadline: 2022-12-14Job Types: Part-time, ContractSalary: $20.00-$23.00 per hourCOVID-19 considerations:All Covid-19 protocols and precautions are mandatory.Job Type: Part-timeSalary: $20.00-$23.00 per hourSchedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift
• Weekend availability

Application question(s):

• Previous HUB clearance an asset, current vulnerable sector criminal record search will and HUB clearance will be mandatory. All related paperwork and clearances required before offer letter can go out, ensure paperwork is done in a timely fashion.
• Are you available weekends* This is a deal breaker*

Experience:

• supportive care: 1 year (preferred)
• education in related field: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Class 5 Licence AND insured vehicle (required)
• First Aid Certification (preferred)

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