Role Summary - Day Centre Worker (Temporary - 4 Months)
*Please note that the Day Centre is open Monday-Saturday.
*This post is for an existing position, covering a short term leave
St. Matt’s is a place of hope where families, children and individuals most in need receive help to improve their lives and to increase their capacity to participate in the community.
The Day-Centre Worker reports to the supervisor on a day-to-day basis and is responsible for advancing the health and well-being of the people St. Matt’s serves and provides ongoing social support services, crisis intervention and friendly visiting for Individuals living in poverty. The Day-Centre Worker must work with other local service agencies to ensure that the needs of individuals are being met.
The Day-Centre Worker will provide services to individuals living in poverty through case finding, assessing, planning with clients, referring, crisis intervention, supportive counseling, advocating, educating, linking with natural supports, emergency shelters and/or other professionals. The service is primarily focused on people living with serious mental illness and/or who are homeless. All duties are performed with a multidisciplinary and multiagency team approach.
Duties and Responsibilities
It is the responsibility of the Day-Centre Worker to support individuals living with mental health challenges to promote the achievement of optimal health and well-being among adults experiencing homelessness and living in the community through such activities as:
- One on one contact with emphasis on individuals living in at-risk conditions.
- Provide a comfortable, inclusive and welcoming environment
- Support individuals with counseling and crisis intervention
- Advocate on behalf of clients and/or support them to advocate for themselves
- Collaborate and coordinate services with community agencies, hospitals, etc.
- Connect clients to consultations with mental health professionals
- Provide support in daily food services and/or support prepping food and services as needed
- Create and participate in inclusive programming and engage in EDI focused community outreach for new St. Matt's initiatives, including new community/municipal partnerships.
- Light cleaning duties as required
- Other duties as required
Skills / Knowledge / Experience
- Degree or Diploma in social work, social sciences or social service work
- A minimum of 2 years of experience working in a community service based non-profit organization with experience working out in the community
- Experience in mental health services and other community programs
- Knowledge of community resources and services, social and environmental determinants of health, health promotion, disease prevention, curative, rehabilitative, and supportive services
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to interact with people of all ages and cultural backgrounds
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Valid Certificate – Standard First Aid with Level C CPR
- Completion of a satisfactory Criminal Reference Check and Vulnerable Sector Check, within 6 months of employment start date.
- Access to reliable transportation to work on site
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention training is an asset
- Fluent in at least one other language is an asset
Mental Effort / Working Conditions
- The Day-Centre Worker’s role is in a fast-paced drop-in centre environment. Some office work will also be required for writing case notes, documentation of activities, preparing monthly statistics etc.
- Day Centre clients can be expected to become heightened, which may result in a frustrating work environment
- There are no extenuating physical requirements for the job. The ability to lift 4.5 kg (10 lbs.) is required.
St. Matt's respects, honours, and celebrates the diversity in our community that includes, but is not limited to, race, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, ability, socioeconomic status, class, neurodiversity, and religion. St. Matt’s welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 3 months
Pay: $27.50 per hour
Benefits:
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
Application question(s):
- Are you able to work occasional Saturdays?
Experience:
- Community Based Not for Profit: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
