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Housing Focused Shelter Worker (Strathcona Shelter)
The Mustard Seed Society —Edmonton, AB
- Part-time
- Customer service
- Microsoft Office
- Databases
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Housing Focused Shelter Worker (Strathcona Shelter) - Casual
The Mustard Seed Society —Edmonton, AB
- Part-time
- Heavy lifting
- Customer service
- Microsoft Office
- Employee assistance program
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Outreach Worker
The Mustard Seed Society —Kamloops, BC
- $52,000–$54,000 a year
- Monday to Friday
- CPR Certification
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
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Volunteer Engagement Worker (Canada Summer Job) - Edmonton
The Mustard Seed Society —Edmonton, AB
- Evenings as needed
- Microsoft Office
- Social Work
- Leadership
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10d
Social and Community Service Worker - Canada Summer Job
The Mustard Seed Society —Red Deer, AB
- $22 an hour
- Part-time
- Microsoft Office
- Social Work
- Communication skills
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Thrift Store Relief
The Mustard Seed Society —Kamloops, BC
- $22 an hour
- Part-time
- Sales
- Customer service
- Driving
- Flexible schedule
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11d
Housing Focused Shelter Worker
The Mustard Seed Society —Saskatoon, SK
- Monday to Friday
- Microsoft Office
- First Aid Certification
- Case management
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1d
Cook
The Mustard Seed Society —Kamloops, BC
- $45,760 a year
- 10 hour shift
- Cooking
- Leadership
- Dental care
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Food Counter Attendant (Canada Summer Jobs)
The Mustard Seed Society —Red Deer, AB
- $20 an hour
- Customer service
- Organizational skills
- Kitchen experience
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Foothills Housing Focused Shelter Worker - Permanent Part-Time
The Mustard Seed Society —Calgary, AB
- Part-time
- Microsoft Office
- First Aid Certification
- Case management
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
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Food Counter Attendant (CSJ)
The Mustard Seed Society —Kamloops, BC
- $20 an hour
- Customer service
- Organizational skills
- Kitchen experience
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Peer Support Worker
The Mustard Seed Society —Edmonton, AB
- Part-time
- Bachelor's
- Travel
- Computer skills
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Community Support Worker (Red Deer)
The Mustard Seed Society —Red Deer, AB
- Part-time
- Customer service
- Microsoft Office
- Bachelor's
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Shelter Manager
The Mustard Seed Society —Kamloops, BC
- $72,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Microsoft Office
- Bachelor's
- Computer skills
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
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Housing Focused Shelter Worker - Casual/Relief
The Mustard Seed Society —Saskatoon, SK
- Part-time
- Microsoft Office
- First Aid Certification
- Case management
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Housing Focused Shelter Worker - Full-Time
The Mustard Seed Society —Saskatoon, SK
- Microsoft Office
- First Aid Certification
- Case management
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
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Community Liaison Worker (Canada Summer Job) - Edmonton
The Mustard Seed Society —Edmonton, AB
- Evenings as needed
- Travel
- Social Work
- Leadership
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10d
Peer Support/Wellness Centre Coordination Worker
The Mustard Seed Society —Edmonton, AB
- Monday to Friday
- Bachelor's
- Travel
- Computer skills
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Housing Focused Shelter Worker - Casual
The Mustard Seed Society —Red Deer, AB
- 12 hour shift
- Heavy lifting
- Customer service
- Microsoft Office
- Employee assistance program
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Housing Support Worker (Casual)
The Mustard Seed Society —Saskatoon, SK
- Part-time
- Bachelor's
- First Aid Certification
- Computer skills
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Housing Support Worker (Casual)
The Mustard Seed Society —Edmonton, AB
- Microsoft Office
- First Aid Certification
- Case management
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Community Outreach Advocate
The Mustard Seed Society —Calgary, AB
- Monday to Friday
- Microsoft Office
- Bachelor's
- Travel
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12d
Community Support Worker Team Lead
The Mustard Seed Society —Calgary, AB
- Weekends as needed
- Microsoft Office
- First Aid Certification
- Communication skills
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Veterans Peer Support Worker
The Mustard Seed Society —Edmonton, AB
- Monday to Friday
- Bachelor's
- Computer skills
- Communication skills
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Housing Focused Shelter Worker - Permanent Part-Time
The Mustard Seed Society —Saskatoon, SK
- Part-time
- Microsoft Office
- First Aid Certification
- Case management
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
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Housing Focused Shelter Worker (Strathcona Shelter)

The Mustard Seed Society
Edmonton, AB

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Job details

Part-time
5 days ago

Skills

Customer service
NVCI
Microsoft Office
Databases
First Aid Certification
Case management
Organizational skills
Communication skills

Full job description

The Housing Focused Shelter Worker will provide housing support to shelter guests by connecting them with internal and external resources to divert them as soon as possible from the shelter and ensure they are sustainably housed. A Housing Focused Shelter Worker is on the front line and responds to participants’ needs on an ongoing basis. The Housing Focused Shelter Worker fulfills the mission of The Mustard Seed by maintaining a high level of professionalism, and respect for all who enter the building and neighborhood.

Employment Type: Permanent Part-time (32 hours per week)
Schedule: 4 days on 4 days off rotation 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Reporting to: Shelter Supervisor
Location: Strathcona Shelter, Edmonton, AB
Number of Positions to Fill: 5
RFR#: 2062

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

As the first point of contact for participants seeking support, you will be expected to provide excellent service that promotes dignity, kindness, and equity for all;
Respond quickly to individuals in crisis, both inside and outside the building. This includes, but is not limited to, physical or mental health concerns, anger and aggression, and interpersonal crises. The worker must identify the crisis, minimize the harm to the individual and others, use de-escalation skills and assist the individual to explore healthy alternative options;
Use case management tools to help shelter or drop-in participants work on short-term and long-term goals in relation to housing;
Enforce shelter rules, expectations, and suspensions with participants when necessary;
Engage in conflict resolution and lead discussions to foster reconciliation;
Provide support to community members seeking shelter by addressing basic needs;
Assist with daily meal programs;
Assist with various janitorial and maintenance tasks as needed to uphold the cleanliness and functionality of the shelter;
Ensure the daily operation of the shelter, including tasks such as laundry, cleaning common areas, operating the locker room, conducting security checks, and supervising shelter activities;
Model healthy relationships with community participants and volunteers through active listening, advising, providing appropriate referrals, and being open to spiritual conversations;
Be a supportive and proactive member of the team, including volunteers and other visitors;
Participate in staff training, attend staff meetings, and have one-on-one sessions with supervisor;
Collect data and maintain accurate client records in CCMS using FDARP;
Submit incident reports when necessary;
Respect proper boundaries with participants;
Provide and maintain a safe, clean environment for respite, for adult community participants;
Take initiative and use critical thinking to assess situations and make appropriate decisions to support participants;
Through a person-centered approach, you will encourage community participants to seek resources and services that support them in achieving their goals
Adhere to the privacy and confidentiality standards as outlined by FOIP and the Health Information Act.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

1 year of experience working with a marginalized population;
Experience working within the culture of the inner city and or with the less fortunate;
A demonstrated passion to be involved in ending homelessness in Alberta is essential;
Follow organizational protocols of front-line programs to completion;
Experience in case management and advocacy is considered an asset;
Able to multi-task and demonstrate organizational skills with shifting priorities;
Experience working in a volunteer-based organization is considered an asset;
Strong communication (written and verbal) and conflict resolution skills;
Customer service experience an asset;
A self-starter with the ability to work in a cross-functional team;
Strong desire to work with a marginalized and vulnerable population.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The working environment for this position requires moderate amounts of walking, climbing, standing, sitting, lifting, carrying, and daily interactions with colleagues and community participants.
This position is often fast-paced and requires a moderate amount of mental effort to analyze information and problem solve.
This position requires varied mental and emotional effort and must be able to respond appropriately to intense situations, provide conflict resolution, and work directly with clients at risk.
Employees are to be aware that many of our clients may experience difficulties or impairment at times, which could result in them uttering threats, discriminatory statements, and other insults at your person. This may in a raised voice, or in seeing unpredictable behaviour up to and including the possibility of them becoming aggressive
- Training on how to respond is provided, but this is to be considered typical working conditions. Many of our clients are unaware of the impact of these comments
This position requires training in the usage of a two-way radio communication system, MS Office-based computer programming, as well as familiarity with the HMIS database system, FDARP, FOIP, First aid, NVCI, and SafeTALK.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

An Employment Background Check is required for all positions at The Mustard Seed.
As The Mustard Seed is a Christian ministry, we require our employees to agree to respect and not detract from The Mustard Seed’s Employment Values during their employment at The Mustard Seed.
Must have legal authorization to work in Canada on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer.

NOTE

Your privacy is important to us. The information we collect is used solely for consideration for employment.
We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. The Mustard Seed reserves the right to amend job advertisements. No phone calls please.
Please visit our careers (https://theseed.easyapply.co/) page to see more job opportunities.

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