Position title: Casual Support staff

Job type: casual, on-call

Reporting to: Manager of Scheduling and Casual Staff

About us:

We open doors for youth and prevent adult homelessness. We serve at-risk youth experiencing homelessness, aging out of care, or fleeing violence in the home. Young adults who need a place to call home and people who believe in them. We offer safe housing, community, and support to help youth make healthy choices and shift toward a brighter future.

Position summary

The Casual Support staff at Threshold Housing Society (THS) will cover positions in our housing programs as well as the Supportive Recovery Program, reporting the Program Manager for each. The Casual Support staff is responsible for providing a caring, supportive presence within Threshold programs and houses. The focus of the position will be to provide support to youth, liaise with community service providers, ensure that youth service agreements are being honoured, and that the house is secure and clean.

This position is intended to cover shifts when full-time staff are off, which will include afternoon, evening, and overnight shifts, especially on weekends and stat holidays at multiple site locations around the Greater Victoria area. Working awake overnight shifts is a requirement for this position. Shifts will be offered in advance, when possible, with additional shifts offered on the day of. Pay range for this position is $26.74 - $31.00 /hour dependent on experience and related skills. Casuals receive a $2.00 premium in addition to the base hourly wage when working an awake overnight shift. The successful candidate can expect to enter the organization no higher than the midpoint of the compensation range.

Education & Experience

• Relevant bachelor’s degree or diploma, such as Social Work or Child & Youth Care

• 2-3 years’ experience working with vulnerable populations and at-risk youth. A combination of education, experience, and training may be considered

• Experience working within the recovery and addiction community, knowledge of SMART Recovery programming, and facilitating programming is an asset

• Emergency 1st Aid certificate

• ASIST training

• NVCI training

Working Conditions

• Operates out of any Threshold location across Greater Victoria

• Ability to work independently and as a member of a wraparound care team

• Must be available for a minimum of 15 shifts per month ((can be any combination of morning shifts, evening shifts & awake overnight shifts)

• Must be available for 2 awake overnight shifts per month

• On the first of the month, must provide dates & hours of availability for the following month (ie Sept 1 for month of October)

Other

• Emergency First Aid certificate

• Food Safe Certificate

• Immunization records, including TB testing

• Criminal Record Check, completed Threshold

• Agree and follow our policies and processes

If you’d like to learn more about the position’s responsibilities and required skills and abilities, review the Youth Housing Support job description.

To Apply

If you would like to be a part of a progressive team that is passionate about making an impact, please email a resume to michelle.p@thresholdhousing.ca.

If you have any questions regarding this position or applying for this position, or if you need any accommodation for applying to this posting, please call us at 778-400-3177 or email us at: hr@thresholdhousing.ca. We want to support all applicants during this process.