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CHILLIWACK, BC, CANADA .
CONTRACT . JULY 28, 2025
Description
Casual Position
Job Summary:
Assists both adult and youth clients to live successfully in CCS Housing Programs. Ensures clients’ physical, emotional, social, educational, and medical needs are met. Assists clients to enhance quality of life with activities of daily living as appropriate and the development of life skills.
Qualifications:
Education, Training and Experience:
- High School Diploma.
- One (1) year recent related experience.
- Standard First Aid and CPR-C Certified.
Job Skills and Abilities:
- Demonstrated abilities in crisis intervention, conflict resolution, and advocacy for clients.
- Working knowledge of factors relevant to the success of adults living with chronic and severe mental illness in a residential program.
- A working knowledge of factors relevant for youth to become successful in their independence.
- Ability to communicate professionally in oral and written.
- Ability to build and maintain professional relationships with clients, other residential staff and with other agencies.
- Strong commitment to the ability of clients to become independent and skilled.
- Demonstrated ability to assist clients in developing basic tenancy skills, social and life skills, and healthy lifestyle choices.
- Able to keep accurate statistics and provide reports to Supervisor.
- Ability to work as a team with Youth Services employees and to make referrals.
- Ability to work alone effectively with little supervision.
- Basic computer skills (Word documents, e-mails, some spreadsheets).
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Participates, as directed by the Housing Coordinator, in the assessment, goal setting and program planning (Personal Service Plan) for individuals living in CCS housing programs. Documents, implements and provides input into the evaluation of the program.
- Participates in various client-focused activities in accordance with care plans.
- Recognizes, analyzes and deals with potential emergency situations such as client’s aggressive behavior to ensure no harm comes to the client and/or the public. Reports problems to the Housing Coordinator.
- Assist with case management by identifying potential problems and reporting any difficulties. Provides input to other support staff with regard to the development of appropriate program plans to achieve residents’ objectives. Contributes to the evaluation of residents’ progress and prepares reports.
- Provides emotional support and feedback to residents and their families.
- Maintains reports such as statistics, logbooks, incident reports and daily activities of residents as required by the Housing Coordinator.
- Identifies social, economic, recreational and educational services in the community that will meet client needs. Maintains liaison with other agencies, professionals, government officials and the community as appropriate to the program and directed by the Housing Coordinator.
- Respond to inquiries related to housing at CCS and provide responsive referral and troubleshooting.
- Complete all mandatory learning requirements.
- Performs other related duties as required.
General:
- Wage rate: as per BCGEU Collective Agreement – Grid Level 10 - $25.95 per hour plus 10.6% in lieu of benefits.
- This position requires BCGEU membership.
- This position is open to all persons.
- This position requires successful completion a criminal record check.
- This position will report to the Housing Coordinator.
NO phone calls please. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
Closing Date: August 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Compensation
$25.95 per hour
About Chilliwack Community Services
Our Mission: Chilliwack Community Services (CCS) provides opportunities with people to make positive change in their lives.
For over 80 years, CCS has been dedicated to meeting social and community needs in Chilliwack and surrounding areas. What began in 1928 with the efforts of a single woman helping a neighbour in need became a group of volunteers working for many years. In 1966, CCS became a registered society with a mandate "to identify and respond to Chilliwack area's unmet social needs'. That mandate has changed and grown so that today we provide extensive social and human services to a broad cross section of residents throughout the Chilliwack area.
Governed by a volunteer Board of Directors, the society now has over 100 employees and 220 volunteers who work out of several locations in Chilliwack and Sardis to deliver over 40 programs providing family support, early childhood development, youth, employmnet, immigrant, seniors and other community services.
Funding comes from contracts with provincial, federal and municipal governments, grants, fees for service, and local service organizations. Personal donations, memberships, earned revenue, and various fundraising efforts comprise 20% of our total budget.
Ther is no cost for services unless specifically noted. Confidentiality is assured.
Top Benefits
About the role
CHILLIWACK, BC, CANADA .
CONTRACT . JULY 28, 2025
Description
Casual Position
Job Summary:
Assists both adult and youth clients to live successfully in CCS Housing Programs. Ensures clients’ physical, emotional, social, educational, and medical needs are met. Assists clients to enhance quality of life with activities of daily living as appropriate and the development of life skills.
Qualifications:
Education, Training and Experience:
- High School Diploma.
- One (1) year recent related experience.
- Standard First Aid and CPR-C Certified.
Job Skills and Abilities:
- Demonstrated abilities in crisis intervention, conflict resolution, and advocacy for clients.
- Working knowledge of factors relevant to the success of adults living with chronic and severe mental illness in a residential program.
- A working knowledge of factors relevant for youth to become successful in their independence.
- Ability to communicate professionally in oral and written.
- Ability to build and maintain professional relationships with clients, other residential staff and with other agencies.
- Strong commitment to the ability of clients to become independent and skilled.
- Demonstrated ability to assist clients in developing basic tenancy skills, social and life skills, and healthy lifestyle choices.
- Able to keep accurate statistics and provide reports to Supervisor.
- Ability to work as a team with Youth Services employees and to make referrals.
- Ability to work alone effectively with little supervision.
- Basic computer skills (Word documents, e-mails, some spreadsheets).
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Participates, as directed by the Housing Coordinator, in the assessment, goal setting and program planning (Personal Service Plan) for individuals living in CCS housing programs. Documents, implements and provides input into the evaluation of the program.
- Participates in various client-focused activities in accordance with care plans.
- Recognizes, analyzes and deals with potential emergency situations such as client’s aggressive behavior to ensure no harm comes to the client and/or the public. Reports problems to the Housing Coordinator.
- Assist with case management by identifying potential problems and reporting any difficulties. Provides input to other support staff with regard to the development of appropriate program plans to achieve residents’ objectives. Contributes to the evaluation of residents’ progress and prepares reports.
- Provides emotional support and feedback to residents and their families.
- Maintains reports such as statistics, logbooks, incident reports and daily activities of residents as required by the Housing Coordinator.
- Identifies social, economic, recreational and educational services in the community that will meet client needs. Maintains liaison with other agencies, professionals, government officials and the community as appropriate to the program and directed by the Housing Coordinator.
- Respond to inquiries related to housing at CCS and provide responsive referral and troubleshooting.
- Complete all mandatory learning requirements.
- Performs other related duties as required.
General:
- Wage rate: as per BCGEU Collective Agreement – Grid Level 10 - $25.95 per hour plus 10.6% in lieu of benefits.
- This position requires BCGEU membership.
- This position is open to all persons.
- This position requires successful completion a criminal record check.
- This position will report to the Housing Coordinator.
NO phone calls please. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
Closing Date: August 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Compensation
$25.95 per hour
About Chilliwack Community Services
Our Mission: Chilliwack Community Services (CCS) provides opportunities with people to make positive change in their lives.
For over 80 years, CCS has been dedicated to meeting social and community needs in Chilliwack and surrounding areas. What began in 1928 with the efforts of a single woman helping a neighbour in need became a group of volunteers working for many years. In 1966, CCS became a registered society with a mandate "to identify and respond to Chilliwack area's unmet social needs'. That mandate has changed and grown so that today we provide extensive social and human services to a broad cross section of residents throughout the Chilliwack area.
Governed by a volunteer Board of Directors, the society now has over 100 employees and 220 volunteers who work out of several locations in Chilliwack and Sardis to deliver over 40 programs providing family support, early childhood development, youth, employmnet, immigrant, seniors and other community services.
Funding comes from contracts with provincial, federal and municipal governments, grants, fees for service, and local service organizations. Personal donations, memberships, earned revenue, and various fundraising efforts comprise 20% of our total budget.
Ther is no cost for services unless specifically noted. Confidentiality is assured.