Outreach support worker

Education:

Bachelor's degree. or equivalent experience.

Work setting:

• Community centre.
• Associations and non profit organizations.

Tasks:

• Administrative and office activities.
• Perform administrative tasks.
• Conduct social research.
• Conduct individual and group counselling sessions.
• Establish registry of special needs support workers.
• Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients.
• Develop service intervention logic models and outcome measures.
• Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research.
• Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of treatment programs.
• Assist clients/guests with special needs.
• Accompany clients to appointments and social outings.
• Offer mentoring.
• Supervise peer counselling programs.
• Prepare funding and grant applications and proposals.
• Plan, develop and implement training and practice sessions.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

• First Aid Certificate.
• CPR Certificate.

Target audience:

• Culturally diverse groups.
• Elderly.

Computer and technology knowledge:

MS Office.

Area of work experience:

Community service organization.

Security and safety:

• Criminal record check.
• Driver's validity licence check.
• Driving record check (abstract).
• Medical exam.
• Drug test.

Transportation/travel information:

Valid driver's licence.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Ability to work independently.
• Fast-paced environment.
• Work under pressure.
• Physically demanding.
• Tight deadlines.
• Attention to detail.
• Large workload.

Personal suitability:

• Accurate.
• Efficient interpersonal skills.
• Excellent oral communication.
• Interpersonal awareness.
• Values and ethics.
• Excellent written communication.
• Flexibility.
• Initiative.
• Team player.
• Organized.

Employment terms options:

• Evening.
• Shift.
• Morning.

Experience:

Experience an asset.

Support for persons with disabilities:

Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.).

Support for newcomers and refugees:

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees.

Support for youths:

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment. Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.

Support for Veterans:

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans .

Support for Indigenous people:

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people.

Support for mature workers:

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers .

Supports for visible minorities:

Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities.