Canada Summer Jobs - Community Service Worker

Each job within the FIRST UNITED CHURCH Community Ministry Society should promote our accomplishment of our vision, mission, and values.

In adherence with our vision, mission and values, along with a goal of equal representation, First United will be prioritizing candidates who are: Indigenous youth, racialized youth, black youth, youth with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQI+ youth.

WHAT WE OFFER:

Wage: $27.85 per hour (increased as a Living Wage employer)

HOURS OF WORK:

Monday - Friday - 8:30 am to 4:00 pm

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

First United is seeking two candidates through the Canada Summer Jobs program to assist with our Community Services Team from July 6, 2026 until August 28, 2026

The Canada Summer Jobs, (CSJ) Community Service Worker will work with First United staff to provide support to members of the Downtown East side community, many of whom are struggling to live with a wide range of challenges such as addiction, mental health issues, extreme poverty, and homelessness. 

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work at the community hub desk by, monitoring the vestibule for safety, answering phone/checking messages, making community referrals, handing out harm reduction supplies/sundries and assisting with donors/donations.
• Moving donations and sorting donations between work sites (320 E. Hastings, 467 Alexander Street, and 501 E. Hastings)
• Tracking and managing program data, tracking inventory.
• Tasks, including and not limited to, making harm reduction kits, organizing, cleaning,  sanitizing, stocking, opening, and closing of community help desk.
• Assisting staff and volunteers in the shower program, managing the sign-up sheet, safety checks and handing out towels and shower supplies.
• Work with volunteers, kitchen, and program staff to ensure successful breakfast and lunch service delivery to the DTES community.
• Assisting with community drop-in programs.

 KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Experience working with vulnerable and/or marginalized individuals.
• Experience working in a non-profit or social service-related environment is an asset.
• Ability to pass a vulnerable sector check (required).
• Ability to be welcoming while maintaining a professional demeanour.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Completed some post-secondary education in a related area (social work, counselling, psychology, sociology, social services, social sciences, criminology, etc.).
• Excellent computer skills.
• Valid Level 1 First Aid Certificate an asset.
• Must be a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident, or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and legally entitled to work in B.C.

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Supervisory/Management responsibility: None

Latitude:

The incumbent reports to the Director of Community Services, Program Manager, or delegate. This individual collaborates frequently with colleagues in the Community Services Department, management, as well as with bargaining unit staff.                                     

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS

• Regular communication is maintained with all levels of staff and management. 
• Communication is also maintained with management and co-workers as work is assigned and completed, and information exchanged on an ongoing basis.
• Frequent communication is required with members of the community.

JOB CLASSIFICATION:

Bargaining Unit

Job Classification: CSSEA Provincial Agreement JJEP Classification 10

We are committed to becoming a more just, equitable, inclusive, and diverse workplace, which extends to how we hire. We are continually learning new and unlearning old practices while examining systemic causes of inequity, including colonialism.  We aim to be representative of the communities that we serve. We welcome everyone to apply, and we strongly encourage applications from members of communities that have been marginalized based on Indigeneity, race, colour, religion, nationality, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression. In order to achieve a representative team, preference may be given to people who are members of one or more of these groups.

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