Community Support Worker (Casual)

Joining the Outreach Team at the New West Resource Centre offers a creative opportunity to impact lives and communities. As a Community Support Worker, you'll build relationships, share the message of hope, and provide practical assistance to our neighbors. Based at the New West Resource Centre, you'll also assist Outreach efforts with helping the local community services that partner with us. To excel in this role, you'll need a blend of skills like serving and resource coordination, coupled with empathy and communication. Together, we'll sow seeds of hope and foster positive change in our community.

You will frequently deal with clients in crisis situations, brought about by diverse problems.  There will be other staff nearby to assist as required. 

The wage rage for this position is $23.82 - $26.03 per hour.

This is a casual position. For a copy of the full job description, click here.

Who We Are

Demonstrating the love of Christ, UGM feeds hope and changes lives through a faith-based continuum of care. We are a proud member of the Canadian Council of Christian Charities and have earned the Best Christian Workplace award again in 2021. We also provide competitive salaries. A focus on employee resilience, support for professional development, engagement in meaningful work, and a fun and caring environment are all part of being a member of the UGM team.  If you are someone who desires to learn and grow, has a passion to serve and make a difference, and connects with others with both humility and humour, then you will be a great fit at UGM.

What You’ll Need

If you are considering applying for this position, you must:

·        be legally entitled to work in Canada

·        be able to demonstrate compatibility with our Core Values

·        support our Statement of Faith

·        be willing to provide, as a condition of employment, a current criminal record check, with vulnerable sector search, if you are the successful candidate.

·        possess a valid, unrestricted driver’s license and submit a current driver’s abstract.

How to Apply

To submit your cover letter and résumé by May 8, 2024, click on the "Apply Now" button on the right panel of this page. If you have questions about this posting, please contact Nina Luo @ nluo@ugm.ca.  We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, and are especially-but not only- interested in applications from Indigenous, First Nations & Métis individuals.

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