Residence Worker

Mission Community Services Society is dedicated to helping people, changing lives, and building community. With a legacy dating back to 1972, MCSS has continuously strived to support community members in need.

Support participants in a residential setting to identify individual goals and develop life skills necessary to live as independently as possible. Service delivery is based on a client centered, trauma informed and non-judgmental perspective.

 What you’ll be doing:

• Participate in the assessment, goal setting and program planning for clients.

• Provide supervision and support to mitigate individual and program risk to ensure safety, comfort, and wellness.

• Work closely with identified community resources for each client.

• Actively involve clients in decision making to improve their own identity, purpose, and self-esteem.

• Complete wellness checks/room checks.

• Monitor and move along community members who are loitering in and around the property.

• Provide crisis intervention as required including overdose responses by ensuring immediate access to medical services and completing necessary critical incident reports.

• Maintain and submit accurate reports and statistics, logbooks, and daily activities.

• Participate in the assessment, goal setting and program planning.

• Provide life skills training such as meal preparation, housekeeping, personal care skills and personal finance and implement personal service plans.

• Participate in various client-focused activities in accordance with care plans.

• Provide emotional support and feedback to residents and their families.

• Identify social, economic, recreational, and educational services in the community to meet clients’ needs. 

• Perform other related duties as required.

What you bring:

• Certificate in a related human / social service field plus a minimum of one-year recent related experience, or 

an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite including Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel.

• Must have a current First Aid certificate, completion of NVCI or MANDT.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain clear Criminal Record Check for the vulnerable sector.

• Relevant knowledge about substance use, addiction, mental illness, and recovery.

Job Posting #: 202609031

Wage: Grid 10 ($27.53 -$31.57)       

Schedule: Temporary, Part-Time, Saturday & Sunday - 12am – 8am (16 hours per week)

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