Company:
Homes First
Location: Scarborough
Closing Date: 11-11-2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Mission Statement: Homes First Society develops and provides affordable, stable housing and support services to break the cycle of homelessness for people with the fewest housing options.
Location: Scarborough (near Kennedy Rd & Eglinton Ave E)
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, with one evening per week
Contract Period: starting ASAP, ending 15 November 2024
Salary: $28.76 per hour, plus 7% in lieu of benefits
Submit Resume to: [email protected]
Applicants must quote “CICM-24”
This position supports clients to access housing and other support services while in the shelter system, while adhering to the mission statement and policies and procedures of Homes First Society.
Job Description:
Provide wrap around case management to clients on a dedicated caseload to support them to access housing by supporting clients to get their identification, complete taxes, access a source of income, etc
Work with clients to complete housing applications to access housing options such as social housing and supportive housing options
Make referrals to the Housing Help Worker to support the client to access housing
Connect clients to follow-up supports once housed to ensure they stabilize into that housing dependent on client’s level of needs
Ensure that client information collected is shared with co-workers on the client services team to assist in determining the clients’ needs and developing a client case plan
Attend client services team meetings to present client cases and discuss carrying out support plans with clients on the caseload
Complete and utilize assessment tools to gather information to inform the development of client case plans
Develop, implement and monitor individual client case plans and crisis plans for each client on a client services caseload
Respond to conflicts, utilizing crisis intervention, and desecration, and prevention skills when required
Develop working relationships with clients to provide wrap around supports and access to housing
Accompany clients to appointments based on their individual case management plans
Work with other Intensive Case Management Workers to develop and provide referrals for specialized supports to clients based on client’s goals, needs, and choices
Work from a Housing First, Harm Reduction, and Trauma informed care philosophy
Within your team, regularly visit clients and update assessments, case plans, and consents to support client housing stabilization
The team will be familiar with Canada Revenue Agency, Service Canada, Service Ontario processes in order to support clients to access a source of income
Regularly complete client documentation, reports on clients, and providing data to complete reports
Other duties as required
Qualifications:
Minimum one year experience in related post-secondary education, student placements, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Ability to compile information to complete reports
Demonstrated ability to utilize case management software systems
Highly development case management skills
Experience with conflict resolution and negotiation skills
Demonstrated ability to connect clients to Ontario Works, Office of the Ontario Public Guardian and Trusteeship, Ontario Disability Support Program, and the process for accessing The Housing Stabilization Fund
Knowledge of mental health and addiction issues and several years’ experience working with clients
with these issues
Experience with individuals who lack primary health care and/or struggle to maintain medication regiments
Knowledge of food access programs
Demonstrated experience with harm reduction approaches and knowledge of necessary information and referrals to allow individuals the option to adopt some of the approaches into their daily lives
Expertise in navigating the criminal justice system on all levels; court appearances, probation sentences, community legal clinics, and police departments an asset
Highly developed understanding of and ability to communication appropriate professional boundaries
Certificate of Completion of Homelessness Learning Hub’s Harm Reduction for the Homelessness Sector
considered an asset
Knowledge of group processes/dynamics
Demonstrated ability in Microsoft Office
Certificates in First Aid, CPR, Crisis Prevention and Intervention an asset
Ability to work evenings
Knowledge of and/or experience with the homeless population, diversity issues, anti-discrimination practices and systemic reasons for homelessness
Able to lift 20 pounds
Working in an environment where there may be smoke is required.
The successful applicant must provide a criminal record check that is satisfactory to Homes First Society. Homes First Society is an equal opportunity employer
Please no phone calls, only those people selected for interviews will be contacted.
Accommodation
Homes First is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require Code-protected accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please make them known and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Covid-19 Vaccination Policy
Please note, all candidates offered a position with Homes First from September 8, 2021 onward must be fully vaccinated and provide proof of their vaccination status as a condition of employment. Please note Homes First will comply with its human rights obligations and accommodate employees who are legally entitled to accommodation.
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