Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Bachelor's degree
- or equivalent experience
- Public health, other
Experience
Experience an asset
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work setting
- Community centre
- Associations and non profit organizations
Responsibilities
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
- Prepare funding and grant applications and proposals
- Supervise peer counselling programs
- Plan, develop and implement training and practice sessions
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
Experience and specialization
Target audience
- Culturally diverse groups
- Elderly
Computer and technology knowledge
- MS Office
Area of work experience
- Community service organization
Additional information
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
