Budzey - Community Health Worker - Gender Requirement (Mon-Fri Days)

RainCity Housing wishes to acknowledge that we operate programs on the stolen, unceded, ancestral, traditional homelands of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm, q̓íc̓əy̓, qiqéyt, qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓, sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ, səl̓ílwətaʔɬ, SEMYOME, shíshálh, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, ˈstɔːloʊ and Xʷməθkwəy̓əm Nations.

About Us – A home for every person 

RainCity Housing is an organization that makes a difference in people’s lives. Our mission is to advance social equity by building upon the strengths of our community and of each individual. With a goal of providing a home for everyone, RainCity’s programs sustain relationships, strengthen communities, and make change for people experiencing homelessness, mental health, trauma, and substance use issues.
 

RainCity Housing has been developing emerging and promising practices for over 40 years in social services and healthcare, providing Housing First, harm reduction and supports for community members who access our services. To learn more, check out our innovations page . You can visit our Indeed page and click on the “Follow” button to be notified of new job openings: ca.indeed.com/cmp/Raincity-Housing-and-Support-Society/about. 

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Benefits: 

• 5 days of paid leave for Indigenous Employees for Ceremonial, Cultural, and Spiritual events per year 
• 8 weeks of paid leave for gender affirming care for medical procedures for transgender and gender diverse employees, cumulative total 
• Employee and Family Assistance Program available to ALL employees, including 24-hour helpline, Personal counselling, Life Coaching, Financial Coaching, Legal Referral and Advisory Services, and Health Coaching: https://www.fseap.ca/
• Municipal Pension Plan with guaranteed lifetime monthly pension when you retire: https://mpp.pensionsbc.ca/ 
  
• Employer-paid benefits for regular Part-time and Full-time employees:
• Unlimited Physiotherapy and $1,000/year coverage for Massage
• Vision Care, Dental Care, Prescription Drugs, Naturopath, Acupuncture, Chiropract, Group Life Benefit $50,000, Long Term Disability, and Unlimited Out-of-Province and Out-of-Country Emergencies

Position Summary
Helps ensure tenant rooms meet health and safety requirements by providing home support services to tenants such as housekeeping, laundry, supporting tenants to learn housekeeping skills, collecting and disposing of needles, assisting staff with pest control preparation.

Job Competition # job2023.428    
Job: Community Health Worker, the Budzey, Permanent, Full-Time, 1.0 FTE
Salary Range: $21.85  (BCGEU, Grid 1)    
Hours: 75 hrs bi-weekly
Schedule: Monday – Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm. At present, includes a 30-minute unpaid meal break
Work Site: The Budzey   
Start Date: As soon as possible

Gender is a bona fide occupational requirement: women (trans, cis), gender diverse, and Two Spirit staff only please.

Pursuant to the Provincial Health Officer's Order, the incumbent of this position is required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. We will only consider applicants who are fully vaccinated, or who have received an exemption from the Provincial Health Office. Proof of either must be provided in advance of any offer of employment being made.

Program
The Budzey provides housing for women and women-led families. There are 147 units in total: 106 studio apartments for single women and 41 one, two- and three-bedrooms apartments for women-led families. It is estimated that there will be up to 220 people living in this building – with up to 55 children. The building will also have the Administration offices for RainCity Housing. This is a large building – 10 stories – with complex building services.
    
QUALIFICATIONS
Many forms of education and experience are valued, including volunteering and lived experience of mental illness / addiction/ homelessness; Minimum education and experience includes:

• Graduate of Grade 12
• One year of related experience
• Or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Current First Aid and CPR certification

Key Skills and Abilities – for supporting people receiving our services

• Ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with tenants
• Home management skills
• Ability to observe and recognise changes in tenants
• Ability to respond to problematic behaviour using an understanding of the behaviour's context and function
• Ability to informally teach skills that increase tenant’s ability to self-manage their homes
• Ability to analyse problems and develop effective solutions
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision
• Ability to collaborate with staff team and external services
• Ability to constructively resolve conflict with co-workers, management and external services
• Ability to communicate effectively both in writing and verbally
• Ability to organise and prioritise duties
• Ability to operate related equipment
  • Physically able to carry out the duties of the position
• Demonstrates understanding of oppression and marginalization as related to chronically homeless individuals.