Shelter Support Staff

Job Title: Shelter Support Worker
Location: Moncton, NB
Pay Rate: $20.00/Hr
Shift: Varies; day shifts/night shifts

Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinates and facilitates life skills programming for program participants that includes, but is not limited to: financial literacy, employment skills, hygiene, health, food literacy, drug awareness, mental wellness, education planning, tenant's rights, first aid, etc.
- Provides appropriate follow-ups, monitors participant's activities.
- Ensures that programs are operated in accordance with the mission and values of HHA, and with applicable contract(s) and or agreements.
- Liaises with Police, funders, court personnel, community agencies, government assistance programs, families, and other staff members.
- Keeps an accurate and up-to-date record of community resources for distribution to participants.

Qualifications and Requirements:
- Criminal Police Investigation Check and Vulnerable Sector Clearance (CPIC)
- Non-violent crisis intervention training considered an asset.
- Class 5 License - for occasional driving clients/residents to appointments
- A minimum of one year of prior related experience, including frontline involvement in a social service environment, considered an asset
- Attention to detail, problem solving and analytical skills.
- Strong sense of integrity and confidentiality with professional ethics and a balanced sense of fairness and flexibility.
- Ability to educate and/or coordinate with other providers on various life skills.
- Strong critical thinking and analytical skills for daily communication with clientele.
- Note taking and file management.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to identify challenges, gathering all the facts of a person's case.