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Job Title: Direct Service Support Relief Staff- Langin Place   Date Submitted:   25 April 2024
Company Name: Calgary Alternative Support Services (CASS)               Job Type:   Paid Employment
Job Location: Langin Place, 128-433 Macloed Trail SE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Req #47   Number of Vacancies:  
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Job Description:

Are you interested in making a difference in the lives of marginalized populations?

The field of human services provides meaningful work. What you do has a purpose, and you know it directly impacts and contributes to an individual’s well-being while supporting the development of more inclusive communities which benefit everyone.

Calgary Alternative Support Services (CASS) recognizes that the people we employ are our single greatest asset. We endeavour to recruit and mentor human service professionals with talent and commitment for disability advocacy and community engagement.

This posting will close on May 8 , 2024.

To view a complete job description, please visit Direct-Service-Support-Relief-Staff-Langin-Place-Req-47-1.pdf
Education Required:

  • Post-secondary education of a degree or diploma in the Human Services sector
  • An equivalent combination of education and/or experience will be considered
  • Maintains and utilizes current Emergency or Standard First Aid that includes CPR/AED
  • A current police information check with a vulnerable sectors search that is satisfactory to CASS

Qualifications and Experience

  • Experience working successfully with populations impacted by homelessness, addictions, mental health issues and/or other barriers to stable housing is preferred
  • Demonstrated knowledge of substance abuse problems, homeless programs, and mental health services within the Calgary region
  • Demonstrated knowledge of community outreach service principles and intervention techniques specific to hard-to-reach, difficult to serve populations
  • Dedicated and service-oriented individual committed to working in a professional environment with at-risk communities using the principles of Harm Reduction

  
Skills Requirements:

  • Ability to work with and serve a highly diverse population. Demonstrated respect and appreciation for diversity of all types including tenants, community and other staff
  • Must be highly motivated and a self-starter
  • Ability to manage and balance role responsibilities and interpersonal dynamics in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
  • Ability to approach situations with positivity and manage time and stress effectively
  • Ability to mediate and negotiate difficult situations
  • Knowledge of the psychosocial rehabilitation model
  • Working knowledge of harm reduction, Housing First philosophy and practice and Critical Time Management
  • Practical and theoretical knowledge in Mental health and substance abuse profiles and challenges resulting from these
  • Knowledge of chronically and episodically homeless, and the critical challenges faced by this population
  • Knowledgeable of Provincial legislation impacting mental health and addictions
  • Proficient in MS Office programs including Word, Excel and email
  • Strong verbal and written communications
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality

  
Other Requirements:

This position falls under the Caregivers Act. For full details please visit the site below:
Caregivers – Employment standards exceptions | Alberta.ca
Bill 2: An Act to Make Alberta Open for Business: Caregivers – Employment standards exceptions | Alberta.ca

Referral Program: If you have been referred by an existing CASS staff member, please indicate who referred you in your cover letter so that they can be rewarded.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

No phone calls please.


  
Salary Requirement: $21.00-$24.00/Hourly   How to Apply:   Website
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