CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Position Title: Basic Needs Coordinator
Classification: Counsellor Level 2
Job Type: Casual position - evening, overnight, and weekend shift work will be required (8-12HR).
Department: Supportive Housing and Substance Use Health
Location: 55 Eccles
Reporting to: Manager, Supportive Housing and Substance Use Health
Compensation: $27.92/hr - $33.68/hr plus 14hs Paid Personal Leave and optional participation in the HOOPP pension plan.
Deadline to apply: Until suitable candidate is found.
Apply to: https://swchc.bamboohr.com/careers/707

ABOUT US

We are Somerset West Community Health Centre (SWCHC), a non-profit, community-governed organization that serves over 18,000 clients annually. Established in 1978, SWCHC provides a wide range of health care services such as primary health care, health promotion, community development, mental health, and harm reduction. We are deeply connected to the communities we serve and committed to removing barriers to accessing services for people who experience vulnerabilities because of their age, income, ability, sexual orientation or gender identity, and language or culture.
SWCHC strives to ensure that our team reflects the communities we serve. We work within an anti-racist, anti-oppressive framework that acknowledges the existence and impacts of systemic racism and seeks to ensure that systems are fair and equitable for everyone.

YOUR DAY-TO-DAY AT A GLANCE

As our Basic Needs Coordinator your responsibilities are:

• Active screening of clients seeking services.
• Supervision & accompaniment of clients accessing the building for shower & basic needs supplies.
• Infection prevention & control, including frequent and deep clean sanitizing, of shower spaces and adjoining supply distribution spaces.
• The organization, preparation and maintenance of supplies.
• Early response to any situations that require de-escalation.
• Support harm reduction clients in particular with any symptoms they are having related to substance use, mental health or trauma, and getting team support when needed to quickly and effectively support de-escalations.
• Ensuring the safe access and use of the Centre during shift coverage.
• Other duties as required.

READY TO APPLY?

Take your career to the next level! Submit a cover letter and your resume
to: https://swchc.bamboohr.com/careers/707
This position will remain open until suitable candidate is found

Somerset West Community Health Centre is an equal opportunity employer who values the diversity of individuals in our programs and services.
We welcome and encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and racialized communities, Two-Spirit, nonbinary, LGBTQ+ people; people with disabilities; and members of other equity seeking groups. Applicants are encouraged to share accessibility needs in the application process, and every attempt will be made to accommodate them.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Reporting to the Manager, Supportive Housing and Substance Use Health the Basic Needs Coordinator works as part of an interdisciplinary team to organize and deliver basic needs support services to HART HUB clients.
As a member of the HART HUB, the Basic Needs Coordinator will work in conjunction with all teams of the HART HUB to serve clients seeking shower services, food, and the adjoining basic needs supplies such as hygiene products, clothing, and other supplies and supports as needed. The Basic Needs Coordinator will collaborate closely with members of the team such as Primary Care, Peer Workers, Health and Housing System Navigators, Housing Case Manager, and Counselling services. The Basic Needs Coordinator will be trained in overdose response and have a key responsibility for supplies organization, preparation and distribution, as well as Infection Prevention & Control (IPAC).

As our Basic Needs Coordinator your responsibilities are:

• Active screening of clients seeking services.
• Supervision & accompaniment of clients accessing the building for shower & basic needs supplies.
• Infection prevention & control, including frequent and deep clean sanitizing, of shower spaces and adjoining supply distribution spaces.
• The organization, preparation and maintenance of supplies.
• Early response to any situations that require de-escalation.
• Support harm reduction clients in particular with any symptoms they are having related to substance use, mental health or trauma, and getting team support when needed to quickly and effectively support de-escalations.
• Ensuring the safe access and use of the Centre during shift coverage.
• Other duties as required