Summer Position - Outreach Worker

Thursday, April 17, 2025

Connective is a dynamic non-profit organization that provides innovative programming in the social services sector. We strive to create safe, healthy, and inclusive communities for all.

Connective is seeking enthusiastic and dedicated individuals to join our forward-thinking nonprofit organization in the role Outreach Worker, Summer Position.

Our mission is to foster the development of a safe, healthy, and inclusive community for all. If you are passionate about making a positive impact and helping us achieve this goal, we invite you to apply and become a part of our innovative team.

ROLE PURPOSE

In this position, you will provide various support to clients within a community setting to meet their emotional, personal, and physical needs. We designed this position to foster learning for its incumbent and will provide hands-on learning opportunities.

Our Outreach and Community Inclusion programs help individuals access services and build community connections while supporting them to develop life skills. We work one-on-one with service users to encourage them to identify, work toward, and achieve their goals so they can build greater independence and more active community engagement. Community-based outreach supports may include employment, housing, building healthy relationships, and pursuing social/recreational opportunities.

Our Community Service Office is a drop-in space that can be accessed by anyone in the community in need of assistance. Many service users who come to the CSO are from marginalized and vulnerable communities and are experiencing multiple and persistent barriers to accessing community resources. We respond to people’s self-identified needs by connecting them to relevant services, supports, and resources, which may include offering assistance with obtaining identification, educational upgrading, parole applications, addiction services, or securing and maintaining safe and affordable housing.

STATUS

• This is an exempt position. We have multiple positions available in Surrey and Vancouver.
• This is a temporary Summer 2025 position for 8 weeks.
• This position is subject to Connective receiving the Canada Summer Job Wage Grant.

HOURS

• This position is 35 hours per week.
• Hours must be completed between Monday and Friday 9:00 am and 5:00 pm (as per grant rules).
• All hours of this position must be completed by Friday, August 30, 2025 (as per grant rules).

WHAT WE OFFER

• Employer-paid Criminal Record Check Clearance.
• Paid in-house training programs such as MANDT and Naloxone.
• Opportunities for career and personal development, allowing you to explore diverse programs and departments.
• An inclusive work environment with team-building events and staff recognition programs.
• Access to On-Demand Pay, enabling you to withdraw earned wages before payday.
• Award-winning organization: 2022 and 2023 Canadian Nonprofit Employer of Choice from NEOC and 2023 High-Performance Culture Award from SupportingLines.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Understanding of providing service to people with mental health challenges, intellectual disabilities, and/or different learning abilities.
• Learn to develop programs tailored to the particular diverse needs of the individuals served.
• Working with clients with developmental disabilities and/or spectrum disorders, interaction with social agencies, experiencing psychiatric/personality disorders, and history of conflict with the law.
• Gain experience in assessment, case/care plan development, and implementation.
• MANDT Training (Crisis-Intervention).
• Naloxone Training.
• Training 1:1 with Manager or designate 3-4 days – more provided if required.
• Review of all applicable Policy and Procedures.
• Systems training; the student will be trained on all applicable systems to complete responsibilities.
• Opportunity to take service sector-related webinars and/or other trainings.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

As an Outreach Worker, your responsibilities will include:

• Working with the client, researching background material, and seeking the input of other professionals and family members to provide the assessment that will ascertain needs and postulate intervention possibilities.
• Working with the client to consider issues and create a mutually agreed intervention and support plan that has measurable short and long-term goals.
• Ensuring issues of daily living, including but not limited to housing, nutrition, clothing, hygiene, leisure lifestyle and access, employment, and education, are addressed in this plan.
• Ensuring the client’s ongoing legal, mental, and physical health issues are addressed in the plan.
• When and as needed, providing a wide range of interventions to enable the client to address and accomplish the established goals.
• Interacting with other professionals, family members, and organizations to ensure services, admissions, and treatments are in the client’s interest and supportive of the long-term goals.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

We seek candidates who meet the following qualifications and requirements:

• Valid BC class 5 driver’s license.
• Personal transportation in good repair, insured for business up to $1,000,000 for liability, and suitable for client transport.
• Demonstrated ability to respond efficiently in crisis and escalated situations.
• Ability to work independently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Post-Secondary educational background in Social Services/Criminology/Psychology.
• Meet all the eligibility requirements as set out by the Canada Summer Grant.
• Professional or lived experience working with vulnerable populations facing multiple barriers.
• Successful completion of a Vulnerable Persons Criminal Records Check/Enhanced Security Clearance and reference checks.
• Current Emergency First Aid Certificate.

COMPENSATION

Compensation for this position will be $25.95.

Important: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada, observe their weekly hours limit if under a temporary or study visa, and provide proof of eligibility if selected for the role.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

At Connective, we value and accommodate unique differences to ensure that our staff have the opportunity and are supported to thrive. To build a strong and representative workforce, we strongly encourage applications from BIPOC, LGBTQ2S+ people, immigrants, and people with disabilities or other marginalized communities.