At Anika Youth Services, we support at-risk youth in the Surrey and Langley area who are in need of wrap around services, including long-term housing, outreach services, and life skills programming. AYS creates individualized plans that address the youth’s mental health, social, behavioural, and emotional needs
We serve a demographic of female youth with multiple barriers, vulnerabilities, and who have experienced trauma.
Attachment theory, trauma informed practice, crisis management, and life skills will be the foundations of your work with the youth. This position allows you to have extensive front line exposure and positively impact the lives of our most vulnerable youth.
This role is within our Low-barrier housing program that integrates a harm reduction approach while ensuring quality of care for the youth within the resource. This position will provide successful candidates with the experience of gaining extensive front line exposure and create the opportunity to positively impact the lives of our most vulnerable youth.
Addiction Support Worker – Full Time
- Awake Overnight 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Schedule: 4 days on / 4 days off (rotating through all days of the week)
- Program: Low-barrier housing program using a harm-reduction approach
Qualifications:
- Minimum 2 year diploma in Addictions Support, child and youth care, psychology, criminology, or related social services field
- Two (2) years’ recent, related professional experience working with substance use and/ or harm reduction.
Successful candidates will have knowledge and experience:
- Working with vulnerable populations who are in active addiction
- Understand Harm Reduction approach
- Understand How to build relationships
- Understand Trauma informed approach
- Barriers faced by those who are in active addiction
- Knowledge of community, social and health resources
- Knowledge of mental health issues and treatment
For this position:
- Class 5 License and reliable vehicle* Mandatory
- Complete/Have Standard First-Aid Level 1 with CPR
- Clear criminal record
Job skills and abilities:
- Establish and maintain rapport with clients
- Observe and recognize changes behaviour
- Deal effectively with conflict situations, manage aggressive behavior, and use MANDT management techniques
- Work both independently and in cooperation with others
- Communicate effectively
- Organize, prioritize and meet deadlines
- Establish/maintain satisfactory working relationships
- Maintain confidentiality
- Work with a culturally diverse population
- Physically carry out the duties of the position
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to perform basic household duties, such as maintaining a budget, grocery shops, meal preparation, cleaning and ability to teach basic life skills
Work Remotely
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From $26.74 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care
Education:
Experience:
- Substance Misuse: 2 years (required)
- At risk population: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- First Aid Certification (preferred)
- Class 5 Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
