Housing/Settlement Workers

Summary

This is a non-union contract position scheduled to work 35 hours per week**
with a possibility of extension.

This position provides mobile case management services for newly arrived Ukrainian families to enable them to settle in temporary accommodation and access services to live independently.

Duties & Responsabilities:

• Places newly arrived Ukrainian families in the assigned accommodation by escorting them to their temporary home.
• Provides case management planning, needs assessment, supportive counselling, crisis intervention and information and referral services.
• Conducts community mapping and engages volunteers in the settlement process.
• Conducts home visits and delivers off-site services to offer post housing/settlement stabilization services.
• Liaisons and mediates with host families with or on behalf of clients.
• Assists clients to establish and maintain links with appropriate resources including services relating to employment, language training, settlement, general health care, volunteer opportunities, etc.
• Keeps administrative records of services and activities, inputs data using CIS, the agency database, and completes narrative reports monthly.
• Conducts exit interviews when all client needs in the initial settlement plan are addressed; seeks feedback from service providers and host families.

Qualifications:

• Social Service Worker Diploma or equivalent with relevant practicum experience.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience working within the Settlement and Housing Help Sector
• Demonstrated experience in housing search, housing applications, and connecting with landlords.
• Demonstrated knowledge of eviction prevention, housing access, housing stabilization and special priority housing applications.
• Demonstrated ability to provide case management to vulnerable population.
• Knowledge of specific issues facing refugees and immigrants, race relations, gender, abuse survivors and mental health.
• Knowledge of settlement and housing related services and resources, with an emphasis on the services and resources that exist within the Greater Toronto Area.
• Knowledge of Internet, Email and Windows software e.g. Microsoft Office Suite.
• Demonstrated experience in data-entry, documentation and reporting.
• Excellent communication, organization and coordination skills.
• Access to a vehicle is essential as frequent travel to multiple locations within the GTA is required.
• Must be willing to work flexible hours including some evenings.
• Required to provide a valid Vulnerable Sector Screening (VSS) Police check. The VSS must have been completed within the past 6 months.
• Must be able to speak Ukrainian
• Ability to speak Russian and/or Polish an asset.
• Must be fully vaccinated or be exempt from vaccination on human rights grounds. COSTI reserves the right to require information establishing the validity of the exemption

How to apply:

Qualified candidates are invited to submit their resumes and cover letters as one file, by clicking on the below link: https://creg.costi.ca/ui/hr/resume.aspx?refno=120-22