JOB OPPORTUNITY: Case Manager, Street Youth Job Action
Case Manager, Street Youth Job Action Competition #66-24
About this Role
Directions Youth Services is a division of Family Services of Greater Vancouver (FSGV), which for more than 90 years has provided a variety of essential resources for children, families and individuals in the Greater Vancouver community. We believe in the resiliency of Vancouver’s youth who are at-risk, homeless, and street-involved. We assist youth under the age of 25 to get counselling for trauma, mental health or substance issues. Our teams strive to create spaces and build connections with youth who are facing challenges of street life, substance use, mental health concerns, and disconnection from their communities. Directions inclusive programs of shelter and drop-in, safe houses and other unique programs are committed to being a community leader in harm reduction work and fostering low-barrier spaces where all youth are welcome.
Street Youth Job Action (SYJA) goal is to support and assist at-risk youth in achieving their pre-employment and life skill goals. Working one on one with youth to promote positive choices and furthering developing life skills. Provides direct training to youth towards independence. Provides assessment and individual goal planning services. Provides workshops tailored to client needs and self-described goals towards independence.
About our Opportunity:
Our Valued Benefits:
· Starting at 3 weeks’ vacation for full-time staff (pro-rated for part-time eligible staff)
· 3 paid household leave days a year (pro-rated for part-time eligible staff)
· 2 paid Wellness Days a year
· Paid sick days (for eligible staff)
· 2 1/2 paid Agency days for full-time staff (pro-rated for part-time staff)
· 5 paid days for education leave/year (pro-rated for part-time staff)
· 1 paid Moving Day/year (for eligible staff)
· Subsidized professional association annual dues (if applicable)
· A work culture that values transparency, teamwork, learning, fairness and integrity
Health and Wellness Resources (for eligible employees):
· Generous health/dental benefits after 3 months.
· 3 flex benefit options to meet your individualized needs
· Option of psychological/counselling services (up to $1500/year)
· Employee Assistance Plan
· Long Term Disability Plan
· Manulife Insurance, Travel insurance, ++
Pension: Municipal Pension plan enrollment for eligible employees
Work Hours: 35 hours per week (Full-time) Mon- Fri, 10am- 6pm (some flexible hours)Term position until December 10th 2025
Salary: GS9 ranges from $28.81/hour to $31.91/hour
Location: 1138 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC
Posting End Date: Posting will remain open until filled
What you bring:
Education, Training, Experience
· 2 years’ diploma/certificate in social work, youth care or other related field
· Minimum 2 years experience working with high-risk youth
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
· Knowledge of and belief in the Harm Reduction model
· Knowledge of substance misuse, adolescent development and the problems encountered by chemically dependant youth
Additional Requirements
· Successful completion of a Criminal Record Check
How to apply:
If this describes you, please submit your application to us through our website, https://fsgv.ca/careers/
Only short listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. Thank you for your interest.
We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that represents the communities we so proudly serve, while encompassing the principles of equity, inclusion and diversity. We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, Indigenous communities, persons with disabilities, gender expressions and sexual orientations including queer, trans, and two-spirit people. In our words and actions, we recognize the challenges for those facing inequalities, while acknowledging our privilege, as we continuously strive to remove biases and reduce barriers that individuals may experience in the hiring and job-seeking process. We invite feedback from all applicants who apply for roles within the Agency.
If you require a disability-related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please email your resume and cover letter (indicating the competition number #66-24 in email subject line) outlining your interest and relevant experience to for follow-up. **if you are an internal candidate, please indicate “Internal Candidate” in the Comments section at the bottom of the online application**
Our programs are located on the traditional, ancestral, and unseeded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw(Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil Waututh), Qayqayt, Katzie, Kwantlen, Kwekwetlem, Semiahmoo, Matsqui, and Tsawwassen First Nations. Huy ch q’u.
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