Caregiver Support Counsellor                                        

Caregiver Support Program                        

 Supervisor: Chantelle Fontaine, Team Lead – Family Support Program                              

Full Time (35 hours/week)

Grid 23 ($38.34-$42.15/hour)

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Pacific Community Resources Society is committed to diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from people of all gender identities and expressions, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, and visible minorities.

Opportunity

PCRS requires a full-time Counsellor to provide in-home and group support for approximately 20 foster homes in Surrey, Delta and Langley, BC. 

This position requires a client-centered individual who fully understands MCFD foster home policies and procedures, the various responsibilities of fostering families, parenting strategies, child and youth development, attachment issues, and special needs. The successful candidate will assist caregivers in managing stress, promote self-care, and provide training that will build caregivers' skills in working with children and youth who have experienced trauma and attachment disruption, helping caregivers to raise their professional voices to advocate for the children and their care, themselves, and their families. 

In addition, they will be familiar with the Ministry of Children and Families system and be experts in organizing and managing reports and communicating with other professionals. They will regularly liaise with a wide range of professionals in the child in the care system and attend case management meetings with caregivers as their support and advocate. The individual will be well organized and can work on their own.

Primary Duties

•  Maintain reportsand data collection.
•  Contribute as a member of the larger PCRS team.
•  Parenting skills development
• Group training
• Organize and facilitate up to five (5) groups with monthly meetings that include:

1)    Groups for caregivers who have children that have experienced attachment disruption.

2)    Groups for grandparents who have children who are 'Out of Care.'

3)    Groups for the caregivers on current caseload.

4)    Cultural competency in working with Indigenous youth and families.

Work Conditions:

The caregiver support counsellor is expected to meet this population group's unique needs and work flexible hours, including some evenings and weekends.

Qualifications:

• MSW, BSW, or B.A. and five years of experience, preferably work with families or the equivalent.
• Criminal Record Check including the vulnerable sector.
• Driver's license with business insurance use
• Use of own vehicle required (mileage is paid)

Who We Are

Pacific Community Resources Society (PCRS) is a large not-for-profit agency that serves some of the most vulnerable people in our communities from Vancouver to Hope. We work with youth and vulnerable adults in the areas of education, employment, housing, substance use and mental health, and youth and family support services. We are CARF Accredited and a Certified Living Wage Employer.

Our Vision - Everyone thriving in strong, healthy communities!

Our Mission - To inspire healthy and inclusive communities through leadership and collaboration.

Our Values - Advocacy, Diversity and Inclusion, Empowerment, Service Excellence, Stewardship, Well-being

We are grateful to operate on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷm əθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), Qw'?ntl'en (Kwantlen), se’mya’me (Semiahmoo), sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen), q̓ic̓əy (Katzie), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Coquitlam), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), máthxwi (Matsqui) and Stó:lō Nations.

We Offer

• Equitable Base Pay – we are a Certified Living Wage Employer

o   Generous paid vacation time, personal time, sick time; additional paid time off for life events

o   Additional paid holidays, ex. Easter Monday, Boxing Day

• Extended health, prescription, dental & vision care plan, with 100% Employer-Paid Premiums

o   Disability and Life Insurance Coverage

o   Employee & Family Assistance Program including preventative health & counselling.

• Membership in the Municipal Pension Plan with generous employer contributions
• Flexible schedules and earned time off program *
• Full-day agency orientation and extensive training, with regular ongoing performance evaluations
• In-house digital and classroom learning opportunities; staff funding for professional development.
• Opportunities to use your voice & participate in committees on policy, wellness, safety, EDI, etc.

* Eligibility will vary depending on terms and role requirements – details for this posting will be provided on request.

Persons who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact our HR department at . Personal information will be kept confidential.