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Using a harm reduction approach, the Street Outreach Worker provides intensive and practical outreach supports, counselling, crisis intervention, advocacy, and referrals to sexually exploited youth and adults working in the street sex trade. A valid Driver's License and reliable transportation are required. The successful candidate must be available to work split shifts as the position currently involves morning and afternoon shifts as well as 4 evening shifts from 8:00 pm - 1:30 am which includes Friday and Saturday evenings. The ideal candidate will be very knowledgeable of the life styles and challenges facing this population and have previous experience working with a street involved population. They will also have exceptional communication and conflict resolution skills, be able to perform their duties with a significant degree of independence. They will also be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
Essential Skills
- Document use
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Vehicle supplied by employer
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
- Child and Youth Care Worker (CCW/CYW) Diploma
- Community Support Worker (CSW) Diploma
- Human Services Diploma
- Chemical Dependency Counselling Training/Certification
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate
Additional Skills
- Administrative and office activities
- Supervise staff, trainees or volunteers
Type of Community or Social Service
- Socio-economic needs or conditions (housing, nutrition, unemployment, financial assistance)
- Crime prevention
Specific Skills
- Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
- Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
- Develop, coordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
- Provide suicide and crisis intervention
- Resolve conflict situations
- Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
- Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
- Screen, recruit and train volunteers and support staff
Work Setting
- Social service agency
Ability to Supervise
- 1-2 people
Work Location Information
- Urban area
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
Target Groups or Clients
- Adolescents
- Male
- Female
- Aboriginal groups
- Young offenders
- Street population
- Persons with intellectual disabilities
- Persons with physical disabilities
- Persons with mental health disabilities
- Persons with learning disabilities
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