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This position includes, but is not limited to, meal prep and service, housekeeping, laundry, checking in clients, receiving donations and organizing stock, data entry, administrative tasks, shelter security and supervision.
This position begins as casual, with opportunity to advance to fulltime as positions become available.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate
Additional Skills
- Administrative and office activities
- Housekeeping activities
- Food preparation
Type of Community or Social Service
- Services for the homeless
Specific Skills
- Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
- Provide suicide and crisis intervention
- Resolve conflict situations
- Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
Work Setting
- Shelter for the homeless
Ability to Supervise
- More than 20 people
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
Target Groups or Clients
- Street population