Supported Independent Living Outreach Worker (Casual - Vermillion)

Catholic Social Services is currently seeking a casual Supported Independent Living (SIL) Outreach Worker in Vermillion to join our Supported Independent Living team. Providing excellent client-centered care, you are confident, thoughtful, and motivated to achieve success when supporting others in your community!
Job Summary:
As SIL Outreach Worker, you are dedicated to providing support to individuals with developmental disabilities living independently in the community. Motivated, organized with good time management skills, you are a part of a self-directed team helping individuals connect to local resources. You will be skilled at supporting independent individuals to learn budgeting skills, access community resources, and any other supports needed to be a valued part of their community. Your strong problem solving skills along with the ability to empower individuals to manage regular daily activities and events make you an ideal candidate. Depending on the needs of the program some evening and weekend hours maybe required.
Education and Qualifications:

• Minimum Grade 12 education. A Diploma/Degree in Disability Services, Social Work or Human Services (or equivalent) is considered an asset
• Minimum 6 months experience working with persons with developmental disabilities
• Knowledge of community events considered an asset
• Valid Emergency First Aid/CPR
• Vulnerable Sector Check from local RCMP or city police detachment
• Clear and Current Drivers Abstract
• A vehicle and valid class 5 driver's license – requirement to transport clients in your personal vehicle
• Proof of Vehicle Insurance showing $2 million liability coverage
• Proof of Vehicle Registration for insured vehicle

What We Offer:

• The compensation for this position is $19.30 to $20.48 per hour based on qualifications and experience.
• Flexible benefit options when eligible.
• Work within a highly collaborative, team-oriented organization, where your ideas are heard, and you can see your impact daily.
• Growth Opportunities: apply and grow your skills within a dynamic, innovative and expanding Agency that is taking a leadership role in our industry.

About Catholic Social Services:
CSS is an established Agency that is guided by faith to care for and bring hope to people in need with humility, compassion and respect. With more than 50 years of service delivery, Catholic Social Services is one of the largest multi-function social services agencies in Canada, with more than 1800 staff, and hundreds of volunteers delivering 130+ programs throughout Central Alberta.
“As a Catholic social services agency, we are guided by faith to care for and bring hope to people in need with humility, compassion and respect.”
Our values are at the core of everything we do!

• Humility: We acknowledge with gratitude our human abilities and limitations. We demonstrate humility by doing the best that we can with the resources that we have.
• Compassion: We respond to people in need with love. We demonstrate our compassion by caring for people without judgment and without condition.
• Respect: We demonstrate our respect by being personally present, open and attentive to those we care for and by honouring their dignity and freedom.

We thank all applicants. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
We embrace diversity and offer equal opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of origin, culture, ethnicity, age, ability, gender identity, and people of faith or no faith.