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community worker

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Employer details ILNSA

Job details

  • LocationHalifax, NS
  • Workplace information On site
  • Salary25.00 hourly / 35 hours per week
  • Terms of employment Term or contractFull time
  • Day, Evening, To be determined
  • Starts as soon as possible
  • Benefits: Other benefits
  • vacancies 1 vacancy
  • Source Job Bank #3136909

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • College/CEGEP
  • or equivalent experience

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

  • Socio-economic needs or conditions (housing, nutrition, unemployment, financial assistance)

Work setting

  • Community agency
  • Various locations
  • Social service or charity agency
  • Associations and non profit organizations
  • Community-based agency
  • Community and social services

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Prepare reports or case histories
  • Administrative and office activities
  • Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
  • Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
  • Conduct follow-up assessments
  • Develop, co-ordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
  • Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
  • Assist clients/guests with special needs
  • Manage knowledge
  • Record and relay information
  • Project management
  • Plan for translation and interpretation services
  • Develop teaching materials and other resources for program delivery
  • Develop promotional materials
  • Develop registration systems and information materials
  • Deliver lectures and presentations
  • Co-ordinate work activities with other departments
  • Work on reports from manual or electronic files, inventories and databases
  • Coordinate work activities to ensure projects meet deadlines and budgets

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Community disability studies Certificate
  • Cultural Awareness Training

Experience and specialization

Target audience

  • Culturally diverse groups
  • Families
  • Persons who are blind/visually impaired
  • Persons who are deaf/hard of hearing
  • Persons with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
  • Persons with an intellectual disability
  • Persons with learning disabilities
  • Persons with mental health disabilities
  • Persons with physical disabilities
  • Persons with a disability

Area of specialization

  • Community services

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

  • Willing to travel
  • Valid driver's licence
  • Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Attention to detail

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Interpersonal awareness
  • Client focus
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Team player
  • Organized
  • Collaborative

Benefits

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Parking available

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for persons with disabilities
  • Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Who can apply to this job?

Only apply to this job if:

  • You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
  • You have a valid Canadian work permit.

If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2024-11-14

Important notice: This job posting was posted directly by the employer on Job Bank. The Government of Canada has taken steps to make sure it is accurate and reliable but cannot guarantee its authenticity.

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Job market information

community worker NOC 42201 Halifax Region
Median wage Help -
19.00 $/hour

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