Employment Opportunities

Recruiting Home Support & Supervised Access Workers

NICCSS is always recruiting new staff as Home Support Workers and Supervised Access Workers. This work is interesting, flexible and multi-faceted. We offer a comprehensive training program as well as on the job mentoring.

This line of work is well suited to:

Students looking for front line social service experience
Homemakers interested in returning to work in the social service sector
Individuals making the transition from pre-employment training programs and,
ESL speakers working towards improving their written communication skills within a professional context

Employment
Employment with NICCSS is not well suited to those workers needing a regular, full-time, predictable workload as the cases are assigned by contract only.

NICCSS
NICCSS offers a generous benefit package for part-time work, car remuneration, cell phone compensation, in-service training with Certificate, and the opportunity to experience many aspects of working in the field of child protection.

The responsibilities of a Supervised Access/Home Support Worker can include some or all of the below:

Provide transport in own vehicle for children under the care of VACFSS.*
Facilitate visits between children and their parents in a safe, child-centered, neutral manner.
Communicate and keep track of intricate details.
Complete tasks in the homes of VACFSS clients which may include light housekeeping, childcare, and/or teaching homemaking.
Write observations of visits or work completed in a timely manner.
Attend monthly team meetings.
Stay current with agency policy and procedures.

* Transportation services for children under the care of VACFSS will resume when Provincial COVID-19 health orders have been lifted.

Skills & Aptitudes

An aptitude for working with children and their families.
A willingness to undergo a Criminal Record Check and some medical clearance.
A capacity to write clearly and/or willingness to learn how to write professionally.
Some computer literacy with respect to simple word processing, emails, and file storage.
A fully functional cell phone with voice mail.
A driver’s license and insurable motor vehicle (optional).
An ability to respond in a timely and calm manner during stressful or crisis situations.
An understanding of healthy boundaries and the willingness to consult as much as necessary to do the job well.
Respect for other cultures; speaking other languages is an asset.
Strong time management skills with the capacity for managing an irregular workload.
A willingness to work evenings and weekends.
A team centered approach along with the capacity to work independently.
The desire to take part in service training.

If interested in arranging for an interview, please forward your resume:
By Email: kofosu@niccss.ca
By Mail: 200-739 Gore Ave. Vancouver BC V6A 2Z9