Awake Overnight Support Worker – Triveri

Support Worker – Triveri House

Awake Overnight:
Wednesday – Sunday

Enviros is an innovative social services agency that provides critical, individualized programs to children, youth, adults and families in vulnerable situations to meet their desired outcomes and wellness. Enviros helps our clients make strength-based changes to move to independence within a healthy community. Enviros focuses programs on the unique needs of individual clients practicing experiential learning to provide opportunities for personal discovery and growth.

Enviros focus is on building relationships and is the foundation of the work we do. This enables clients to develop skills, healthy trust, and independence. Since our founding in 1976, Enviros has been an early adopter of new evidence-based best practices and has developed and informed other leading practices.

Simply stated, our vision is: “The Power of Human Relationships Invites Belonging and Inspires Growth”.

Triveri House is a Place Based Supportive Housing program for young people (18-29) experiencing chronic and episodic homelessness. Adhering to a Harm Reduction model, the program works with the young adults to create stability and overall wellbeing in their lives. The program is targeted to open in November 2020.

The support worker will provide the welcoming services for tenants ensuring the health and wellness and safety needs are met for tenants residing in Triveri House. The support workers are on-site at all times and will be the first contact for all individuals entering the facility. Support workers will act as “point workers” supporting Case Management staff with goal planning for residents of Triveri House.

This team of workers will have three main roles within the program: security of the building, medical first responders and facility management. Safety protocols and measures will be monitored and carried out by the all individuals on the Triveri House team. This will include monitoring video, monitoring entrances and exits from the building, being “on the floor” in public spaces while on shift and responding to emergency situations which may arise.

The support worker will work with Triveri House residents to ensure their daily needs are met including: laundry, meal prep, medication assistance, internal community programming, upkeep and cleanliness of resident units, crisis management, debriefing, and general maintenance and cleaning tasks pertaining to the program schedule. The support worker will be accountable to complete building walkthroughs, shift change notes with the assistance of both case managers and leadership staff when required.

Candidates will have experience working with youth and young adults and enjoy working with the populations residing in this residence. Individuals with trainings in crisis intervention and de-escalation are considered an asset. Support workers are on site 24/7, shifts will include days, evenings, awake overnights and weekends.

• A degree or diploma in related field of study
• The ideal candidate would have 3 – 5 years of experience in working with youth and young adults who may be at risk of facing homelessness
• Individuals who have experience working within the Calgary Homeless Foundation network of service providers may be an asset.
• A current criminal record check including vulnerable sector (completed within the last 6 months)
• A current Alberta Intervention Record check (completed within the last 12 months)
• A current First Aid and CPR/AED ‘C’ certificate
• A Class 4 or 5 Driver’s License (Class 5 GDL will not be accepted)

(no phone calls)