Sechelt Shelter - Assistant Manager; Sun-Wed

Job Description

Posted Friday, December 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM | Expires Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 7:59 AM

Rain City Housing operates on the stolen, unceded, ancestral, traditional homelands of the Xʷməθkwəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ Nations in so‑called Vancouver, the q̓íc̓əy ̓,qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən ̓,kʷikʷəƛ̓əm, qḯyéyt, SEMYOME, Stó꞉lō, and sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ Nations in so‑called Lower Mainland, and the shíshálh in so‑called Sunshine Coast. Rain City Housing is an organization that makes a difference in people’s lives. Our mission is to advance social equity by building upon the strengths of our community and of each individual.

With a goal of providing a home for everyone, Rain City’s programs sustain relationships, strengthen communities, and make change for people experiencing homelessness, mental health, trauma, and substance use issues. Rain City Housing has been developing emerging and promising practices for over 40 years in social services and healthcare, providing Housing First, harm reduction and supports for community members who access our services.

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• 5 days of paid leave for Indigenous Employees for Ceremonial, Cultural, and Spiritual events per year
• 8 weeks of paid leave for gender affirming care for medical procedures for transgender and gender diverse employees, cumulative total
• Employee and Family Assistance Program available to ALL employees. Includes 24‑hour helpline, Personal counselling, Life Coaching, Financial Coaching, Legal Referral and Advisory Services, and Health
  
  Coaching:
• $500 per paramedical service (Physiotherapy, Naturopath, Acupuncture, Chiropract, and more)
• Vision Care, Dental Care, Prescription Drugs, Group Life Benefit (1 x annual salary), Long Term Disability, and Unlimited Out-of-Province and Out-of-Country Emergencies.

The Assistant Manager helps the Program Managers to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate the program policies, procedures, and practices. The Assistant Manager directs the daily operations of the program, and performs hiring, dismissal, discipline, and performance evaluation of the staff team. The successful candidate ensures that program mandate, principles, policies, and procedures are followed. The Assistant Manager promotes the interests of the participants and the program in the community and ensures that the program is maximally integrated and coordinated with other systems of care.

The Assistant Manager replaces the Program Manager for absences such as vacation, illness, and leaves. The Assistant Manager is part of the leadership team and works closely with other managers, the Rain City operations team, and administrative staff. A key component of this employment opportunity is the proven ability to collaborate and work alongside people of various socio‑economic backgrounds.

Sechelt Shelter provides emergency shelter and supports to 20 individuals, 19 and over, who are experiencing homelessness on the Sunshine Coast. The shelter is staffed 24/7 with 2 community support workers. The shelter also provides drop‑in services to folks who may be without a home and need supports, including the Sunshine Coast’s only Overdose Prevention Site (OPS). We view the shelter as an opportunity to promote dignity, social justice, and increased citizenship for members of our community who come from a wide variety of backgrounds but who currently do not have a place to call home.

• A B.A. in a relevant health discipline or equivalent experience
• Training in supervisory and/or managerial functions
• Four (4) years of recent related experience with people living with mental health issues, substance use and/or are at risk of being homeless
• One (1) year in a supervisory, preferably managerial, capacity, and/or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Current First Aid and CPR certification
• Class 5 driver’s…