| JOB IDENTIFICATION Job Title: Community Prevention Worker Job Status: Part-Time Reports To: Program Manager Date of Revised Job Description: May 7, 2020 Location of Job: Boston Bar School Days per week: 2 days between Tuesday and Thursday Rate of Pay: $28.37/hr Hours per week: 16 hours |
Job Summary:
Community Prevention worker works as a member of the Cedar Strong team and provides support to students through individual and group sessions along with offering prevention workshops to students in the Boston Bar School and community on a variety of social issues impacting the lives of students and their families.
Why Work For Cedar Strong
At Cedar Strong Prevention and Intervention Society, we believe that meaningful work changes lives — including your own. When you join Cedar Strong, you become part of a compassionate, mission-driven team dedicated to supporting individuals and families through shelter, outreach, and prevention programming in our local communities. We value integrity, cultural humility, collaboration, and continuous learning, and we are committed to creating a workplace where staff feel supported, heard, and empowered to grow. Our team members benefit from a strong culture of care, opportunities for professional development, and the chance to make a tangible difference every day. If you are passionate about community impact and want to contribute to a purpose-driven organization that truly values its people, Cedar Strong is the place to build your career.
Job Duties:
Coordination of Workshops:
- If necessary, meet with teachers/counsellors prior to presentations to go over material and any other pertinent information
- Create a schedule for school presentations
- Meet the needs of the classroom teacher regarding pertinent social issues to be addressed
Coordination of Individual Sessions:
- Work with identified student’s individual on the specific issues that are impacting their school, social and emotional well-being
- As required referral students to specialized counsellors for more long-term, intense support/counselling
- Building trusting relationships with students
- Develop session structure that will meet the needs of the students
- Work with families as needed and as requested (time permitting)
- As needed work with other community stakeholders to ensure a wrap-around service is offered to students and families
Record Keeping:
- Keep up-to-date material for presentations
- Maintain school binder to ensure that a duplication of presentations is not occurring
- Keep a record of how many students are receiving the presentations and/or individual sessions
Miscellaneous:
- Maintain professional boundaries within the Cedar Strong Code of Ethics and philosophy both internally and externally
- Abide by Cedar Strong. Policy and Procedure Manual
- Exercise professional boundaries
- Maintain Employer Expectations
- Knowledge of the diverse community and cultures in Hope and surrounding area
- Maintain current knowledge of family violence and related issues
- Continue to upgrade skills through staff and professional development
- Attend staff meetings, staff workshops, and special events
- Participate in the coordination of fund-raising events
- Seek donations to augment restricted Program budgets
- Special projects as directed by the Executive Director
- Other related duties
Working Conditions:
This position is from September to June (the school year).
HUMAN PROFILE
Technical Skills
Education:
Two-year college diploma in the Social Services Sector or related disciplines with one to three years’ experience or five years combination of education and experience.
Experience:
- Three to five years combination of education and experience in the Social Services Sector (either paid or volunteer basis.)
- Knowledge and understanding of family dynamics
- healthy relationships and ability to present to large groups
- age range from 5 years to adulthood.
- Ability to work independently with little or no supervision
- work well within a team environment.
Training Provided:
Presentation skills; Conflict Resolution; Crisis and Suicide Intervention
Performance Skills
Physical Demands:
Limited physical demands, box of resource material may need to be carried.
Mental Demands:
The job involves psychological and mental demands in relation to working with students and families who have a variety of social issues. Working with children in a variety of settings and being exposed to their experiences. Ability to adapt to unforeseen situations during presentations of material.
The job involves verbal and written communication within the staff team and with local agencies. Ability to document and relay information in a concise and efficient manner.
The job involves ethical thinking and making sound judgments. Respectfulness toward individuals regardless of ethnic, religious, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental ability is required and is expected. Ability to problem-solve, demonstrate time, organizational, and stress management skills.
All Staff will possess Emotional Competences.
To apply: Send resume and cover letter to HR@cedarstrong.org
Interview Location: Boston Bar, BC