Job opportunity
Shelter Advocate Health Wellness
The Mustard Seed
Support shelter guests in Kamloops through advocacy, system navigation, and client-centered wellness support at Victoria Street Shelter. This is a full-time permanent position.
The Mustard Seed seeks an Advocate for its Health and Wellness area. You will help clients experiencing poverty, housing instability, and other barriers pursue rights, resources, and sustainable housing. The work includes intake, referrals, documentation, partnerships, and crisis intervention. You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary allied health team.
Key Responsibilities:
Meet guests to identify ID, income, and housing goals
Complete Wellness Advocate intake and document client interactions
Connect clients with internal and external community resources
Facilitate health and wellness programs and group initiatives
Provide advocacy, follow-up, and crisis intervention when necessary
Requirements:
Undergraduate degree in a related field preferred
Three to five years of related experience preferred
Excellent interpersonal, administrative, and organizational skills
Competence using MS Office; HIFIS, CASH, and VAT preferred
Class 5 driver's licence and clean driver's abstract
Apply your advocacy, resource navigation, and wellness coordination skills supporting clients at The Mustard Seed in Kamloops.
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Apply on source site The Mustard Seed seeks an Advocate for its Health and Wellness area. You will help clients experiencing poverty, housing instability, and other barriers pursue rights, resources, and sustainable housing. The work includes intake, referrals, documentation, partnerships, and crisis intervention. You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary allied health team.
Key Responsibilities:
Meet guests to identify ID, income, and housing goals
Complete Wellness Advocate intake and document client interactions
Connect clients with internal and external community resources
Facilitate health and wellness programs and group initiatives
Provide advocacy, follow-up, and crisis intervention when necessary
Requirements:
Undergraduate degree in a related field preferred
Three to five years of related experience preferred
Excellent interpersonal, administrative, and organizational skills
Competence using MS Office; HIFIS, CASH, and VAT preferred
Class 5 driver's licence and clean driver's abstract
Apply your advocacy, resource navigation, and wellness coordination skills supporting clients at The Mustard Seed in Kamloops.
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