• INTERNAL/EXTERNAL
• Social Prescribing
• Seniors Community Connector
• Wage: $27.00
• Full Time, 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Temporary – ending March 31, 2025, possibility of extension
• Location: Abbotsford Connect Seniors to Supportive Services available to them
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Job Summary

• Using an asset-based community development approach to identify and mobilize individuals, and organizations providing and supporting older adults.
• Engaging and participating in learning opportunities such as in communities of practice (COPs), planning tables, and/or networking events.
• Establishing networks and relationships with local service providers and advisory committees who serve socially isolated, disengaged seniors who are at risk of frailty.
• Connecting, liaising, and establishing partnerships with local health care professionals to create and maintain referral pathways.
• Receiving client intake information from the healthcare professionals and connecting with clients to begin the referral process. Clients are often socially isolated, disengaged seniors who are at risk of frailty.
• Maintaining an active caseload of seniors with short-term needs.
• Understanding hospital discharge procedures and assisting with and supporting seniors transitioning back home following discharge.
• Visiting seniors in the community, including in their personal residences.
• Completing initial client intake assessment and process to assess strengths, needs, abilities, and risks, using motivational interviewing techniques such as active listening, conflict resolution, and observing behaviour.
• Using various assessment tools to determine challenges, needs and risks related to healthy aging, and develops routines, structures, and resource referrals to reduce risk of frailty.
• Supporting seniors to access appropriate range of activities and suitable community resources by developing individual wellness plans.
• Using a “what matters to you” approach, referring seniors to community-based services, observing and assessing the participants’ engagement with the resources including emotional, psychological, and functional status.
• Picking up and dropping off clients for activities and picking up program supplies as needed.
• Assisting program team with planning, organizing, and delivering program events for clients and volunteers.
• Monitoring client progress at follow-up intervals and ensuring smooth transitions during program discharge.

Our Offer

• Wage: $27.00 per hour
• A full-time position at 35 hours per week, availability Mondays to Fridays, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.
• Temporary until March 31, 2025, possibility of extension.
• Benefits include:
  • Three weeks vacation in your first year; four weeks in your second year.
  • A great benefits plan including extended health and dental; you choose your plan.
  • Employee and Family Assistance Program that includes online access to wellness resources.
  • Great in-house training opportunities.
  • Rewarding work in a positive environment.
  • Build your experience working with at-risk seniors.
  • Work/Life balance.
  • Great opportunities to network with other Archway employees.

Getting an Interview–you will be considered if you have:

• A Diploma in social work, social services or a related field, or a combination of relevant education and experience may be considered.
• Strong knowledge of seniors’ issues and challenges related to healthy
• Experience working with seniors and diverse populations from different cultures and socio- economic backgrounds.
• Knowledge of the community resources, programs, and services available to seniors.
• Minimum two (2) years recent related
• Experience coordinating volunteers is an asset.

• Demonstrated ability to connect with and support seniors.
• Strong verbal, written, and active listening skills, with ability to communicate respectfully and effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds and experiences.
• Strong networking and relationship building skills.
• Strong planning, organization, and time management skills; able to prioritize and manage competing tasks.
• Good computer skills; able to use information databases, Microsoft Office365, and virtual meeting tools such as Teams effectively.
• Demonstrated skills in the areas of crisis intervention and conflict resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit and supervise volunteers.
• Strong collaborative skills and proven ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all internal and external contacts.
• Familiarity with issues faced by seniors, including accessibility, mobility, food security, common health issues, loneliness, and frailty.
• Well-developed problem-solving skills; able to identify client needs and achieve outcomes.
• The ability to interact with difficult people or people in difficult situations.
• A valid class 5 BC Driver’s License, and satisfactory driver’s abstract.
• First Aid Certification or willingness to take the training.
• A satisfactory Criminal Records Check is a condition of employment.

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