1. Family Service Program - Temporary Full-Time (37.5 hrs./wk.) - until September 2023, or upon return of the incumbent.

2. PAID Program - Temporary Part-Time (31.5 hrs./wk.) - until April 2024, or upon return of the incumbent.

• Diploma or Degree in human/social services and 1 year of recent related experience supporting families. Or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

• Current CPR-C is required

• Must have a valid Class 5 driver’s license, own a reliable vehicle, with Business Use and 5 Million liability insurance and safe driving record (abstract). The difference in cost for obtaining business use insurance will be covered by ICS.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Strong communication, documentation and writing skills
• Ability to work independently and demonstrate good time management
• Strong knowledge and skills of implementing current research-based theories, methods and interventions related to individuals/families dealing with issues of violence, addictions and mental health
• Ability to assess and identify individual/family strengths, challenges and risks and assist families to determine and achieve goals
• Strong ability to provide crisis management when required
• Strong ability to conduct group facilitations
• Ability to work collaboratively with social workers and community professionals
• Demonstrated professionalism, ethical decision making and accountability
• Strong teamwork, collaboration and conflict management skills
• Must be able to travel to areas identified within our contracts.

OTHER:
Pay starts at $24.48 per hour as per collective agreement. These positions qualifies for employer-paid group benefits (dental, extended health, life, EFAP) after 3 months.

The successful candidate must provide satisfactory supervisory references and criminal record checks (both RCMP and Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General Vulnerable Sector check).

Technical requirements

After signing up, you will be sent an email with instructions on how to connect.
Please be prepared to join the virtual interview from a quiet place using a desktop or mobile device with a working speaker, microphone, and camera. Check to see if your network connection can support an online session. A plugged-in ethernet cable or a strong WiFi network signal will help avoid time delays during your conversation.

What to prepare

• Bring a resume
• Review open job postings

Preferred dress code

Casual (come as you are, but please be presentable)

About INTERIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES

MISSION
Enriching Lives, Strengthening Communities

VISION
People of all abilities live to their potential with dignity, choice, and opportunity

VALUES
At ICS we work with INTEGRITY and RESPECT and our practice is INTENTIONAL, INCLUSIVE and COLLABORITVE

• Integrity: We are accountable to each other and our community
• Respect: The foundation on which all our relationships are formed
• Intentional: We practice with the philosophy of choice, strength, purpose and quality
• Inclusive: Everybody matters
• Collaborative: We work as one with the community

Our greatest asset is our staff and volunteers all working together on our mission of “Enriching Lives, Strengthening Communities” with a vision that “People of all abilities live to their potential with dignity, choice and opportunity.”

Our front line staff are community support workers, home support workers, family support works and counsellors doing very important work in Kamloops, Merritt and surrounding communities within complex systems and they are passionate in supporting the most vulnerable individuals in our communities. Our programs and services encompass early childhood, family support, pre-natal, youth, seniors and people with disabilities.

Interior Community Services (ICS) is a non-profit accredited social service agency providing a wide range of support and intervention services to people of all ages in the BC Interior region. We have been in the community for over 45 years and are currently the largest non-profit in the interior of BC.

What is a virtual interview?

Virtual interviews help employers connect with job seekers when they're not in the same physical location. Since hiring is a human process, employers would like to talk with you online (chat, video, or phone) to see if you meet the requirements for the job.