Community Worker in Halifax

Work site environment

• Socio-economic needs or conditions (housing, nutrition, unemployment, financial assistance)

Work setting

• Community agency
• Various locations
• Social service or charity agency
• Associations and non profit organizations
• Community-based agency
• Community and social services

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Prepare reports or case histories
• Administrative and office activities
• Appraise clients’ needs or eligibility for specific services
• Assess client’s relevant skill strengths and development needs
• Conduct follow-up assessments
• Develop, co-ordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
• Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
• Assist clients/guests with special needs
• Manage knowledge
• Record and relay information
• Project management
• Plan for translation and interpretation services
• Develop teaching materials and other resources for program delivery
• Develop promotional materials
• Develop registration systems and information materials
• Deliver lectures and presentations
• Co-ordinate work activities with other departments
• Work on reports from manual or electronic files, inventories and databases
• Coordinate work activities to ensure projects meet deadlines and budgets

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Community disability studies Certificate
• Cultural Awareness Training

Experience and specialization

Target audience

• Culturally diverse groups
• Families
• Persons who are blind/visually impaired
• Persons who are deaf/hard of hearing
• Persons with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
• Persons with an intellectual disability
• Persons with learning disabilities
• Persons with mental health disabilities
• Persons with physical disabilities
• Persons with a disability

Area of specialization

• Community services

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Willing to travel
• Valid driver’s licence
• Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Attention to detail

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Interpersonal awareness
• Client focus
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Team player
• Organized
• Collaborative

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Parking available