Awake Residential Night Worker

Date Posted: October 16, 2024

Competition Number: 171-24/25

Location: Kelowna, BC (Emergency Youth Shelter)

BGC Okanagan provides safe and supportive spaces where children, youth and families can experience new opportunities, over come barriers, build positive relationships and build confidence and skills for life. BGCO is hiring an Awake Residential Night Worker at our Emergency Youth Shelter at the Downtown Youth Centre.

We can provide:

• Many opportunities for professional development
• Fun, positive work environment
• Trauma response team to respond to issues associated with serving vulnerable populations

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitors residents through the night and attends to any medical and behavioral needs that arise during the night.
• Follow through on direction regarding specific residents left by the day staff.
• Notifies staff of any major problems or emergencies. Responds to emergencies in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Supports residents with their morning and evening routines at the beginning and end of the shift.
• Ensures that residents follow house rules. Monitors curfew regulations and reports to appropriate authorities.
• Monitors medications to residents in accordance with established policy.
• Ensures that logbooks and other documentation such as charts and incident reports are complete.
• Performs light housekeeping duties such as vacuuming, dusting, emptying garbage, cleaning and laundry. Performs minor building maintenance such as changing light bulbs. Reports maintenance needs to the supervisor.
• Secures the building by arming alarms and locking doors and windows.
• Prepares and assists residents in breakfast preparation.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 and six (6) months recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Current First Aid Certificate and Food Safe or willingness to obtain
• Successful completion of Agency Screening Process including a criminal record check

This position is open to all applicants

This position requires membership in the BCGEU

Rate of Pay: $23.73 per hour

Hours: On call casual, open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

Closing Date: Open until filled

As an equal opportunity employer, BGC Okanagan is committed to the prioritization of equitable and inclusive employment practices. Our goal is to be representative of the communities we serve, and we encourage applications from communities which are structurally marginalized based on race, disability, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, nationality, social or ethnic origin, gender identity and/or expression. If any candidate needs any accessibility support throughout the hiring process, we will accommodate such requests when made. You will only be considered for a position with BGC Okanagan if you're legally entitled to work in Canada. Eligible applicants include: Canadian citizens, permanent residents and refugees in Canada with legal status.

We appreciate and thank all applicants for their interest, however only short-listed candidates will be contacted.