Job Description
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL
Job Title: Family Housing Worker
Position Type: Full-Time, Contract (1 Year), Bargaining Unit
Number of Positions: 1
Rate: $26.52 per hour
Vacation: 7% Vacation Pay
Hours: 37.5 hours per week; must be able to work flexible hours including evenings
Supervisor: Senior Manager, Family Housing
Posting Date: July 13, 2023
Application Deadline: July 27, 2023
Location: 704 Mortimer Ave (Main location for this position) with some work at 418 Dawes Road
and 20 Palace Street
Why Fred Victor?
For over 125 years, Fred Victor has been a leader in providing place and purpose to people in need in Toronto. Our
mission is to improve the health, income and housing stability of people experiencing poverty and homelessness.
We are committed to ending chronic homelessness. This is an ambitious and bold goal but we believe, achievable.
Family Housing – provides a low-barrier, safe space housing for individuals who are experiencing deep poverty,
chronic homelessness and often the long-term effects of trauma. At Dawes and Mortimer housing, tenants get
support and referrals to ensure they are supported to maintain their housing. The program serves a diverse group of
tenants, including single adults as well as families, youth and children who may be facing varying degrees of mental
health, who may be fleeing domestic violence or who may be actively using substances, experience addiction,
and/or social isolation and who come from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds.
Does this sound like work you want to be a part of?
We offer a supportive and collaborative environment, an opportunity to join a diverse team of caring professionals
and a chance to make a difference. With over 60 programs and services and more than 21 sites, there are lots of
opportunities to grow your career with us. Many members of the management team started in relief and front-line
roles.
What You Will Do:
- The focus of the position is to be responsible for the day to day housing operations of the Family Housing
buildings at Fred Victor, including ensuring all tenants have to support they require to maintain their housing,
liaising with partners and service providers to assist with this when required, to liaise with Property Services to
ensure the upkeep of the building and with Housing Administration regarding all Rent and Rent Geared to
Income requirements.
- Staff strive to encourage tenant participation in the development of short and long term community
development strategies, using a facilitative management approach to encourage tenants to advocate for
themselves and take responsibility for their lives and for the safety and enjoyment of their housing. The
position requires respect for, and expertise working with a diverse group of tenants, including single adults
as well as families, youth and children who may be facing varying degrees of mental health, who may be
fleeing domestic violence or who may be actively using substances, experience addiction, and/or social
isolation and who come from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds.
What You Bring to the Team:
- Degree or Diploma in social services and/or 2-3 years of proven experience, ability and skills working in not-for-
profit housing.- Strong understanding of systems that cause homelessness, poverty and discrimination and respect for those
realities.- Demonstrated respect for, and expertise working with people who are or have been homeless, living in poverty,
experiencing varying degrees of mental health, substance use, trauma, social isolation, immigration,
unemployment and/or with a history with the criminal justice system.- Strong understanding that people living on low income are a resource to resolve community issues.
- Strong understanding and commitment to social justice issues and anti- oppression practices.
- Strong understanding of and experience in community development practices.
- Well-developed conflict resolution and negotiation skills and crisis management skills.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills that will produce effective, productive and appropriate relationships with
the tenant community, external agencies and staff of Fred Victor.- Highly developed written and oral communication skills.
- Highly developed and proven group and individual facilitation skills.
- Ability to work independently and within a team setting.
- Proven ability to give and receive constructive feedback.
- Highly developed understanding of and proven ability to communicate appropriate professional boundaries.
- Highly developed ability to prioritize and work through short and long term goals and remain flexible.
What Sets You Apart:- Passion for working in a housing setting
- Strong computer literacy and experience working with database and housing software systems such as Arcori
- Excellent knowledge of community based resources.
Compensation and Benefits
- For the Family Housing Worker position, Fred Victor offers an hourly rate of $26.52
- 7% Vacation Pay
- Access to employee and family assistance plan
How You Can Apply
Send your resume and an email describing why you want to be part of the Fred Victor Team by July 27, 2023, to
Kelly Blakeman at kblakeman@fredvictor.org with Family Housing Worker in the subject line.
A Police Record Check is required by the final candidate prior to hiring.
All candidates offered a position with Fred Victor from September 30, 2021 onward must be fully vaccinated and provide
proof of their vaccination as a condition of employment. Fred Victor will comply with its Human Rights obligations and
accommodate employees who are legally entitled to accommodation.
Accessibility & Accommodation
Fred Victor is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment where employees feel valued and
respected, and where every employee has the opportunity to realize their potential. As such, we welcome and
encourage applicants who identify as racialized persons, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons
across the spectrum of sexual orientation and gender identities and have lived-experience
If you are a person with a disability and require accommodation and/or assistance during the application process, please
contact us in advance. We strive to provide reasonable accommodations whenever requested. Information received
relating to accommodation requests will be treated with confidentiality.
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