Community Outreach Navigator

YMCA of Southwest Nova Scotia

City or region
Bridgewater

Qualifications

• • Bachelor of Social Work required.
• • Registered or eligible for registration with the Nova Scotia College of Social Workers (NSCSW) required.
• • Minimum of two (2) years of social work experience required (3 to 5 years preferred) in one or more of the following areas: intake and assessment, mental health care, addictions services, youth services.
• • Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong therapeutic relationships with youth/young adults who are struggling with addiction and/or mental health challenges required.
• • A high degree of proficiency in mental health and addiction screening and risk assessment, including suicide risk assessment, required.
• • Demonstrated well-developed knowledge and skill in the areas of equity, diversity, inclusion, reconciliation, accessibility, and anti-racism (EDIRAA) required.
• • Demonstrated ability to serve youth and families from diverse cultural backgrounds, including African Nova Scotian and Mi’kmaq/indigenous youth, strongly preferred.
• • Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to trauma-informed care and person-centred care required.
• • Demonstrated experience and skill in collaborative case management required.
• • Demonstrated knowledge of local community resources and skill in navigating service systems required.
• • Demonstrated knowledge of brief intervention strategies, solution-focused approaches, motivational interviewing, and client engagement strategies strongly preferred.
• • Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills and high levels of interpersonal sensitivity and diplomacy required.
• • Demonstrated ability to take direction, and to work both independently and collaboratively, required.
• • Demonstrated ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team required; previous experience working in an integrated service delivery model preferred.
• • Demonstrated creative problem-solving skills, tenacity, and judgment, especially when confronted with barriers to service access or engagement, strongly preferred.
• • Comfortable leading the Anchor Youth Space Bridgewater team’s youth outreach efforts.
• • Demonstrated ability to prioritize workload, be flexible in response to changing demands, and ensure effective organization and time management required.
• • Demonstrated ability to maintain timely and accurate client records required.
• • Proficient in MS Office computer applications and file management, email programs, and conducting online searches.
• • Ability to provide services in person, via text & telephone, and virtually (from the Anchor Youth Space Bridgewater site) required.
• • Competencies in other language(s) an asset.

Application deadline
June 20, 2025

Wage/salary
60,000 – 75,000

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