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Position: Community Liaison Worker, Thrift Store (Permanent, Full-Time)
Deadline: September 29, 2022
Posted: September 15, 2022
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Job Description / Duties
The Opportunity
Would you like to use your excellent customer service experience combined with your personal knowledge and experience of the saving work of Jesus Christ to forward our mission of helping individuals seeking to overcome the challenges of poverty, homelessness or addiction? This role acts in both a retail and ministry/community support capacities to create a fantastic environment for customers of all income levels and backgrounds. This individual facilitates excellent customer service by creating a welcoming environment through the lens of trauma informed care, using non-violent crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques with challenging customers, and through retail best practices. There will also be some outreach responsibilities.
You will frequently deal with clients in crisis situations, brought about by diverse problems. There will be other staff nearby to assist as required.
The starting wage for this position is $22.32 per hour.
This is a permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week) position. For a copy of the full job description, please visit our website.
Qualifications / Required Skills
What You’ll Need
If you are considering applying for this position, you must:
• be legally entitled to work in Canada
• be able to demonstrate compatibility with our Core Values
• agree with our Statement of Faith
• be willing to provide, as a condition of employment, a current criminal record check, with vulnerable sector search, if you are the successful candidate.
Additional Information
How to Apply
To submit your cover letter and résumé by September 29, 2022, visit ugm.ca/careers. If you have questions about this posting, please contact Winna Ma, Partner, People and Culture, at 604 215 5430. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, and are especially-but not only- interested in applications from Indigenous, First Nations & Métis individuals.
Salary: 22.32
Contact Information
Winna Ma, Partner, People and Culture, at 604 215 5430
Employer Profile
Who We Are
Demonstrating the love of Christ, UGM feeds hope and changes lives through a faith-based continuum of care. We are a proud member of the Canadian Council of Christian Charities and have earned the Best Christian Workplace award again in 2021. We provide competitive salaries, generous vacation and sick leave, an RRSP matching program, as well as the potential for educational assistance and flexible work arrangements. In addition, our extensive benefits plan is fully employer-paid and includes extended dental and medical, as well as $4,500 per year in pooled paramedical expenses. A focus on employee resilience, support for professional development, engagement in meaningful work, and a fun and caring environment are all part of being a member of the UGM team. If you are someone who desires to learn and grow, has a passion to serve and make a difference, and connects with others with both humility and humour, then you will be a great fit at UGM.