Men's Recovery Support Worker
- Chilliwack, BC, V2R 3Z8, Canada
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- English
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Original job description
Recovery Support Worker – Men's Addiction Recovery Program
Status: Casual Wage: $24.72/hour Location: Chilliwack, BC Shifts: Variable shifts including days, evenings, overnights, weekends and holidays
About Us
Ruth and Naomi’s Mission is a Christian faith-based organization dedicated to transforming lives impacted by homelessness, poverty, and addiction through the love of God. For over 20 years, we’ve been providing meals, shelter, and recovery support in Chilliwack. Today, we serve over 500 meals daily, provide housing to over 200 individuals each night, and walk with dozens of people in our recovery programs.
The Role We are seeking compassionate, committed Recovery Support Workers to support participants in our men’s addiction recovery program. Using the Genesis Process - a faith-based recovery model - you’ll guide individuals on their healing journey while helping maintain a safe, structured, and grace-filled environment.
This is a casual position, best suited for someone with flexibility to work evenings and weekends.
Key Responsibilities
- Support life skills development and structured activities
- Offer emotional support and crisis intervention
- Promote a safe and encouraging recovery environment
- Collaborate with the team and maintain accurate documentation
- Assist with group facilitation
What You Bring
- Training or experience in addiction recovery, counselling, or social services preferred
- Trauma-informed and harm-reduction understanding
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
- Vulnerable sector Criminal Record Check (required)
- First Aid/CPR (can be completed within 30 days of hire)
- Willingness to uphold and respect Ruth & Naomi's values and mission (personal relationship with Jesus Christ and willingness to sign our statement of faith required).
Why Join Us
- $24.72/hour wage
- Supportive, purpose-driven team
- Be part of meaningful, faith-based work that changes lives
For more information, see the full job description HERE!
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Recovery Support Worker will guide participants through a faith-based addiction recovery program while maintaining a safe and structured environment. Responsibilities include facilitating group activities, providing crisis intervention, and documenting participant progress.
Requirements
Candidates should have training or experience in addiction recovery, counselling, or social services, along with a commitment to the organization's faith-based mission. A vulnerable sector criminal record check and First Aid/CPR certification are required.
Skills
- Addiction recovery
- Counselling
- Social services
- Trauma-informed care
- Harm-reduction
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Crisis intervention
- Life skills development
- Group facilitation
- Documentation
Benefits
- Supportive team
- Purpose-driven work
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Social Services
- Healthcare
Keywords
- Addiction recovery
- Genesis Process
- Faith-based
- Social services
- Counselling
- Trauma-informed
- Harm-reduction
- Crisis intervention
- Life skills
- Group facilitation
- Documentation
- Vulnerable sector check
- First Aid
- CPR
- Non-profit