POSTING DATE: August 27, 2026

POSTING NUMBER: 08272026

STATUS: OPEN - 6 month Contract

TITLE: Youth In Transition and Housing Support Worker

DEPARTMENT: COMMUNITY SERVICES

HOURS OF WORK: Maternity Leave Contract - Full-Time/35 hrs per week

EFFECTIVE: ASAP

UNION: OPSEU

LOCATION: KINGSTON OFFICE

Resolve Counselling is a multi-service not for profit agency. We are committed to offering high quality Counselling and outreach services in a professional and compassionate environment. Resolve Counselling Services Canada acknowledges that our Kingston location is situated on traditional Anishinabek (Ah- nish-in-ah-bay), Haudenosaunee (Ho-den-o-show-nee) and Huron-Wendat (huron-wen·dat) Territory and is the home of many Indigenous peoples. We are grateful to reside and work on this land.

Resolve Counselling Services Canada fosters a working environment that reflects our community’s diversity and respects people’s dignity, ideas and beliefs. Resolve Counselling Services views diversity as its strength and encourages people from all backgrounds, including but not limited to women, racialized groups, Indigenous peoples, Persons with Disabilities and persons who identify as members LGBTQ2S+ communities, to apply.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES

Resolve Counselling Services Canada is currently seeking a Youth In Transition and Housing Support Worker, Full Time Contract (6 months) to assist youth 16 to 24 years of age who are, or have received services from the child welfare sector and who live in Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Counties. The incumbent provides support to clients where there has been involvement from the child welfare system, who are on a Voluntary Youth Services Agreement (VYSA) or as they leave the care of the formal CAS system.

Responsibilities include:



housing searches, housing preparation, housing stabilization, goal development, access and navigation of youth and adult service systems. This role also connecting youth to existing supports in the community, including supportive housing, education, employment and life skills training. The incumbent provides service to youth between the ages of 16 and 24.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Post-Secondary degree/diploma in the field of Child and Youth Work, Social Work or Social Services or a related discipline
- Valid driver’s license
- Successful completion of vulnerable sector CPIC is a requirement
- One to three years' experience working with youth preferred

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL DEMONSTRATE:
- Excellent time management skills
- Interviewing and problem solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written skills
- The ability to establish rapport and trust with clients, sometimes under difficult circumstances
- Working knowledge of MS Office suites.
- Able to adapt to using recent software and databases in a short period of time
- Bilingualism (French-English) preferred

APPLICATION:

Please apply to

[email protected]

417 Bagot Street

Kingston, Ontario, K7K 3C1

www.resolvecounselling.org

Thank you for your interest in Resolve Counselling Services Canada. Please note that only those being interviewed will be contacted.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 6 months

Pay: $26.18-$30.10 per hour

Expected hours: 35.0 per week

Benefits

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Employee assistance program
- Adaptable schedule
- Mileage reimbursement
- On-site parking

Ability to commute/relocate:
- Kingston, ON K7K 3C1: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Youth in Transition and Housing Support Worker (Kingston)
🏢 Resolve Counselling
📍 Kingston