Youth Outreach Worker

Youth Outreach Worker

Eastside Integrated Youth Team
📍 Vancouver, British Columbia
🕒 Full-time (35 hrs/week) or Part-time (17.5 hrs/week)
💰 $29.00/hour + benefits

About Watari Counselling & Support Services

Founded in 1986, Watari Counselling & Support Services provides community-driven, culturally responsive programs for street-involved and at-risk youth, families, and community members in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and surrounding areas. Watari continues to be a safe, supportive place rooted in respect, inclusion, and meaningful change.

About the Role

Watari is seeking a Youth Outreach Worker to join the Eastside Integrated Youth Team. This role focuses on community outreach, advocacy, crisis intervention, and relationship-building with youth in the Downtown Eastside. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with community partners and integrated service teams to support youth in accessing resources and overcoming barriers.

This position is primarily based at Watari’s downtown site, with some work in community-based locations as required. The role reports to the Youth Teams Liaison Supervisor.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide outreach services and advocacy support to youth in the DTES
• Build respectful, trusting, and client-centered relationships
• Provide one-on-one support and referrals to community resources
• Provide crisis intervention and harm reduction support
• Prepare reports and document daily activities
• Participate in integrated case planning and team meetings
• Attend relevant community meetings and events
• Support youth programming, including food bank and community kitchen activities
• Maintain outreach supplies, records, and petty cash documentation

Qualifications & Experience

• CYCC Diploma (minimum requirement)
• Extensive experience working with at-risk or street-involved youth
• Strong communication, boundary-setting, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
• Knowledge of youth systems and community resources
• Ability to work under pressure in dynamic environments
• Valid Class 5 BC Driver’s Licence is an asset

Why Work at Watari?

• Extended health benefits after 3-month probation
• RRSP contribution (3%) after 1 year
• Access to counselling services
• Multicultural, community-focused workplace
• Paid vacation starting at 2 weeks (increases annually)

🌈 Watari is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion and encourages applications from individuals with lived experience and those from under-represented communities.

📩 How to Apply:
Please submit your resume and cover letter to HR@watari.ca