JOB POSTING: 2026-29-01
- INTERNAL/EXTERNAL
- New Beginnings Young Parent Program
- Parent Support Worker
- Wage: $31.00 per hour
- Full Time – Position runs mid August-End of June each year (School Calendar)
- Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
- Temporary (June 30, 2027)
Supporting Young Parents with the team at Archway
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Location: Abbotsford
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The Parent Support Worker assist parents in meeting their day-to-day needs by providing support, problem-solving, life skills training and opportunities to develop new parenting skills.
Your Role:
Archway’s Parent Support Worker with the New Beginnings Young Parent Program contributes by:
- Providing intake services for students in attending New Beginnings.
- Working with clients to assess needs and goals and identify high risk individuals so they can access appropriate resources.
- Providing case conferencing on an ongoing basis with any and all of the following: teachers, childcare staff, school administrators, social workers, public health nurses, addiction counsellors and mental health workers.
- Facilitating parenting groups including Mental Wellness Parenting, Healthy Relationships etc.
This position is a great fit for someone who is interesting in working with young families.
Our Offer
- Wage: $31.00 per hour
- A full-time/temporary position at 35 hours per week, availability Mondays to Fridays, from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.
- Temporary until June 30, 2027.
Benefits include:
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- Three weeks pro-rated vacation in your first year; four weeks in your second year.
- Three pro-rated wellness days per year.
- Pro-rated sick leave days per year.
- Opportunity to exchange a statutory holiday for a cultural day celebration.
- A great benefits plan including extended health and dental; you choose your plan.
- Employee and Family Assistance Program.
- Access to online wellness resources including newsletters, physical health videos, and wellness events.
- Free use of Archway’s wellness equipment.
- Great in-house training opportunities.
- Business insurance and associated mileage costs for program-related driving is covered by Archway.
- Rewarding work in a positive and supportive environment.
- Work/Life balance.
Getting an Interview–you will be considered if you have:
- Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field, or a diploma in a related field.
- Valid class 5 BC Driver’s License and a clean Driver’s Abstract.
- Must have a current First Aid Certificate.
- At least 2 years experience working with vulnerable youth/families.
- At least 2 years’ experience in direct program delivery in the community social service sector.
The Job Requires you to have:
- Strong planning, organizing and time management skills able to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
- Well-developed verbal, written, and active listening skills, able to communicate respectively and effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures.
- Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of parenting young children.
- Strong knowledge of government and community-based resources available to client group.
- Familiarity with the workings of the Ministry of Children and Family Development, Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation, and the BC Justice system.
- Well developed relationship building and networking skills: able to build rapport with clients, referral sources and stakeholders.
- Strong computer competency, able to use Microsoft Office365, and various virtual meeting platforms including Microsoft teams
- A satisfactory Criminal Records Check is a condition of employment.
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How to Apply
Interested applicants are to reference Posting # 2026-29-01 in the subject line.
Please submit your cover letter and resume to: jobpostings@archway.ca
Closing date is Sunday, February 15th
No phone calls please. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
Must be legally entitled to work in Canada
Your resume may also be forwarded to other programs for their consideration for their job vacancies. If you do not wish for your application to be shared with other Programs, please include DO NOT FORWARD TO OTHER PROGRAMS, in the subject line or the email when you apply. Please also include the posting number in the subject.
Diversity Statement
Archway’s goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. Equity and diversity are essential to excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged.
We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.
We are committed to investing in the mental health and wellbeing of our employees.
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This deadline for submitting your application is Sunday, February 15th