Community Services Worker - Canada Summer Job 2026 at Options Community Services – Surrey, British Columbia

Options Community Services is a non-profit organization dedicated to delivering social services across the Southern Fraser region (Surrey, Delta, White Rock and Langley) from early childhood to seniors. Our comprehensive range of programs and services relies on collaborative relationships with individuals, businesses, community groups and government bodies to create focused, effective and responsive resources for the community.

Ready to make a difference in Immigrant Services? Join our team as a Community Service Worker and gain hands-on experience in a dynamic environment! You’ll provide needs and asset assessments, referrals, information, and orientation in one-on-one or group settings, while facilitating community connection activities in languages including Spanish, Mandarin, Punjabi, Hindi, Somali, Arabic, Kurdish, Tagalog, and English.

Reporting to the Program Manager, the selected candidate will support newcomers in accessing employment services within the community. This includes conducting needs and asset assessments through one-on-one interactions and group settings, as well as organizing community events to help vulnerable youth access community and educational programs. The role also involves organizing education and career fairs to connect newcomers with education service providers, maintaining accurate and confidential client records and documentation, and assisting managers in planning and executing branding and marketing activities to promote the Immigrant Services mandate, programs, and projects to the broader community and client populations.

The ideal candidate is flexible and willing to adapt to changing situations, with a strong understanding of the needs of immigrants and refugees. They should be able to support clients in career planning and help them acquire job search skills and tools, including interview techniques, self-marketing, resume writing, and more. The candidate must possess strong active listening, empathy, and counseling skills, while being sensitive to and respectful of cultural and lifestyle diversity. They should have the ability to easily build rapport with others, demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

This is funded by the Government of Canada through the Canada Summer Jobs Program. Qualified candidates must be:

This role requires the incumbent to undergo a Police Information Check (PIC), and a Vulnerable Sector Check by the Ministry of Justice.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please submit your RESUME and COVER LETTER through the “APPLY” button.

We thank all applicants for their interest in working with OCS. Due to the volume of applicants, only those qualified and shortlisted will be contacted.

The land which we are on is the unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples including Kwantlen, Katzie, Matsqui, Musqueam, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Kwikwetlem and the Sto:lo Nations.