[26-112] Life Skills Instructor - Enrichment Program - Permanent Part-time in Surrey

Position: Life Skills Instructor- Enrichment Program- Permanent Part-time

Location: Cloverdale/community

Hours: 11 Hours per week- ability to work additional casual hours

Salary: $26.78 to start

Start Date: October 25th, 2026

We are looking for a Life Skills Instructor to join our Sources Community Living Services team! This individual must be passionate about working with people, engaging, and Empathic.

About Sources:

SOURCES is a community-based non-profit organization providing support and hope to communities in the Lower Mainland, on Vancouver Island, and across Northern BC. Sources strives to create vibrant and resilient communities through support to adults, children, youth, and families facing challenges in life such as mental health, disability, poverty, substance use, and conflict. We support our communities through leadership, education, and volunteerism.

Sources is committed to learning about, celebrating and incorporating Indigenous knowledge into our practices as we continue our work in truth and reconciliation. People of all races, cultures, ethnicities, 2SLGBTQIA+, and abilities are welcomed to work with us. We value diversity, respect, and collaboration as we promote our mission: social wellness for our community.

Description of Position:

Sources Community Living provides all-encompassing care for individuals who have been referred to us by Community Living British Columbia. We are currently recruiting a Life Skills Instructor to work at the Enrichment Program, providing daytime activities and community access opportunities to adults with developmental disabilities. This position requires an individual who is patient, enthusiastic, and inclusive. Our mission is to enable the pursuit of the best quality of life possible for our clients. We do this by fostering independence, well-being and social participation.

Reporting to the Enrichment Assistant Manager and Manager of Community Inclusion Services

General Responsibilities:

• Ability to build relationships
• Aid and support (personal care, feeding, and transferring as needed)
• Work as a collaborative team and independently

Program-specific Responsibilities:

• Keep notes and review progress
• Maintain a safe work environment for both staff and service users alike, including following and monitoring all positive behaviour support strategies as they apply to clients in service. This includes being confident and familiar with Non-Violent Crisis Intervention material.

Physical Demands of Job: *may vary based on client needs

• Lifting/Pulling/Pushing - 50%, Walking/Moving Around - 75%, Sitting - 25%, Time spent outside - 50%, Bending/Crouching - 25%

Cognitive Demands of Job:

• Independent Work - 50%, Task Memorization - 25%, Changing Priorities/Deadlines - 75%, Writing/Reading - 50%

Qualifications:

• You have empathy and are self-aware
• Take initiative and work with integrity
• You have the physical ability to engage in a variety of employment-based supports and community-based activities
• You are knowledgeable or have experience in areas of mental health and development disabilities
• You have a valid driver's license, a Class 4 License is required or required to be obtained within 3 months of hire.

Benefits:

All employees, regardless of benefit eligibility, have access to an Employee & Family Assistance Program.

Closing Date: October 14th, 2026

Internal candidates will be contacted by: October 15th, 2026