The Resource Center Specialist must be able to fulfill duties in accordance with the Housing First approach, including: Housing as the first essential step, without any requirements for sobriety, participation in treatment, medication protocol, compliance, or demonstrated "housing readiness"; Recovery orientation related to mental wellness and cognitive functioning; Reducing harm to the individual and broader community; Remaining non-judgmental in the behaviors, practices, beliefs, and actions of service participants; Promoting and empowering meaningful choices and service access options, as well as allowing the service participant to influence the type, duration, frequency, and intensity of supports; Absence of coercion, tricks, or contracting; Supporting greater independence over time; A professional relationship without dependency that supports "doing with" instead of "doing for"; Expressing empathy and positivity; Remaining future-oriented, not anchored to past events, with a strong sense of promoting hope and possibility in a realistic manner; Transparency and disclosure of information with the service participant using full informed consent; Balancing the needs of the client, community, and landlord in each situation; The right to refuse or revoke services and/or seek restitution or grieve instances where they feel services are inappropriate or inadequate. The Resource Center Specialist must have considerable knowledge and expertise in the areas of: Legal requirements and risks to perform this type of work, including the relevant legislation that impacts decisionmaking in particular situations; Rental housing and requirements of tenants and landlords by law; Homelessness, especially chronic homelessness; Dependency on substances; Aboriginal culture and impacts on cultural identity; Economic poverty; Income support services; Child welfare; Health care, mental health care, and addiction services; Harm reduction; Trauma and abuse; Domestic and intimate partner violence (victim and perpetrators); Life changes and ageing; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; Brain injuries; Privacy and confidentiality; Self-care; Corrections and criminal justice.