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Rural Women's Support Counsellor

4 weeks ago

Guelph, Canada Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis Full time

**INTERNAL/EXTERNAL JOB POSTING**

C.U.P.E. - Local 4393

Classification 111b

The Rural Women’s Support Program requires a

**RURAL WOMEN’S SUPPORT COUNSELLOR**

**32 hours per week**

Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis (G-W WIC) is a dynamic, community-based, not for profit, feminist organization providing services to women and their children who have experienced domestic and/or sexual violence and human trafficking in Guelph and Wellington County.

We are looking for a highly motivated social worker with the skills and abilities to provide **supportive counselling to women who have experienced gender-based violence** in Wellington County. If you are self-directed with the ability to work effectively within a team environment, are compassionate, creative and resourceful, please consider this opportunity in our Fergus office.

**Responsibilities include**:

- Providing individual short-term supportive counselling & crisis intervention services.
- Providing assistance with navigation through various systems and documentation (i.e. housing, OW, ODSP, legal systems, F&CS, etc.).
- Case conferencing, support coordination and advocacy.
- Risk assessment, safety planning and transitional planning.
- Providing accompaniment as required.
- Providing options, referrals and connections to women and community resources as needed.
- Crisis intervention and de-escalation skills.
- Co-facilitating/debriefing open or closed support groups or workshops for women who have experienced gender-based violence.
- Bachelor of Social Work (preferred) or equivalent with a counselling focus.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience working with and advocating for women and children who are victims of sexual violence and woman abuse.
- Training in sexual violence counselling, including childhood sexual abuse issues and Human Trafficking.
- Trauma informed with advanced knowledge of mental health and substance abuse issues.
- Administration / organizational skills with strong computer competency.
- Experience working in a rural culture and dealing with the additional barriers abused women and their children face in a rural environment.
- Access to a vehicle is **necessary** to support county clients.
- Fully vaccinated for Covid-19.

**Closing Date: Friday, January 27th, 2023**

Please send your cover letter & resume to **jacinta at gwwomenincrisis.org**

If you require an accommodation under the Ontario Human Rights Code in order to participate in the recruitment process, please contact Jacinta Cassidy at (519) 843-6834 ext. 421.

Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis is committed to diversity and inclusion and in keeping with this principle, we encourage Indigenous women, immigrant women, women of colour, women with disabilities, lesbians and trans* people to apply.
- *Trans people are all people who identify as trans, non-binary, gender fluid and gender non-conforming._

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. No telephone calls or other enquiries please.

Work Location: One location

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