Sexual Violence Response Counsellor

4 weeks ago

Brantford, Canada Wilfrid Laurier University Full time

**Department**: Legal Services and Fair Practices

**Job Type**: Limited Term

**Full-time/Part-time**: Full Time (>=1249 hrs/year)

**Campus**: Brantford

**Reports to**:Associate Director, Sexual Violence Response

**Employee Group**: PAG

**Application Deadline**:August 24, 2023

**Requisition ID**:6121

Wilfrid Laurier University is a leading multi-campus university that excels at educating with purpose. Through its exceptional employees, students, researchers, leaders, and educators, Laurier has built a reputation as a world-class institution known for its rich student experience, academic excellence, and global impact. With a commitment to Indigenization and commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, Laurier’s thriving community has a place for everyone.

Laurier has more than 19,000 students and 2,100 faculty and staff across campuses in Waterloo and Brantford, as well locations in Kitchener and Milton. The university is committed to providing an inclusive workplace, a flexible work policy and employing a workforce that is reflective of local and national demographics. Our locations are situated on the traditional territories of the Neutral, Anishnawbe, and Haudenosaunee peoples. We recognize the unique heritages of Indigenous peoples and support their intentions to preserve and express their distinctive Indigenous cultures, histories, and knowledge through academic programming and co-curricular activities. Laurier’s Centre for Indigegogy is one example of how Laurier honours Indigenous knowledge.

**Position Summary**

We currently have an opportunity for you to join the Laurier community as a Sexual Violence Response Counsellor.

Reporting to the Associate Director, Sexual Violence Response the Sexual Violence Response Counsellor will provide counselling and advocacy to students with a wide range of concerns stemming from their experience of being exposed to gendered and sexual violence. The position will also engage in the creation and delivery of communication and educational resources that support the response to, and prevention of, sexual gendered violence on campus.

Consequently, travel to other campus locations is required, and may occur outside of normal working hours.

**Accountabilities**

Case Management
- First point of contact for triage, disclosure and reports of gendered and sexual violence for students. Provides trauma and violence-informed response, and advocacy services.
- Provides brief and long
- term trauma-focused counselling.
- Supports accommodation processes for students impacted by gendered and sexual violence - including academic, residence, and financial.
- Works closely with on-campus departments (e.g. Dean of Students, Residential Services, Special Constable Services) to ensure coordination of optimal support and safety.
- Assists in crisis intervention, risk assessment and safety planning for all persons impacted by gendered and sexual violence, including individuals harmed, witnesses and respondents.
- Act as a caseworker for respondents navigating informal intervention and formal complaint processes.
- Offer information and “navigational” support related to any/all processes and systems, including restorative justice, criminal processes, Laurier’s Sexual Violence Policy, and other non-academic policies and processes.
- Offers comprehensive trauma-informed group programming for those impacted by gendered and sexual violence.
- Provides case consultation to faculty and staff working, with or instructing, those impacted by gendered and sexual violence and acts as a resource for the development of strategies and protocols designed to assist support, wellness, and safety.
- Provides information about, and facilitates referrals to, available support resources on and off campus.
- Involves parents, guardians, friends, partners, and other caregivers as identified by the student survivor, if desired or necessary, within the scope of privacy legislation and consent laws
- Work collaboratively with campus and community partners.
- Maintain case records and statistics on matters relating to sexual and gendered violence consistent with the procedures and operational guidelines established within the Office of Human Rights and Conflict Management.

Communication and Education
- Helps coordinate gendered and sexual violence education and awareness efforts related to gendered and sexual violence for students, faculty and staff.
- Develops and disseminates resources related to support and prevention for gendered and sexual violence.
- Work with the Sexual Violence Response Staff to coordinate communication and social media strategies related to gendered and sexual violence.

**Qualifications**
- University Graduate degree in a relevant field (e.g. Social Work, Psychotherapy, Counselling)
- Minimum 3 years relevant trauma-focused counselling experience
- Significant experience with supporting diverse survivors of gendered and sexual violence engaging an intersectional fram

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