Relief Women's Counsellor- Bryony House

1 month ago


Dartmouth, Canada Halifax Transition House Association Full time

**Principle Duties**:
To carry out the responsibilities of a women’s counsellor in a shelter serving women and their children leaving intimate partner violence.

Basic duties include but not limited to: answering the 24-hr distress/crisis line; intake for women and children coming into the shelter; both crisis and supportive counselling, safety planning, advocacy and referrals, as well as household duties that support residents during their stay at the shelter.

**Qualifications**:

- Undergraduate degree in Social Work, Community Studies, Women's Studies and/or equivalent combination of training and experience, with current First Aid, NVCI and CPR.
- **Experience and knowledge of working with women and children who have experienced various levels of violence and trauma as well as the basic principles of crisis intervention - de-escalation strategies.**:

- Proven track record of dependability and reliability in an employment setting
- **Experience providing resources and supports for individuals who use drugs and/or are in the process of recovery from addiction.**:

- Experience delivering services and supports to people who have experienced trauma and are living with mental illness.
- **Demonstrated capacity to manage conflict within the workplace with professionalism.**:

- Basic skills in the use of Excel, Microsoft Word, etc.

**Hours of Work**: Must be available to work on a continual basis throughout the year, called in as needed and to work on an hourly basis, daytime, evening and overnight shift work.

Position Type: Bargaining Unit Position

Wage: As per the current collective agreement, $28.90 per hour.

Please submit cover letter and resume to: Ashley Kelsick, Human Resources Manager no later than August 28th, 2023.

Bryony House is an equal opportunity employer and a unionized work environment. Public Service Alliance of Canada Local #80022.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $28.90 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 4 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- On call
- Weekends as needed

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Dartmouth, NS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (required)

**Experience**:

- shelter work: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2023-08-28
Expected start date: 2023-08-14



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