Brief Services Worker

1 month ago

Thunder Bay, Canada Ontario Native Women's Association Full time

**_**Indigenous Women are encouraged to apply. First preference will be given to all qualified Indigenous applicants.**_**

**Why make ONWA your career choice?**

**_
Make a difference in the lives of Indigenous peoples by supporting and advocating for positive change. ONWA prides itself on providing all employees with a total rewards package that is generous and supports our workforce and their family members:_**
- Competitive salaries
- Generous paid vacation time
- Paid time off at Christmas above paid vacation time
- Additional paid stat and civic holidays
- 35-hour work week
- Comprehensive benefits program including health, paramedical, dental, vision, and EAP. All premiums are covered by the employer.
- Healthcare Spending Account and Lifestyle Spending Account
- Competitive Retirement Savings Plan
- Paid sick days
- Paid cultural/personal wellness days
- Flexible scheduling to support work-life balance
- Ongoing professional development.
- Possible reimbursement on a portion of cell phone and internet expenses
- Remote/hybrid work offered for various positions

**VISION**:
At the Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA), we celebrate and honor the safety and healing of Indigenous Women and Girls as they take up their leadership roles in the family, community, provincially, nationally, and internationally for generations to come.

**SCOPE**:
The **Brief Services Worker** will provide trauma-informed, culturally grounded, wholistic services that provide a safe space for Indigenous women to connect to services. The Brief Services Worker will provide short-term, focused supports for Indigenous women and their family to address specific emotional, social and/or behavioural, physical, and spiritual needs. The worker will provide brief assessment, recommendations, and coordinate with other services as needed. The position requires extensive knowledge of intake processes, screening, coordinating access and response for immediate needs, brief services, and internal/external referrals to specific services. The worker will provide assessment, liaison services with community resources, and linkages to supportive services within the province including a full range of cultural interventions, practices and ceremony that assist Indigenous women and their families with addressing recent and historical trauma, mental health, and healing and wellness needs.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Minimum degree, is preferred, and/or diploma in Social Work, Indigenous Studies, and/or Social Sciences.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience working with Indigenous women delivering trauma, mental health, VAW, justice, addiction, and family-based services.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in supporting Indigenous women in advocacy, VAW, family-based care, justice, addiction, and crisis response.
- Specialized knowledge, systems navigation, and training in trauma care, mental health and wellness, family-based care, VAW, child welfare, justice services, addiction, and traditional healing.
- Proven work experience in brief services, crisis support, and ability to mediate conflict.
- Experience providing brief services, case management, and supportive counselling techniques.
- Strong ability to establish liaison with other social service providers and resources within the community.
- In-depth awareness of anti-human trafficking, sexually trafficked women, systemic violence, racism, and oppression of Indigenous women.
- Ability to work from a strength-based, trauma-informed, and community member centered approach.
- Knowledge of gender-based analysis theory and methodology and a strong understanding of gender-based violence from an integrated feminist, anti-racist, anti-oppressive perspective is required.
- Excellent oral and written communications.
- Excellent knowledge in data tracking and statistical reporting
- Strong organizational, project management and time management skills..
- Able to manage many conflicting priorities simultaneously, with the ability to prioritize.
- Knowledge and working of not-for-profit Indigenous organizations.
- Must be willing to work flexible hours as needed to provide services and/or crisis response to community members.
- Experience working on a collaborative team and demonstrated ability to work independently with mínimal supervision.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and other computer software.
- A cellular phone and internet access is required for this position.
- Must be willing and able to work a flexible working from home arrangement if required. This may include a combination of virtual remote work in your home and in office arrangements. This will be based on operational needs and will be determined by the ONWA.
- Valid G Class Driver’s License and access to a reliable vehicle with appropriate insurance.
- Valid current vulnerable sector criminal records check, reliable cell phone and 1st Aid/CPR.
- Ability/willingness to travel.
- _ONWA is committed on implementin

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