Support Worker

3 weeks ago

Vancouver, Canada Alma Mater Society of UBC Vancouver Full time

The Alma Mater Society (AMS) is the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) student society, and works to improve the academic, social and personal lives of the 56,000 UBC students at its Vancouver campus. The AMS also runs nine food and beverage outlets, a catering and conference operation, and the AMS Student Nest, providing on-campus employment opportunities and generating revenue that goes directly back into supporting the students at UBC.

**Position Title**: Support Worker

**Reports to**: SASC Support and Advocacy Coordinator

**Supervises**:  None

**Employment Status**: Permanent, full-time

**Normal Working Hours**:  Based on operational needs

**Compensation**:  $27.27 per hour

This position is included under the CUPE Local 1936-26 Bargaining Unit. This position is in-person.

**Position Purpose**:
The Sexual Assault Support Centre (SASC) at UBC is a part of the AMS, the Student Society of UBC Vancouver. The SASC is a professional service that has been operating since 2002. SASC has been committed to providing support services to people of all genders and identities who have been impacted by sexualized violence, including their support people. The SASC approaches sexual violence prevention through education, to shift perspectives and address systemic barriers, while also providing people with tools to respond supportively to those who are impacted.

 What do we offer?
- Competitive compensation
- Includes benefits package
- Meal discounts at any of our AMS-run food outlet
- Paid professional development
- Mental health benefit

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Provide crisis intervention, emotional support and safety planning for survivors of violence
- Provide legal, medical, and campus-related advocacy including hospital accompaniments for clients
- Maintain up to date client files and other client administration
- Assist with the curriculum development and facilitation of support groups
- Assist with the development and maintenance of support resources
- Support a campus coordinated response to sexual assault and take part in case consultation meetings
- Work in collaboration with other on and off campus resources to effectively support survivor’s needs
- Utilize trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, feminist, harm reductive, options and choice-based approaches in service delivery
- Attend staff meetings and supervisory meetings
- Uphold the SASC’s standards of confidentiality and respect
- Work collaboratively with all of the SASC staff and volunteers
- Participates actively in the logistics and light housekeeping duties at the SASC
- Other duties as assigned

**Qualifications and Experience**:

- Relevant post-secondary education and/or combination of training/education/experience, with a minimum of 1 year providing frontline support services
- Specialized knowledge of sexual violence and trauma-informed care
- Knowledge and experience working from feminist and anti-oppressive perspectives, with strong analysis of gender-based violence and its nuances
- Experience doing case management, and using client databases
- Experience providing hospital accompaniment and legal advocacy
- Well organized, flexible, self-motivated and ability to work and make decisions independently and collaboratively
- Experience following confidentiality policies and procedures
- Experience working with diverse communities
- Strong collaborative, communication and inter-personal skills
- Strong understanding of harm reduction with substance use and safety planning
- Experience working with youth-oriented organizations, in an educational context, and/or within the UBC campus community is an asset
- Experience working in an anti-violence organization is an asset
- Evening and weekend availability

**To Apply**:
Please submit your resume and cover letter.
**Application deadline**: 11:59pm May 19, 2024.

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