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Relief Women's Counsellor- Bryony House
3 days ago
**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, Psychology 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, $29.92 per hour.
Please submit cover letter and resume through indeed.
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**: $29.92 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
**Education**:
- Bachelor's Degree (required)
**Experience**:
- shelter work: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 2024-04-26
Expected start date: 2024-04-29
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