Victim Support Worker
5 months ago
**JOB OPPORTUNITY: Victim Support Worker**
**Victim Support Worker **Competition #52-23
**DO YOU WANT A MEANINGFUL CAREER, HELPING OTHERS? JOIN US**
About the Role
At Family Services of Greater Vancouver, we’ve been helping people in crisis since 1928. As a non-profit, we help people develop skills and knowledge, empowering our neighbours to create positive change in their lives. Our team is made up of more than 420 staff, including expert counsellors and support workers who provide compassionate, client-centered care to youth experiencing homelessness, families and children impacted by trauma, victims of domestic violence, and other vulnerable people from an evidence-based, trauma-informed lens. We believe in building a brighter future for all British Columbians and providing a supportive and inclusive workplace for all our staff.
About Our Opportunity:
**Our Valued Benefits**:
- Flexible scheduling
- Starting at three weeks’ vacation for full time staff
- Three (3) paid household leave days a year
- Two paid Wellness Days a year
- Paid sick days
- Two and a half paid Agency days for full time staff
- Five paid days for education leave/year
- One paid Moving Day/year
- Subsidized professional association annual dues (if applicable)
- Possibility of hybrid work/ remote work
- A work culture that values transparency, teamwork, learning, fairness and integrity
**Health and Wellness Resources**:
- Generous health/dental benefits after 3 months.
- Three flex benefit options to meet your individualized needs
- Option of psychological/counselling services (up to $1500/year)
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Long Term Disability Plan
- Insurance, Travel insurance, ++
**Pension**: Pension plan enrollment
**Work Hours**: 21 hours/ week
**Salary**: GS 9 Step 1 $26.88/ hour
**Location***: New Westminster and Burnaby, BC
**Posting End Date**:Posting will remain open until filled
What you bring:
**Education, Training, Experience**
- B.S.W. or relevant B.A. from a recognized accredited university; equivalencies will be considered
- Minimum 2 years experience supporting and advocating for women who have experienced gender-based violence including sexual assault and domestic violence
**Knowledge, Skills, Abilities**
- Knowledge of, and experience with, community-based and feminist approaches to intervening in violence against women, taking into account the intersectionality of persons marginalized on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity, economic status, language, culture, age, ability, sexual or gender identity
- Experience and familiarity with the Criminal Justice System (CJS) and key social services
- Knowledge of Provincial Policy on Violence Against Women in Relationships (VAWIR)
- Knowledge of dynamics of violence in intimate relationships, sexual assault, criminal harassment and sexual/physical abuse in childhood
- Knowledge of Crime Victim Assistance Program
- Knowledge of crisis intervention and support skills
- Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with justice system personnel and other victim service and community programs
- Ability to maintain integrity and hold confidentiality as a Victim Support Worker, while collaborating with systems with differing mandates and perspectives
- Ability to work both independently and as a member of a professional team
- Ability to be self-reflective
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries
- Computer skills in Windows/PC environment
**Additional Requirements**
- Possess valid BC driver’s licence and have access to a vehicle
- Second language is an asset
- Successful completion of criminal record check
- **Proof of Covid-19 vaccination status will be required**
How to apply:
Our programs are located on the traditional, ancestral, and unseeded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw(Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil Waututh), Qayqayt,Katzie, Kwantlen, Kwekwetlem,Semiahmoo,Matsqui,and Tsawwassen First Nations. Huy ch q’u.
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