Women's Support Worker
10 hours ago
**Women’s Support Worker (Casual)**
**Nova Transition House**
**Posting Date**:Dec 16, 2024
**Closing Date**:Jan 16, 2025
**Starting Date**:ASAP
**Days of Work**:on call casual
**Reports To**:Senior Manager or designate.
**Summary**:
This position provides emotional support, advocacy and information and referrals to women who have experienced violence/abuse in relationships & their children. In addition, the worker participates with the staff team in maintaining records and ensuring a residential service that meets community and Work Safe health and safety standards.
**Key Duties and Responsibilities**:
- Screens prospective residents for suitability prior to admission
- Conducts intake interviews and helps residents settle
- Assesses residents’ immediate needs and assists them to define and implement an action plan
- Provides advocacy for residents as well as information and referrals about social services, housing, legal rights and community resources
- Provides peer crisis counselling and emotional support to women and children residing at the transition house and to crisis callers
- Works supportively with residents to consistently implement house guidelines
- Facilitates and participates in daily household operations as needed
- Attends and participates in staff meetings
**Qualifications**:
- Knowledge, understanding of, and demonstrated ability to respond effectively to violence against women and children and its impacts, using feminist principles / analysis
- Minimum of a diploma in a related human services field and one (1) year recent related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience working with women who have been abused / experienced violence
- Knowledge and understanding of multiple issues commonly affecting abused women (eg: substance misuse, mental health, HIV, AIDS, etc.)
- Demonstrated success in working effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds (eg: cultural, religious, age, sexual orientation, etc.).
- Must have Standard First Aid and CPR certificates
- Satisfactory completion of a criminal records search
- A second language is an asset
**Employment Information**:
This is a permanent part time position open to female applicants only. This is a union position Grid 10 with wage range from $25.95-$29.76.
Please submit letter of intent and resume to:
**Job Type**: Casual
Pay: $25.95-$29.76 per hour
**Education**:
- Secondary School (preferred)
**Experience**:
- supportive care: 1 year (preferred)
**Language**:
- English (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- First Aid Certification (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 2025-01-16
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