Indigenous Domestic Violence Community Liaison

6 months ago


Surrey, Canada Spirit Omega Inc. Full time

**_Indigenous Domestic Violence Community Liaison_**

Full time 35 hours per week $29.00 per hour

**POSITION OVERVIEW**

The IDVP Community Liaison is responsible for connecting and supporting Indigenous families who are impacted by domestic violence. Working with other departments, police, and justice services, the Community Liaison provides direct support, education, information, brief solution focused counselling and referrals for community services. The highly engaged individual works to ensure the safety of the children while supporting the decisions of the family with a goal of family preservation. Additionally, your sound case management skills supports the family to grow regardless of their decision to remain together or exit the relationship. Moreover, the Community Liaison will work in collaboration with the Indigenous Domestic Violence Prevention Counsellor Educator, supporting the program; coordinating weekly ICM meetings, and ensuring weekly clinical supervision/review of all open files. Finally, Working from a decolonizing/trauma informed perspective the incumbent is skilled at developing respectful and collaborative relationships with women and their families; elders & supports individuals and families to access appropriate cultural supports

**ROLE REPONSIBILITES**
- Complete safety plans
- Case management and sound documentation.
- Referral and Connections including internal and Other Surrey resources;
- Accompany social workers when they attend calls related to Domestic Violence;
- Support the Counsellor Educator to deliver the Red-Path Living without violence program and become certified in the Red-Path Living without Violence model.
- Coordinate the weekly ICM meetings;
- Liaise between family and departments.
- In addition, the Coordinator works collaboratively with other direct service staff, external service providers, and family (including spouses where appropriate) to support women to increase their safety and connectedness to community.
- Others duties as required.

**QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS**
- Bachelor's degree in human services and 1 year of directly related experience responding to domestic violence.
- A minimum of 1 years (2000 hours) of experience in addressing violence against Indigenous women; family violence, and case-management
- Completion of Foundations in Domestic Violence Training or other similar entry level certification preferred.
- Current First Aid and CPR certification is a condition of employment, as well as a negative tuberculosis test
- Class 5 Driver's License, own vehicle, and a clear drivers' abstract.

**_ Key Skills & Knowledge:_**
- Integrated Case Management
- Knowledge of Indigenous mental health and addictions theories, and approaches
- Anti-oppressive practice, Indigenous feminist philosophy, and critical race theory beneficial.
- Knowledge of the diversity of Indigenous cultures, identities, and lived history.
- Extensive knowledge of women serving resources and supports in Surrey and the Fraser Valley.
- In-depth knowledge of the inter-generational impacts of residential school, and colonization on the individual and the family.
- Competently use Microsoft Word & Excel programs for case-management and reporting purposes.

**_ Key Abilities:_**
- ** Facilitation** - effectively organize and run a psycho education program for up to 12 women.
- Brief solution focused counselling
- ** Collaborate** - establish collaborative relationships with service recipients, working to increase their strengths.
- ** Respond** - safely resolve crisis situations and respond non-judgmentally to problematic behavior.
- ** Counsel** - provide counselling and support to women as they move through the Red-Path program.
- ** Understand** - demonstrate understanding of Aboriginal women's experience in relation to inter-generational trauma and colonization including the way society views, and therefore treats Indigenous women.
- ** Teamwork** - make positive contributions to the team, support and back up your co-workers at all times.
- **We thank all applicants for applying, however only those considered for an interview will be contacted directly**_

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