Child & Youth Facilitator (Vaw) - Women's Services

7 months ago


Hamilton, Canada Good Shepherd Centres Full time

**Hours**: Overnight shifts Sunday - Thursday 11pm-7am. Beginning Sunday night at 11pm and finishing the week Friday morning at 7am. Hours and days of work may change to accommodate program needs

**Who We Are**

The work of Good Shepherd is based on a fundamental belief in providing hope and restoring dignity to the most vulnerable members of our community. Our services include emergency food transitional housing and education for homeless and street-involved youth; hospice palliative care; community mental health programs; and supportive housing programs. We are committed to integrating Harm Reduction practices into our programs and to prioritizing the rights, dignity, and choices of those who use substances. By integrating a Harm Reduction framework at Good Shepherd, we can decrease barriers to service and better support some of our community's most marginalized members.

This opportunity is with our Good Shepherd - **Women's Services - Martha House**

The Child and Youth program is a psycho-educational program designed to support children up to 18 years of age who witness woman abuse, and to provide individual and family counselling addressing the complexities these children face. Our programs often work closely with community stakeholders, including schools, other VAW agencies, child welfare and family court systems to develop unique programming for children and women in the VAW programs.

**How You Will Make an Impact**

The Child and Youth Facilitator will work in collaboration with the Community Support Services LEAF Facilitator and Child and Youth Facilitator to provide group programming. In addition, the incumbent also works with mothers and caregivers, primarily in the residential program, providing insight on the impacts of woman abuse on children and support with developing healthy, meaningful relationships between caregiver and child.
- Engage children to provide individualized counselling and therapeutic interventions to a diverse range of emotional and physical responses to trauma
- Communication and coordination with external agencies, including joint public education, program intakes and program delivery.

The rewards of this work include seeing the resiliency within children and families as they recover; seeing how your role fits within the larger social justice work of the department; and, joining a passionate, innovative outreach services team.

**What You'll Bring to Our Team**
- Post-secondary education in social services or related field is required
- Experience working in a residential setting is preferred
- Fluency in a 2nd language is an asset
- CPR certification or willingness to be certified is required
- Valid G license required

**What We Offer**
- Be a part of a caring TEAM THAT SUPPORTS OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY
- Support for continuing EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Staff recognition programs along with access to self-care supports and EMPLOYEE /
- FAMILY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP)
- POSITIVE and ENCOURAGING atmosphere
- Make a difference and provide HOPE
- Extended benefits
- Good Shepherd, a ministry of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God, is an equal opportunity employer operating within an anti-racist and anti-oppression framework. We strive to establish workplaces that reflect and are enhanced by the rich diversity of the community we serve._
- Good Shepherd has a mandatory verification of COVID-19 vaccination policy. More information on the full policy requirements and accommodation allowances will be provided to those selected for an interview._



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