Crisis Intervention Worker- Permanent Weekend Day Shift

**Permanent Weekend Day Shift**

**Crisis Intervention Worker**

**USW Bargaining Unit**

**Local 8327**

Leeds & Grenville Interval House is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to providing services to women and children who have experienced violence & abuse. LGIH provides emergency shelter, counselling and supportive services to women and their children living in the United Counties of Leeds & Grenville.

The permanent weekend day shift crisis intervention worker works every Saturday and Sunday, 7am-7:15pm.

Reporting to the Operations Manager - the Crisis Intervention Worker will be part of the LGIH team that provides support, referrals and advocacy to women and their children residing at Interval House. The CIW’s responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Provide supportive counselling to women and children who have experienced and/or are experiencing trauma, including individuals who are impacted by and/or continue to experience physical, emotional, sexual, and intergenerational violence in person and on our 24-hour crisis line.
- Assess risk and safety for new clients and provide ongoing safety planning.
- Foster and maintain a trauma-informed approach in their work with clients and colleagues.
- Supporting and assisting women as they work through the steps of their transitional plans.
- Identifying and discussing the resources required to achieve a woman’s transitional goals and to assist and obtain the required resources.
- Referrals to counselling services, including social assistance, legal aid, parenting support, education and training, health services, etc.
- Advocacy with third parties, such as with FCS, social assistance, lawyers, police, etc.
- Support LGIH in remaining current and active in harm reduction policy development and community advocacy.
- Provide guidance for maintaining housing, including budget management and life skills.
- Provide ongoing support to clients around communal living.
- Maintain compliance with all LGIH policies, procedures, and Trauma-informed Practice.
- Perform administrative tasks, including maintaining complete case records, files, shift change logs, communication logs, release of information, and discharge summaries.
- Maintaining statistical information and resources as required.
- Perform related duties as assigned by Operations Manager or Executive Director.
- Maintaining safety and security of the shelter.
- Other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications:

- Post-secondary education in gender studies, social services, social work and work experience in the VAW sector (3-5 years).
- Case management experience (3-5 years)
- Knowledge of the impact of systemic marginalization on women and children, including sexism, racism, poverty, homophobia, transphobia, and dis/ability
- Strong assessment skills
- Demonstrated competencies including communication, innovative and creativity, teamwork, flexibility and adaptability, accountability, strategic and collaborative thinking.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain a mature and realistic approach to the social problems of the client being served and knowledge of and self-awareness around transference and counter-transference
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
- Knowledge of community-based service providers
- Understanding of the civil and criminal legal system and how it impacts on women’s & children’s lives
- Understanding of group dynamics
- Current CPR and First Aid training an asset.
- Satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Checks (PVSC) with future checks every three (3) years.

Hours and Compensation: The position is scheduled 24.5 hours a week at a rate of 26.66.

Applications will be received until June 6th at 4pm.

Only those applicants who are chosen for an interview will be contacted. Please, no telephone calls.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: $26.66 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Every Weekend

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2025-06-06