Gender-based Violence Counsellor

The West Central Women’s Resource Centre (WCWRC) provides services and programming to women and gender-diverse people and their families in the West Central neighbourhood of Winnipeg. WCWRC is person-centered and practices empowerment, inclusion, harm reduction, and multi-level, and community economic development philosophies to support women and gender-diverse people experiencing poverty, homelessness, mental illness, violence, substance use or participating in sex-trade work.

We are committed to removing barriers to employment that are faced by groups that have been historically, persistently and systemically marginalized and encourage (but do not require) members of these groups to self-identify as such in their cover letters.
- If you require accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodation), please contact us and we will work with you to meet your needs._

**Position Summary**:
Reporting to the Director of Restoring the Balance, the Gender-Based Violence Counsellor will work with diverse people who have experienced violence. They will support people on their healing journey, through a mixture of person-centered, culturally appropriate supports including land-based healing, ceremony, group facilitation and one-to-one counseling.

**Salary Range**: $23-26/hour, 6% vacation pay, plus a benefits package and matched RSP after 3 months

**Time requirement**: 37.5 hours per week

**Closing date**: Open until filled.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- Individual and Group Supports_
- Provide individual counseling to women and gender-diverse people who have been impacted by any form of violence
- Provide a variety of healing approaches, including land-based teaching, ceremony and culturally appropriate programming
- Plan and facilitate closed group healing circles and workshops for women and gender-diverse people
- Empower women and gender-diverse people to advocate for themselves and advocate on their
behalf
- Provide information, referrals and system navigation to individuals
- Work collaboratively with GBV, housing and settlement to provide coordinated service delivery

**_ Reporting and Evaluation:_**
- Maintain accurate and complete case notes for each participant
- Maintain accurate tracking of group outcomes, as per funding agreements
- Report on program outcomes to the Director of Restoring the Balance, as required by funding
agreements
- Meet regularly with external Clinical Supervisor to review case notes

**_ Other_**
- Actively participate in WCWRC staff retreats, training and meetings
- In conjunction with other WCWRC staff, provide on-going informal support, referral and direction
to community women using the Centre

**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**:
**_ Essential:_**
- Post-secondary degree in Counselling or the Social Services field, a combination of education and experience will be considered
- Minimum of 2 years of experience providing long-term, short term or crisis counseling
- Experience with the development, organization and facilitation of group programs
- Must be able to work effectively cross-culturally including with participants with low English levels
- Demonstrated understanding of working with marginalized communities, including an antioppression lens and the social determinants of health
- Strong understanding of empowerment, harm reduction and trauma-informed care philosophies
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Familiar with the use of Microsoft office and outlook
- Professional and responsible with sensitive and confidential issues
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Self-motivated, able to work with mínimal supervision
- A clear criminal record check and child abuse registry is required due to the nature of the position.

**_ Preferred_**
- Experience working within the non-profit sector
- Ability to work from a multi-level approach
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities
- Ability to multi-task

**Working Conditions**
- Days, with potential evening & weekend hours

**By mail**:
West Central Women’s Resource Centre

640 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3G 0A7

Attn: Tammy Leask