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Community Counsellor Contract
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**Job Summary**
To provide psycho-educational and therapeutic counselling, safety planning, and advocacy to individuals who have experienced and/or used violence in their relationship. This position involves delivering trauma-informed, client-centered support through both individual and group counselling using a strengths-based and anti-oppressive approach that fosters safety, healing, and personal growth.
**Qualifications**
- Minimum BSW or an equivalent degree in a related field in the social services sector. An MSW or equivalent graduate degree is required
- 3 years’ experience working in the anti-violence sector or related social service sector is preferred
- Demonstrated experience delivering group programing and/or individual counselling is preferred
- Police check with vulnerable sector screening is required
- Crisis Prevention/Intervention Training is an asset
- Valid First Aid/CPR is required
- Mental Health First Aid and/or ASIST Training is preferred
- Experience working from a trauma informed approach is an asset
- Valid driver’s license and access to an insured vehicle
- Ability to lift and carry up to 30lbs is required
- Ability to speak a second language is an asset
**Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**
- Demonstrated experience working with diverse populations from an intersectional, inclusive and anti-oppressive lens
- Excellent understanding of the dynamics of family violence, intimate partner violence, and gender-based violence and its impact on individuals and families
- Strong experience in assessing, counselling, and providing services and appropriate referrals to clients who have mental health challenges
- Experience in safety planning, risk assessment, crisis intervention and providing appropriate referrals to individuals who have experienced violence, abuse and/or trauma
- Excellent knowledge of Nova Vita programs and services
- Excellent knowledge of community resources in Brantford/Brant County
- Ability to take initiative and to work in a team environment while working collaboratively with community partners
- Ability to have a flexible work schedule and to manage competing demands in a fast paced environment while balancing a caseload
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent interpersonal, professional, and time management skills
- Computer literacy and proficiency with Microsoft Office and Zoom
**Duties and Responsibilities**
- Provide individual and group counselling for women and gender diverse individuals who have experienced violence, abuse, or trauma
- Complete intakes, risk assessments, and individual safety plans for clients
- Assist in the development and implementation of trauma informed departmental programming
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation
- Ensure timely and effective sharing of information with internal and external services
- Prepare reports for social service agencies, courts and other community agencies as required
- Assume case management responsibilities for clients connected with various services
- Provide case planning and advocacy for clients
- Organize case conferences with community agencies as needed
- Assume other duties and responsibilities as required
**Accountabilities**
- Adhere to relevant legislation and agency-wide policies & procedures at all times
- Maintain health and safety requirements at all times, including COVID-19 prevention protocols
- Maintain professional and ethical boundaries with clients and community partners at all times
- Complete all documentation as required and in a timely manner and meet professional standards
- Maintain a high level of counselling expertise in service delivery
- Remain current with relevant information and interventions concerning working with clients who have experienced domestic violence;
- Engage in regular supervision with the Community Counselling & Outreach Manager
**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 7 months
Pay: From $27.26 per hour
Expected hours: 37.50 per week
**Benefits**:
- Employee assistance program
- On-site parking
Flexible language requirement:
- French not required
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 2025-05-28
