Prev'n, Educ'n, Advocacy, Couns'ng and Empowerment

**HOPE AND AREA TRANSITION SOCIETY**

**Prevention, Education, Advocacy, Counselling and Empowerment (PEACE) /Violence Prevention Worker**

**Temporary Posting - Sick Leave Coverage**

**Who We Are**:
**Hope and Area Transition Society **was established in 1994. At that time, the intent of the Agency was to offer a haven for women and children fleeing domestic violence. Our Transition House opened in a permanent location in 1995 and was officially named the Jean Scott Transition House. Jean Scott was a trailblazer for women’s equality and was instrumental in the creation of our Transition House. The Transition House is the cornerstone of the agency.

Over the years, we have grown into 4 broad streams of services:
Domestic Violence

Substance Use

Youth and Family

Homelessness

Our **Vision Statement** says it all:
Hope and Area Transition Society envisions a community that is free from trauma and systemic societal challenges a community that has vibrant individuals and families who are resilient and have a sense of belonging, acceptance and connectedness to self, family, the community and society.

As a result of the growth and development of the agency, Hope and Area Transition Society is the largest non-profit in the Fraser-East.

**The Job**:
This position splits responsibilities between two distinct areas:
Providing Supportive Counseling which can be either on a group or individual basis to children who have witnessed abuse, threats and or violence in the home and who are between the ages of 3 - 18 years old; and,

Providing Prevention Workshops to students in the Fraser Cascade School District on family violence and healthy relationships.

**Job Requirements**:
Using a developmental framework, the primary goals of the PEACE Program are to;
- Support children and youth to feel safe, respected, valued, and heard; support mothers/caregivers to feel respected, empowered, confident, and effective; and support children, youth, and parents / caregivers to develop healthy and respectful ways of connecting with one another.
- Reduce isolation, and let children and youth know that they are not alone; identify and develop safety skills and strategies; educate non-violent ways of resolving conflict; and, support emotional health and self-esteem.
- View emotions and responses not as pathological, but rather as a natural response to traumatic events; provide psycho-education and support to help children and youth identify and manage their emotions; provide strategies to help children and youth cope with and minimize responses, including healthy ways of expressing anger.; foster hope by reminding children and youth of their abilities, and how they have used strategies and resistance in the past to successfully cope with adversity; and, offer reassurance that the child’s and youth’s reactions are natural under the circumstances.
- Develop understanding of violence against women and girls.

The Violence Prevention position coordinates, prepares and presents material to students in the Fraser Cascade School District. This includes arranging Prevention Workshops by working with the schools offering them the workshops, scheduling dates/times for training and as necessary meeting with school representatives to inform and obtain buy in to course content on a proactive basis.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or Early Childhood discipline or related discipline is desired with three to five years’ experience or six years combination of education and experience in the Social Services Sector (including volunteering).
- Knowledge and understanding of family dynamics, healthy relationships and ability to present to large groups, age range from 5 years to adulthood.
- Psychological and metal health to balance the stress of working with women and children who have been victims of family violence.
- Accurate record keeping (statistics, presentation material, evaluations, historical information) skills.
- Able to establish and maintain strong, ethically based personal and professional boundaries is essential as is the ability to establish, maintain and respect confidentiality.
- Willing and motivated to participate in training identified by department and organizational direction.
- Able to work independently with little or no supervision and work well within a team environment.
- Model non-violence and respectful parenting approaches.
- Able to document and relay information in a concise and efficient manner.
- Able to make sound judgements, think ethically and show respect to individuals regardless of ethnic, religious, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, age, and/or physical or mental ability.
- Able to communicate verbally and in written form to internal and external sources.
- Able to demonstrate quick, flexible and empathetic thinking.

If you believe you are the person described above, please send your resume and cover to:
Human Resources Manager

**Salary**: $23.00-$25.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Fr