West Central Women’s Resource Centre (WCWRC) provides services and programming to women and families in the West Central neighborhood of Winnipeg. WCWRC is hiring a Gender-Based Violence Counsellor. Reporting to Settlement Services Coordinator, the GBV Counsellor will work with families who have experienced violence with a focus on newcomer women. They will support clients on their healing journey, through group facilitation and one-to-one counselling.
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Length: March 31, 2021, with possibility of extension based on funding
Salary Range: $21-25/hr, commensurate with experience plus benefits package
Time Requirement: 37.5 hours/week
Closing Date: June 23, 2020
Responsibilities
- To provide individual counselling to women and families who have been impacted by violence – both family violence and state violence
- To plan, coordinate and facilitate a closed group healing circle and workshops for women and youth
- To empower women to advocate for themselves and to advocate on their behalf
- To provide information, referrals and system navigation to families
- Work collaborative with Settlement Workers to provide coordinated service delivery
- Report on program outcomes to the Settlement Services Coordinator as required by funding agreements
- To work with external evaluators to meaningfully evaluate the outcomes of the program and to adjust programming as required
- Actively participate in WCWRC staff retreats, trainings 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
- Minimum of 2 years of experience providing long term, short term and crisis counselling
- Experience with the development, organization and facilitation of group programs
- Must be able to work effectively cross-culturally and with participants with low English levels
- Demonstrated understanding of working with marginalized communities, including an anti-oppression 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
- Experience working collaboratively with community organizations
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Self-motivated, able to work with minimal supervision
- A clear criminal record check and child abuse registry is required due to the nature of the position.
Preferred:
- Ability to speak one or more language supported through our settlement program is strongly preferred. Preferences given to Arabic, Swahili and Somali.
- Experience working for an IRCC funded agency and with ICARE
- 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 and weekend hours
Apply:
Please submit resume and cover letter to the attention of the Hiring Committee, c/o Halima Jelloul, Settlement Services Coordinator with the title of the position in the subject line. Cover letter should expressly indicate how your experience meets the job requirements.
By e-mail: halima at wcwrc.ca
By fax: 204-783-3173
In person: 640 Ellice Ave. Winnipeg, MB R3G0A7
West Central Women’s Resource Centre is committed to representing diversity amongst our staff and mentors. Indigenous peoples, newcomers and refugees, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply and self-identify.
We thank everyone for their interest, however only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
