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Shelter Support Worker ( Evening )- DAV1374
YWCA Toronto
Toronto, CAN
Full Time, Contract, Temporary
Mid · 3+ years experience
Onsite
CAD 33.78-33.78 hourly / hour
Discovered 1 weeks ago
Free
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- Applies knowledge of the issues of trauma and the dynamics of woman and gender diverse people abuse and homelessness to develop and implement effective support strategies
- Provides daily support services to residents (e.g. tokens, providing personal hygiene items and toiletries, first aid, long-distance calls and assists with completion of forms and statements);
- Exercises precautions to ensure the safety of residents and completes risk assessments and safety plans;
- Uses mediation and counselling skills to maintain a co-operative, supportive and productive shelter environment;
- Provides information and referrals and advocates for clients facing issues of homelessness and trauma;
- Negotiates supportive and flexible strategies to assist residents with mental health issues to access the support within the shelter and in the community;
- Negotiates treatment plans with residents that focus on harm reduction;
- Assists clients in applying for priority, RGI, rent supplement, supportive housing, group homes and any other relevant housing programs and advocates on their behalf;
- Develops, implements and evaluates workshops and groups that address clients’ mental health issues and experience of trauma using interactive techniques (i.e. expressive art techniques) and collaborates with other YWCA programs;
- Maintains, records, compiles program statistics and prepares reports and correspondence.
- In-depth knowledge of an academic discipline normally acquired through completion of a supervised undergraduate degree (e.g. BSW); An analytical framework that identifies clients' relation to social systems and the demonstrated practical application of this framework; (Cases for Equivalency will be considered) ;
- Completion of workshops and courses pertaining to mental illness, trauma, harm reduction, crisis de-escalation and anti-oppressive practice;
- 3-5 years’ experience in counselling and group work focused on clients at risk and/or homeless women;
- Completion of Toronto Hostel’s Training Certificate (T.H.T.C.) or equivalent;
- Demonstrated knowledge of harm reduction principles and practice;
- Demonstrated knowledge of community resources and supports focused on mental health and group support;
- In-depth knowledge of the dynamics of woman abuse and trauma within an anti-oppression framework;
- Demonstrated experience in the development, delivery and evaluation of workshops and groups;
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