Bilingual Counsellor Gender Based Violence

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Achēv

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Consultancy
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: $66,794 CAD-$66,794 CAD / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 13/06/2025
  • Location: Canada 
Gender-based violence (GBV)
At Achev, we believe that everyone deserves an equal opportunity to build a better life and a successful future. For more than 30 years, we have dedicated ourselves to helping diverse Canadians and newcomers achieve their full potential. 

 
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Complete intakes for individuals facing or at risk of facing gender-based violence.
  • Carry a caseload of women, women-identifying, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ individuals, including providing individual counselling.
  • Utilize a trauma-informed approach while providing therapeutic short-term, solution-focused, and transitional counselling.
  • Respond to immediate needs and provide support during crises.
  • Assess safety risks, develop safety plans, and assist women in carrying out their action plans by identifying challenges, assessing progress, and providing strategies to resolve difficulties in reaching their goals.
  • Maintain accurate and confidential records of client interactions, including the gathering of statistics and other records to be used in internal and external reports.
  • Provide a monthly update report to Manager.
  • Provide information about and referrals to community resources, including advocacy for services on behalf of individuals as needed.
  • Liaise with and collaborate with representatives of relevant community agencies/services.
  • Provide education and training on GBV related issues and resources.
  • Support Manager with program start-up including the development of resources.
  • Assist with program review and evaluation by using a variety of tools and methods.
  • Maintain strict confidentiality of client information.
  • Maintain positive and clear communication with other team members to facilitate teamwork, successful target management and customer service.
  • Perform other related duties, as required and as assigned.
 
QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Fully bilingual (English and French), including written and verbal communication
  • University Degree in a related discipline, such as Social Work or similar
  • Minimum of 3 years of work experience in the areas of gender-based violence, ideally within in a non-profit or community health environment
  • Registered with the appropriate regulatory body, such as College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, or the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario
  • Experience with intake procedures, case management, and crisis intervention
  • Excellent knowledge of violence against women issues, justice and social assistance systems, community agencies/resources, housing supports, child protection, family law, immigrant and refugee issues, and legislative issues
  • Extensive experience working within a trauma-informed anti-racist/anti-oppressive and gender-based violence framework while establishing a psychologically safe environment
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and relationship building skills with the ability to work and collaborate within a team environment
  • Strong computer skills (i.e., MS Office)
  • Excellent negotiation, conflict resolution, crisis intervention, mediation and active listening skills
  • Experience with various administrative tasks such as data entry, tracking, data collection, report writing, etc.

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