Residential Peer Support Worker - Casual/Relief

Timmins and Area Women in Crisis; Timmins; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Timmins and Area Women in Crisis is seeking a Residential Peer Support Worker at H.E.R. Place Women’s Shelter to provide safe, confidential support to residents and their children.

The role focuses on advocacy, crisis intervention, and linkages to community referrals within a feminist, anti-oppression framework. Flexible shifts including overnights are required, with a commitment to inclusion and trauma-informed care.

Qualifications

• Experience with Violence Against Women work/women’s issues
• Understanding of feminist ideology and anti-racism/anti-oppression principles
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Sound judgement, problem solving, conflict resolution, crisis intervention, advocacy and mediation skills
• Knowledge of Indigenous cultures
• Ability to communicate in Cree and/or Ojibway and/or Oji-Cree dialect
• Must undergo a criminal record check
• Able to lift/carry, snow shovelling, light housework
• Able to work a variety of shifts including overnights

Responsibilities

• Assist in creating and maintaining a safe, confidential, non-judgemental living/working conditions within the shelter
• Provide advocacy and accompaniment for shelter clients
• Provide problem solving, conflict resolution, crisis intervention, advocacy and mediation within the shelter
• Link women and their dependents to appropriate community referrals
• Assist in meal preparation and housekeeping
• Provide administrative support to TAWC programs and services, including maintenance of client files
• Attend and participate in fundraising and awareness raising ventures
• Additional tasks as it relates to the organization

Skills

Violence Against Women work

Feminist/anti-oppression principles

Microsoft Office suite

Strong written and verbalcommunic*ion

Judgement and crisis intervention

Indigenous cultures knowledge

Cree/Ojibway/Oji-Cree dialect

Criminal record check

Lifting and housework

Shift work incl. overnights

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Residential Peer Support Worker - Casual/Relief

Timmins and Area Women in Crisis (TAWC) is a dynamic, community-based feminist organization providing services related to intimate partner abuse and sexual violence to women and their children in the Timmins area. TAWC works within an integrated feminist, anti-racist, anti-oppression framework. The agency administers a sexual assault centre, an emergency shelter as well as second stage housing to abused women and their children.

TAWC is currently looking for an innovative woman to join our team in the capacity of Residential Peer Support Worker at H.E.R. Place Women’s Shelter.

Main Responsibilities:

• Assist in creating and maintaining a safe, confidential, non-judgemental living/working conditions within the shelter
• Provide advocacy and accompaniment for shelter clients
• Provide problem solving, conflict resolution, crisis intervention, advocacy and mediation within the shelter
• Link women and their dependents to appropriate community referrals
• Assists in meal preparation and housekeeping
• Provide administrative support to TAWC programs and services, including maintenance of client files.
• Attend and participate in fundraising and awareness raising ventures
• Additional tasks as it relates to the organization

Qualifications:

• Proven dedication to Violence Against Women work/women’s issues
• Solid understanding of feminist ideology and anti-racism/anti-oppression principles
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated sound judgement, problem solving, conflict resolution, crisis intervention, advocacy and mediation skills
• Strong knowledge of Indigenous cultures
• Ability to communicate in a Cree and/or Ojibway and/or Oji-Cree dialect is a definite asset
• Must undergo a criminal record check
• Must be able to do lifting/carrying, snow shovelling, light housework
• Must be able to work a variety of shifts including overnights

TAWC is committed to providing accommodation throughout the recruitment and selection process in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Applicants requiring accommodation are encouraged to advise us of their needs at any stage of the recruitment process.

TAWC has a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy that requires individuals to take part in COVID-19 vaccination programs recommended by Public Health, unless they are approved for a medical or human rights accommodation from TAWC. Compliance with this policy is mandatory for this position.

Hours of Work: Shift Work (includes days, evenings, nights and weekends)

Closing Date: open until the position is filled

Timmins & Area Women in Crisis 355 Wilson Ave, Timmins, ON P4N 2T7, Canada

Timmins & Area Women in Crisis is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion as well as equity and diversity in its hiring practices. TAWC invites and strongly encourages applications from all qualified women, including women from historically marginalized and/or underserved/underrepresented communities, who may contribute to further diversification of our workforce. This also includes, but is not limited to: women who identify as Indigenous/Black/woman of colour, women living with a disAbility, lesbians, bisexual women and transwomen as well as women with lived experience of mental illness, substance use, trauma, and poverty.