Women's Housing- Overnight Residence Support

Hours of Work: 32 weekly  working 9:30pm to 6am  on rotation - two weekends a month

Responsibilities

Service Delivery

Provide all care, advocacy, counselling, and listening from a trauma informed care lens

Build therapeutic relationships with all residents

Actively work towards developing familiarity with Indigenous cultural traditions and engagement with Indigenous peoples

Provide practical support for all aspects of resident stays

Ensure the well-being of all women and children by maintaining a clean facility

Provide information, education, referrals, and support to the residents as needed

Collaborate with the Manager and other Counsellors to create individualized plans for each resident

Provide referrals and advocacy to ensure that residents have the necessary support to deal with barriers regarding housing.

Specific responsibilities to CSC program

Work with Parole and other CSC staff to ensure that the needs of the women are being met

Collect and supervise urine analysis samples from individuals on parole

Conduct regular room checks at designated times; and

Monitoring of sign in/out logs.

Administration and Operations

Participating in Women's Housing training opportunities as a part of continuous improvement.

Answer shelter phone and record all calls, screen requests for entry and respond to information requests

Complete intake and departure process with each resident

Maintain accurate case management and stats keeping records

Maintain accurate records in the Offender Management System and HIFIS database

Assist with transportation as needed and available.

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