[Wamvan] BWSS is Hiring P/T Women's Safety and Outreach Worker

[Jarrah]

http://www.bwss.org/home/careers/

*Battered Women’s Support Services is Hiring*

Women’s Safety and Outreach Support Worker

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16 hours per week $16.60 per hour plus benefits

Saturday and Sunday 5pm-1am

Additional day shifts or evening shifts may be required

Battered Women’s Support Services is currently hiring for a *part
time*position of
*Women’s Safety and Outreach Support Worker*.  This is a part-time position
of 16 hours a week working in the Downtown Eastside and out of various
locations in Vancouver and the BWSS office.

*Purpose of Position*

This position works to support consistent institutional and systemic woman
centered responses based on practices to prevent violence and sexual
exploitation through education awareness, outreach activities and
intervention for women and girl survivors of gender violence on the
Downtown Eastside.  This position provides feminist based legal and systems
based information, crisis intervention, safety planning, advocacy,
accompaniment and referral to women and female youth survivors of sexual
and physical assault and violence in intimate relationships and/or criminal
harassment.

*Key Responsibilities*

   - Delivers services as program demands require, in accordance with BWSS
   Statement of Philosophy
   - Provides crisis intervention in accordance with BWSS Empowerment model
   - Undertake specific outreach to increase program accessibility for
   women who don’t access mainstream services during mainstream hours
   including young women, Indigenous women, seniors, Immigrant women and women
   who do sex work
   - Provides assessment and safety planning
   - Provides information, resources, advocacy and referrals
   - Assists women in accessing other services
   - Provides direct services in person and over the phone. Provides
   coverage where gaps in coverage exist.
   - As a member of the Crisis Team trains, orientates, supervises and
   evaluates women volunteers
   - Promotes public awareness, public education and attends community
   events
   - Participates in the developing of support groups for women from
   various communities living in Vancouver and in the Lower Mainland
   - Co-facilitates support groups
   - Prepares reports and compile statistics
   - Participates in debriefing and case consultation with her supervisor,
   BWSS staff and volunteers
   - Performs other duties as defined in job description

*Qualifications*

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   - A strong feminist analysis of violence against women which addresses
   the understanding of power and its interconnections among gender, race,
   culture, class, physical ability, sexual orientation, and age as well as
   all forms of oppression based on experience of colonization, religion,
   ethnicity and heritage.
   - Extensive training, experience and education in a directly related
   field.

Knowledge of the Criminal Justice System and other systems as they relate
to violence against women

   - Strong crisis intervention skills
   - Able to utilize effective communication and positive relationships to
   assist women through a problem-solving process.
   - Solid understanding of the dynamics of violence and sexual assault
   against women and girls in relationships and the cycle of abuse
   - Ability to speak other language(s) an asset.
   - Experience working with women and girl survivors of violence and
   sexual/physical assault
   - Good organization and time management skills
   - Well developed communication skills both written and oral
   - Experience working on the Downtown Eastside or comparable community
   - Strong computer literacy in Word and Excel required
   - Experience and ability to co-facilitate support groups
   - Ability to work effectively independently and within a team, energetic
   and self motivated
   - Strong work ethics
   - Familiar with the issues and needs that refugee and immigrant women’s
   experience
   - Knowledge and experience working with survivors of historic racism and
   the impact of colonization
   - Strong conflict resolution skills and strong commitment to working as
   a positive member of a team.
   - Willing and open to give and receive feedback
   - Demonstrated cultural competency including awareness of diverse
   marginalized communities in Lower Mainland and ability to work with women
   from various cultural communities
   - Strong commitment to work towards ending violence against women and
   girls and a proactive stand to address all forms of oppression in women’s
   lives
   - Availability to work evenings and have flexible hours
   - Valid Class 5 BC Drivers License
   - Satisfactory criminal record search

This position requires union membership. As a bona fide job requirement
this position will be held by a woman. Send cover letter and resume
detailing how you meet or exceed these qualifications to:

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*P.O. Box** 21503** 1424 Commercial Dr., Vancouver, BC, V5L 5G2*

*Fax:  604-687-1864, Email: *amrit at bwss.org* No telephone calls please*

*Application Closing Date: February 18th 2013 at 5:00 pm*


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Jarrah Hodge
@jarrahpenguin
http://gender-focus.com
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