Victim Support Worker - Vancouver, Canada - Family Services of Greater Vancouver

Family Services of Greater Vancouver
Family Services of Greater Vancouver
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JOB OPPORTUNITY:
Victim Support Worker

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Victim Support Worker Competition #33-24


DO YOU WANT A MEANINGFUL CAREER, HELPING OTHERS? JOIN US
About the Role

At Family Services of Greater Vancouver, we've been helping people in crisis since 1928.

As a non-profit, we help people develop skills and knowledge, empowering our neighbours to create positive change in their lives.

Our team is made up of more than 420 staff, including expert counsellors and support workers who provide compassionate, client-centered care to youth experiencing homelessness, families and children impacted by trauma, victims of domestic violence, and other vulnerable people from an evidence-based, trauma-informed lens.

We believe in building a brighter future for all British Columbians and providing a supportive and inclusive workplace for all our staff.

This is a full-time temporary (_maternity leave_) 35-hours-per-week, position reporting to the Manager of Victim Services.

This community-based Victim Service Program provides specialized services to women who are victims of violence and trauma in the policing jurisdiction of Vancouver, BC.

This worker will be embedded with the Vancouver Police Department for the Domestic Violence Unit.


About Our Opportunity:

Our Valued Benefits:


  • Flexible scheduling
  • Starting at three weeks' vacation for fulltime staff
  • Three paid household leave days a year
  • Two paid Wellness Days a year
  • Paid BC sick days
  • Two and a half paid Agency days for fulltime staff
  • Five paid days for education leave/year
  • One paid Moving Day/year
  • Subsidized professional association annual dues (if applicable)
  • A work culture that values transparency, teamwork, learning, fairness and integrity

Health and Wellness Resources:


  • Generous health/dental benefits after three months.
  • Three flex benefit options to meet your individualized needs
  • Option of psychological/counselling services (up to $1500/year)
  • Employee Assistance Plan
  • Long Term Disability Plan
  • Insurance, Travel insurance, ++

Work Hours: 35 per week (compressed work schedule)


Salary:
Grade11 Step 1 $32.04/ hour


Location:
Vancouver Police Department (Graveley location) with the possibility of working
Hybrid

Position End Date:
June 2025


What you bring:

Education, Training, Experience

  • B.S.W. or relevant B.A. from a recognized accredited university; equivalencies will be considered
  • Minimum 2 years experience supporting and advocating for survivors who have experienced genderbased violence.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

  • Knowledge of Provincial Policy on Violence Against Women in Relationships (VAWIR)
  • Knowledge of dynamics of violence in intimate relationships, criminal harassment and sexual/physical assault.
  • Knowledge of, and experience with feminist approaches to intervening in violence against women, taking into account the intersectionality of persons marginalized on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity, economic status, language, culture, age, ability, sexual or gender identity
  • Knowledge of crisis intervention and support skills
  • Knowledge of Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) and Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP)
  • Ability to maintain integrity and hold confidentiality as a Victim Support Worker, while collaborating with systems with differing mandates and perspectives
  • Computer skills in Windows/PC environment

Additional Requirements

  • Ability to successfully pass an enhanced police security clearance and background check
  • Possess valid BC driver's licence and have access to a vehicle
  • Second language is an asset
  • Proof of Covid19 vaccination status will be required

How to apply:

Our programs are located on the traditional, ancestral, and unseeded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw(Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil Waututh), Qayqayt,Katzie, Kwantlen, Kwekwetlem,Semiahmoo,Matsqui,and Tsawwassen First Nations.

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