Victim Response Coordinator - Edmonton, Canada - Action Coalition on Human Trafficking Alberta (ACT Alberta)

Description

Job Title:
Victim Response Coordinator (VRC), Urban & Indigenous Communities
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Reports to: Manager of Victim Services
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Hourly Wage: Starts at $ 26.50 CAD per hour
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Start Date:As soon as possible
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End Date: March 31, 2024, with the possibility to extend
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Location:Edmonton or Northern Alberta (hybrid remote/in-office)
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Travel: 25-50% (required) with the potential to be higher
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Benefits: ACT Alberta offers a competitive benefits package, RRSP matching, flexibility, and work/life balance, in addition to sick days, personal days, and vacation days
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JOB SUMMARY_

ACT Alberta is looking for a Victim Response Coordinator (VRC) to join our team on a full-time (37.5 hours/week) basis, managing a portfolio that focuses on urban and Indigenous regions of Alberta.

The VRC is a front-line role that works directly with victims and survivors of human trafficking.

This position will require an individual who is able to jump in feet first, protect their personal boundaries with clients, and work both independently and collaboratively with the Victim Services Team.

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DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES_


Primary Responsibilities:

Provide case management and victim services to persons who have experienced human trafficking.

This includes, but is not restricted to, the following responsibilities:

• Offer clientcentered, traumainformed, and culturally sensitive services;
• Coordinate response teams, case conferences, meetings, and case debriefs;
• Empower individuals to access available resources by contacting or phoning supports directly, or searching for information online;
• Provide support during crisis/emergency situations by utilizing deescalation techniques and/or motivational interviewing skills as appropriate;
• Help clients to directly meet immediate needs, including food security, financial support, and social inclusion by means of education or direct referrals; and
• Assist clients in meeting their medical and social needs in the community, including transportation and support with external appointments.
• Develop relationships and response practices with stakeholders across various sectors and communities in Alberta, as approved by management.

Support in the collection of data for various programs connected to human trafficking; report on trends and collect data on human trafficking in the community (using ACT Alberta's database).

Gather stakeholder and client feedback to identify promising practices and gaps/barriers for supporting trafficked persons.

Other related duties as assigned.

This is a dynamic position in a small organization that requires all staff to wear many different hats and occasionally support each other in any of our projects.

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QUALIFICATIONS_


Professional Designation:

• Active registration in good standing with the Alberta College of Social Workers (ACWS).

Education and Experience:

• Minimum diploma or bachelor's degree in social work. A graduate degree would be considered an asset.
• 23 years of casework experience with individuals with complex needs.
• Standard First Aid would be considered an asset.
• A Class 5 nonGDL driver's license, a clean driver's abstract, and a personal vehicle that can be used for work purposes with $2 million liability insurance are required.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to travel throughout Alberta, including some overnight and multiday trips. Occasional driving as part of work duties.
• Ability to access rural areas that may include unpaved areas/roads/pathways.
• Ability to carry and set up materials (brochures, books, etc.) for information table displays.
• Occasional time outside in all weather conditions.
• Continuous extended periods of sitting, standing, or walking (sometimes up or down stairwells).

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience with Indigenous communities and knowledge of the Treaty 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10 regions of Alberta is critical. These regions include the traditional unceded territory of the Cree, Blackfoot, Nakota Sioux, Iroquois, Dene, Ojibway/ Saulteaux/Anishinaabe, and Inuit peoples, as well as the Métis People of the surrounding eight Métis Settlements and the Métis Nation of Alberta.
• Comfort meeting individually with participants in the community, in a broad variety of settings, with a safetyfirst mindset.
• Understanding of human trafficking and related issues; experience working on complex social issues and genderbased violence.
• Nonviolent crisis intervention, traumainformed practice, and harmreduction philosophies are necessary to be successful in this role.
• The ability to speak a second language is an asset.

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BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES_

This role should demonstrate competence in some or all of the following:

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  Ethical Behavior: Understand ethical behavior and business practices and ensure that your own behavior and the behavior of others is consistent with these standards and