Anti Human Trafficking - Toronto, Canada - Covenant House Toronto

Covenant House Toronto

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Anti-Human Trafficking - Youth in Transition Worker

Onsite Downtown Toronto**
Full Time, Permanent
Covenant House helps youth ignite their potential and reclaim their lives.

As Canada's largest agency serving youth who are homeless, trafficked or at risk, we offer the widest range of services to hundreds of young people every day.

More than a place to stay, we provide life-changing care with unconditional love and respect. We meet youth's immediate needs and then we work together to achieve their future goals.

We offer 24/7 crisis shelter transitional housing options on-site and, in the community, health and well-being support, training and skill development, and ongoing care once youth move into the community.

For over 40 years, Covenant House has been dedicated to its mission of serving youth on the street and to protect and safeguard all youth with absolute respect and unconditional love.

Since 1982, Covenant House has supported more than 100,000 young people.

Overview:

The Anti-Human Trafficking Youth In Transition Worker is a key member of our Anti-Human Trafficking program. Our Anti-Trafficking Urban Response Model includes initiatives in prevention/early intervention, direct services to survivors and incorporates research and evaluation.

We have established an advocacy service, crisis bed (2 beds), transitional housing (12 beds) and a peer facilitated group program for survivors.

As established leaders we have shared our expertise through trainings, consultations, and online resource materials such as Traffick Stop.

We have developed therapeutic trauma informed; strength based best practices that effectively promotes recovery. Essential to that recovery is intensive trauma therapy.

This position is part of our Enhancing Outcomes Project and will also provide intensive clinical supports through a trauma therapist who is grounded in the unique features of sexual exploitation trauma.

The Anti-Human Trafficking Youth in Transition Worker supports young people who are at risk of or have experienced human trafficking.

The worker is responsible for providing systems navigation support, and life skills training.

Our Anti-Human Trafficking Youth in Transition Worker is familiar with trauma therapy principles and be grounded in adapting interventions to respect survivors' need to control the pace of change and the intensity of the therapeutic relationships.

Responsibilities:

Provide ongoing case management support to survivors of human trafficking in the Toronto community, and surrounding areas
Managing a caseload of up to 20 youth who have or had involvement in the child welfare system
Attend and participate in regular team meetings, supervision and clinical supervision
Building and maintaining professional relationships with community partners and stakeholders
Utilizing a traumainformed approach to assess and determine appropriate service needs of youth including, but not limited to, treatment planning, safety planning, support referrals and housing
Provide oneonone support to participants, and ensure that they are equipped with the necessary skills to live independently
Plan and facilitate life skill workshops within the community or youth's residential space
Collaborate with program staff, and other CHT services to provide education and offer support where appropriate
Conduct initial screening assessments and with young people develop case management plans that includes system navigation and support referrals to identified program and services (e.g. housing, police services, health care, occupational therapy, harm reduction etc.)
Attend relevant information sessions and community networking events pertaining to human trafficking, youth support, and systemic issues
Support projectspecific deliverables to ensure alignment with overall department goals and objectives are met
Develop and deliver highly engaging presentations to potential program participants and/or their case workers
Work hours require flexibility to meet the needs of young people. This may mean some evenings and weekends are required.
Provide services in locations deemed to be safe and convenient to youth (such as online, in shelters, in family homes, and other community settings)
Documentation in participant's record needs to be updated and maintained through Efforts to Outcome (ETO). Documentation includes items such as intakes, participant goals, referrals and collaboration with participant support network, daily notes, risk management and safety plans
Perform other duties as appropriate and assigned

Qualification, Experience:

College or university degree or diploma in Child and Youth Work or equivalent.
Experience working with young people experiencing homelessness and/or human trafficking is an asset
Knowledge of community resources and systems relevant to youth homelessness and antihuman trafficking
Demonstrated ability in working with a trauma