Indigenous Support Wellness Provider

Job Description

Dragonfly Counselling & Support Centre is hiring a full-time Supportive Wellness Provider (SWP) to join their Indigenous Mental Health project centred around assessing cultural healing needs and increasing accessibility to services. All work at the Dragonfly Counselling & Support Centre (DCSC) will reflect the Mission Statement and philosophical beliefs of the organization. DCSC is a not-for-profit, charitable organization that supports children, adolescents, and adults who have experienced sexual abuse or assault, and educates the public about sexual violence. This is a hybrid position and requires travel to the DCSC service area. The SWP position will focus on working with a Team to act as listeners and create relationships to the First Nations & Métis Settlement in their region, support, and resource current healing practices to further offer collaborative programming and support services. The successful candidate will have a strong cultural awareness through an Indigenous lens and requires skills in inclusion, diversity, cultural respect and appreciation, gender-based violence knowledge, and understanding of collective and intergenerational trauma. Key Client Support Responsibilities: Provide individual support for clients including intake, assessment, case planning and follow-up Prepare needs and risk assessments Assist with referrals to and accessing appropriate community resources Support client towards self-efficacy and personal wellness by providing information on the impact of trauma, affirming their resilience and promoting thoughtful informed decision-making Creation of trauma and healing educational programming with cultural lens Provision of group counselling sessions as the program requires Participate in providing education sessions, workshops, and information sessions and display booths to the local communities served Establish and maintain effective partnerships with agencies and professionals in both the public and private sectors, in order to supplement and enhance client service provision Assist in the provision of training volunteers, students and lay personas in the area of crisis intervention and group facilitation as directed by the Clinical Supervisor Plan and prepare lessons for diverse learners on a variety of topics related to sexual violence and sexual violence prevention Assist in designing, editing, revising and updating education department materials (i.e., brochures, manuals, etc.); Creating culturally specific materials and service resource banks, ensuring that printed materials are culturally sensitive and safe Advance and promote DCSC programs and services at agency and community events and meetings Requirements: Degree in SW, CYC, psychology or other human service work preferred, will consider diploma in SW, community service or equivalent Familiar with the issue of sexual violence, Indigenous Culture, and with anti-oppressive approaches to violence prevention and client support Understanding of, and commitment to, anti-oppression principles and practices Experience in trauma-informed and client-centered counselling Adaptable, organized, and self-directed Able to work and develop relationships with a wide range of people, both within and outside of the organization Comfortable working collaboratively with other staff and organizations. Comfortably presenting on topics including private parts, okay/not okay touches, consent, sexual abuse/assault, personal boundaries, healthy sexuality, healthy relationships What DCSC offers: A competitive salary Full health benefits RRSP program Generous paid vacation time Strong focus on staff wellness and work-life balance Professional development opportunities Job Type: Full-time Benefits: Extended health care Schedule: Monday to Friday Work Location: In person