TRANSITIONAL HOUSING COUNSELLOR – Full-Time

Reporting to the Director of Transitional Programs and Housing Initiatives, the Transitional Housing Counsellor plays a pivotal role in providing support to women in the Second Stage and Third Stage Housing programs. The Transitional Housing Counsellor will be responsible for providing women with referrals and support related to housing and abuse issues, individual advocacy, and connection to community resources.

Responsibilities will include:

• Monitoring Second and Third Stage Housing properties by:
• Working with Maintenance Staff to ensure safety and security of the houses
• Coordinating occupancy, tenant and housing issues
• Staying current with the Ministry of Housing, Infrastructure and Comminities guidelines and Residential Tenancies Act

Providing services to clients / residents by:

• Coordinating referrals, assessments, admissions, and orientation
• Assisting women to identify obtainable personal goals and life skills development
• Providing individual and group intervention and support
• Encouraging positive, supportive relationships among residents and providing conflict resolution when needed.
• Participating in case management, consultation, and meetings

Please forward your resume to Bonnie Waterfield at: bonnie@familytransitionplace.ca

Qualifications and Core Competencies

•  Post-Secondary Education in the Social Service field or equivalent experience and specialized training
• Registered or eligible for registration with OCSWSSW
• Knowledge of violence against women and children and, homelessness issues including the intersection with mental health and addictions
• Communication and report writing skills
• Organizational skills and the ability to prioritize
• Interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to calmly assess security and risk situations and respond appropriately following established policies and procedures
• Familiarity with the Residential Tenancies Act
• Must be able to utilize listening skills, empathy and interpersonal skills when dealing with clients
• Maintain a current understanding of feminist philosophy
• Maintain appropriate professional boundaries
• Works from an ARAO / intersectionality lens
• Police Vulnerable Sector Check

Hours of Work: Monday thru Friday with some weekend and evening hours as required.

The successful candidate will join a compassionate, caring and forward-thinking team of professionals. We provide an attractive benefits package that includes vacation, sickness and personal time. Also, we provide flexible work arrangements.

Our steadfast feminist and family-first approach guides the work we do. We are committed to ensuring that FTP continues to boast strong staff retention and satisfaction through consistent collaboration, communication, skills and culture development opportunities throughout our organization.

Our commitment to our internal agency values of compassion, respect, inclusion, continuous learning and integrity is unwavering, and we are striving to create a culture rooted in inclusiveness. We are committed to unlearning biases and working towards undoing systemic racism and oppression towards, Black, Indigenous, People of Color, 2SLGBTQ+ and all marginalized identities.

We are focused on innovation and enhancement of our services for our clients; we are equally focused on creating a workplace that ‘works’ our staff. We are deeply proud of the culture we have developed, and the staff who continue to help us shape it. We’d love to have you join us!

Family Transition Place is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of employment. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including those with diverse backgrounds and those with disabilities. Accommodation is available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Family Transition Place is dedicated to achieving a workplace that reflects the diversity of the community it serves and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. We thank all applicants, however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.