Transitional Support Counsellor – Maternity Leave Contract

TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT COUNSELLOR

MATERNITY LEAVE CONTRACT

Under the direction of the Legal and Transitional Support Team Lead, the Transitional Support Counsellor will assist women as they establish violence-free lives in the community.  This includes providing support and assistance with goal and safety planning, making referrals, liaising and coordinating with other community support agencies.

This is a maternity leave contract position and a great opportunity to build on your counselling experience.

Responsibilities will include:

·        Assisting with safety planning for women and their children.

·        Developing and maintaining contact with a network of community support agencies.

·        Working with women to develop transition plans that will identify the goals that a woman would like to achieve (both long and short term) and the steps she will need to take to achieve those goals.

·        Assisting women in carrying out their transition plan.

·        Providing supportive information and referrals to appropriate legal, housing, medical, education, employment and other community resources.

·        Completion of administrative tasks i.e. record keeping, reports, statistics etc.

Qualifications:

·        Post-Secondary Education in the Social Service field or equivalent experience and specialized training

·        Knowledge of violence against women and children issues

·        Knowledge of housing issues

·        Knowledge of HIFIS, Coordinated Access and BNL considered an asset

·        Knowledge of family and criminal law issues

·        Feminist working perspective

·        Ability to problem solve in innovative and creative ways

·        Good written and oral communication skills

·        Ability to work cooperatively as a team member and independently

·        Strong supportive counselling skills

·        Skills in the use of a personal computer for recording, correspondence and report writing

·        Access to a vehicle and a valid driver’s license with insurance

Hours of Work:

35 hours per week.  Some evening work is required.
This position is based out of our Orangeville office, with occasional travel to our satellite offices in Bolton and Shelburne
Position is hybrid – office and home office, with at least 3 days on site

The successful candidate will join a compassionate, caring and forward-thinking family of professionals.

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 with 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 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.

Please submit your resume by Monday, June 16th, 2025

https://familytransitionplace.bamboohr.com/careers/28