Responsibilities:
- Provide settlement services including crisis intervention, counseling and outreach supports to refugee women staying in the transitional houses and their children
- Complete assessment to identify settlement goals that will assist the residents to integrate into the community
- Provide coordinated case management with internal and external stakeholders, including liaison with Intake and Case Management Worker to include appropriate referrals, advocacy and ensure continued support and stabilization
- Coordinate and facilitate tenant meetings; support groups; social, recreational, and educational programming events
- Supervise and train volunteers and student placements
- Represent the organization at community activities, networks and coalitions.
- Administer all aspects of residency in the transitional housing properties, including: selection and orientation of new tenants, tenancy agreements, rent collection, rent calculation, conflict management and other requirements
- Monitor management of the three properties through weekly visits of residents and visits with residents, including monitoring repairs and necessary orders
Qualifications:
- Experience in non-profits, working with migrant populations
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills
- Self-starter with the ability to work in a cross-functional team
- Ability to accomplish goals with minimal supervision
- Excellent written, oral and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work with confidential information
- Experience working from an Anti-Racist, Anti-Oppression framework
- Preference given to those with counselling experience
- Must have a valid G driver’s license
- Physical effort: Some small repairs and minimal lifting required
- Second language an asset
Publication Date:
2014