Position Description
Under the direct supervision of the Outreach Manager and the general supervision of the Director of Womens Housing, the Outreach Coordinator will provide support from a Housing First and Trauma Informed perspective to women and families with complex barriers to meeting their basic needs for housing, food, and safety. The duties and responsibilities include:
Service Delivery
Connect with and build strong
Position Description
Under the direct supervision of the Outreach Manager and the general supervision of the Director of Womens Housing, the Outreach Coordinator will provide support from a Housing First and Trauma Informed perspective to women and families with complex barriers to meeting their basic needs for housing, food, and safety. The duties and responsibilities include:
Service Delivery
Connect with and build strong therapeutic relationships with women and families
Support women and families to navigate government and community programs, advocating on their behalf where required for successful outcomes;
Maintain positive relationships with front line teams working with our target population with a focus on agencies providing services for individuals impacted by FASD, mental health
challenges and addictions
Ensuring excellent communication and collaborating/coordinating service wherever possible
Actively work towards developing familiarity with Indigenous cultural traditions and engagement with Indigenous people and communities
Establish/maintain positive relationships with actors in the criminal justice system including police, prosecutors, Legal Aid, crown prosecutor, defense attorneys, and Victim Services to ensues principles, guidelines, and laws such as the Victims Bill of Rights, testimonial aids, or other supports are utilized as best they can to address the victims needs
Support women and families in preparing for their move into housing including helping them to arrange utility hook up, financial planning, food planning, locating furnishings, community mapping, and developing a housing preservation plan to reduce the risk of future homelessness;
Liaise with landlords to build positive relationships and current available housing options
For a full job description and qualifications, please visit our website at:
https://www.ywcaregina.com/careers
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