JOB OPPORTUNITY: Victim Support Worker (VISAC)

Victim Support Worker (VISAC) Competition #25-26

About Our Opportunity

This Victim Support Worker works as part of a specialized partnership team at Treehouse Child and Youth Advocacy Centre (treehousevancouver.ca). In this role, you will be providing specialized services to child and youth victims (all genders) of crimes, in particular abuse/assault (sexual and physical); adult survivors of childhood abuse (sexual and physical); and non-offending family members of a victim. This position is a permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week) position and reports to the Manager of Family Services of Greater Vancouver (FSGV) Victim Services Program.

We Value You- Benefits:

• Flexible scheduling to accommodate life/ work balance
• Three weeks’ vacation for full-time staff * entitlement increases from there
• Three paid household leave days a year
• Two paid Wellness Days a year
• Paid sick days
• Two and a half paid Agency days for full-time staff
• Five paid days for education leave/year
• One paid Moving Day/year
• Subsidized professional association annual dues (if applicable)
• Referral bonus program
• Milestone celebrations
• On-the-job education through various Lunch and Learns
• Safe and Respectful Work Environment
• Opportunities for Growth
• Ongoing support, mentoring, and recognition to help with engagement and career growth
• A work culture that values transparency, teamwork, learning, fairness, and integrity

Health and Wellness Resources:

• Generous health/dental benefits after 3 months.
• Three flex benefit options to meet your individualized needs
• Option of psychological/counselling services (up to $1500/year)
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Long Term Disability Plan
• Insurance, Travel insurance, ++

Pension: Municipal Pension Plan enrollment for eligible employees

Work Hours: Monday- Friday, 37.5 hours per week

Salary: GS 11, Step 1 ($33.01 per hour)

Location: Vancouver, BC

Posting End Date: Posting will remain open until filled

What do you need to succeed?

Education, Training, Experience

• B.S.W. or relevant B.A. from a recognized, accredited university.
• Minimum two years of experience supporting and advocating for children and/or youth who have experienced violence, abuse, neglect, or self-neglect.

Role Qualifications and Skills include, but are not limited to

• Experience and familiarity with the justice system and social services
• Effectively manage relationships with the police unit, MCFD, clients , and criminal justice system.
• Ability to work independently, and as part of a specialized response team in Vancouver, and as part of the larger FSGV Victim Services team.
• Knowledge of crisis intervention and support skills, risk assessment and ability to safety plan.
• Knowledge of dynamics of violence in intimate relationships and the systemic, psychological, and physiological impacts of sexual, physical and emotional abuse in childhood.
• Collaborative communication, including teamwork and cooperation, interpersonal communication, diversity and cultural agility.
• Personal effectiveness, including integrity and ethical behaviour, personal resilience, adaptability/flexibility.
• Commitment to: results focus, client-centered service, planning and organizing and technical proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word.
• Maintain contact and network effectively with other community service providers and to provide a referral base for clients.
• Meet the administrative expectations of the agency and program, including file record-keeping and data collection.

Additional Requirements

• Successful completion of an Enhanced Criminal Record Check
• A second language is an asset.
• Ability/comfort working in the same setting as a justice-facilitated dog.

Short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. We thank all candidates and searchers for your interest.

We believe in the power of inclusion and the power of enabling all our staff to thrive by embracing diversity and fostering equality. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all staff that dismantles barriers and creates opportunities. Our organization is committed to recruiting a diverse workforce representing the communities we proudly serve while encompassing the principles of equity, inclusion, and diversity. Decisions regarding recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, and all other terms and conditions of employment will be made without regard to race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political beliefs, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or non-applicable criminal condition.

If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process or are an internal candidate, please email your resume and cover letter (indicating the competition number #25-26 in the email subject line) to hrinbox@fsgv.ca.

We gratefully acknowledge that our programs are delivered on traditional and ancestral lands and waters of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil Waututh), Qayqayt, Katzie, Kwantlen, Kwekwetlem, Semiahmoo, Matsqui, and Tsawwassen First Nations. Huy ch q’u.

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About Us

When you work with us, you will join a caring team of people who will value you as a whole person. You will also have the opportunity to do meaningful, leading-edge work that has a direct impact on the local community.

At Family Services of Greater Vancouver, we have been helping people in crisis since 1928. We are a non-profit working to support and empower individuals, families, and communities. We offer programs and services designed to help people develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence to create positive change in their lives. Our staff operates from an evidence-based, trauma-informed lens to meet people where they are and get them where they want to be.

We help people develop skills and knowledge, empowering our neighbours to create positive change in their lives. Our team is made up of more than 360 staff, including expert counsellors and support workers who provide compassionate, client-centred care to youth experiencing homelessness, families and children impacted by trauma, victims of domestic violence, and other vulnerable people from an evidence-based, trauma-informed lens. We believe in building a brighter future for all British Columbians and providing a supportive and inclusive workplace for all our staff.