Residential Peer Support Worker - Permanent Full Time

Timmins and Area Womenin Crisis (TAWC) is a dynamic,community-based feminist organization providing services related to intimatepartner abuse and sexual violence to women and their children in the Timminsarea.TAWC works within an integrated feminist, anti-racist, anti-oppressionframework. The agency administers a sexual assaultcentre, an emergency shelter as well as second stage housing to abused womenand their children.

TAWC iscurrently looking for an innovative woman to join our team in the capacity of Residential Peer Support Worker at H.E.R.Place Women's Shelter.

Main Responsibilities

- Assist in creating and maintaining a safe, confidential,non-judgemental living/working conditions within the shelter
- Provide advocacy and accompaniment for shelter clients
- Provide problem solving, conflict resolution, crisis intervention,advocacy and mediation within the shelter
- Link women and their dependents to appropriate community referrals
- Assistsin meal preparation and housekeeping
- Provideadministrative support to TAWC programs and services, including maintenance ofclient files.
- Attend and participate in fundraising and awareness raisingventures
- Additional tasks as it relates to the organization

Qualifications

- Proven dedication to Violence Against Women work/women's issues
- Solid understanding of feminist ideology andanti-racism/anti-oppression principles
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel,Word, and PowerPoint
- Robust written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated sound judgement, problem solving, conflictresolution, crisis intervention, advocacy and mediation skills
- Strong knowledge of Indigenous cultures




- Ability to communicate in a Cree and/or Ojibway and/or Oji-Creedialect is a definite asset
- Must undergo a criminal record check
- Must be able to do lifting/carrying, snow shovelling, lighthousework
- Must be able to work a variety of shifts including overnights

ClosingDate: October 28, 2026

TAWC has a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy that requires individuals to take part in COVID-19 vaccination programs recommended by Public Health, unless they are approved for a medical or human rights accommodation from TAWC. Compliance with this policy is mandatory for this position.

TAWC is committed to providing accommodation throughout the recruitment and selection process in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Applicants requiring accommodation are encouraged to advise us of their needs at any stage of the recruitment process.

Timmins and Area Women in Crisis (TAWC) is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion as well as equity and diversity in its hiring practices. TAWC invites and strongly encourages applications from all qualified women, including women from historically marginalized and/or underserved/underrepresented communities, who may contribute to further diversification of our workforce. This also includes, but is not limited to: women who identify as Indigenous/Black/woman of colour, women living with a disAbility, lesbians, bisexual women and transwomen as well as women with lived experience of mental illness, substance use, trauma, and poverty.

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Timmins & Area Women in Crisis 355 Wilson Ave, Timmins, ON P4N 2T7, Canada

📌 Residential Peer Support Worker (Canada)
🏢 Timmins
📍 Canada