Program Support Worker – Safe at Home Program

Job Type
Contract JOB POSTING Mission Services Violence Against Women’s Services
- Safe at Home Program Program Support Worker Full time Contract 1 position (Bargaining Unit Position as per Collective Agreement) Wage: $23.42 per hour Posting No. The findings from the pilot will inform a sustainable and permanent Safe at Home model in Hamilton. During the pilot, the Safe at Home Program Support Worker role will provide some case management support throughout a woman’s/individual’s time in the program. The role will also assist in training referral partners, leading targeted recruitment efforts, and supporting the implementation of a concurrent intervention pilot for individuals using violence (IUV). Please note that this role involves direct work with individuals using violence (IUV), including providing support in both one-on-one and group settings as part of the concurrent intervention pilot. This role requires knowledge of the legal aspects of tenancy, housing and gender-based violence, and understand the research component of developing and testing an intervention model that is unique to Hamilton. The SAH Program Support Worker will provide services through a trauma
- and violence-informed, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive lens to create a safe and supportive environment for women, as well as a learning and supportive environment for individuals using violence. Coordinate direct service and case management to women/individuals and their dependants including conducting screening for eligibility, ongoing risk assessments, safety planning, completing assessments and admissions, facilitating case management and arrangement of interpreters (if applicable) Guided by a newly formed psycho-educational curriculum for Individuals Using Violence,



lead and facilitate group and/or 1:1 programming Lead targeted recruitment efforts through community training to increase referral numbers Work safely, and identify and report any health and safety concerns, in accordance with Mission Services’ Workplace Health and Safety Policies Adhere to all MSH Policies & Procedures as well as Women’s Services Policies and Procedures Successful candidates will hold at minimum a degree or diploma in Social Work/Social Service Work Experience with facilitating groups is an asset Minimum three (3) years of work experience in the fields of gender-based violence, child abuse, mental health, concurrent disorders, counselling and other social services supporting vulnerable women; experience with community-based research is an asset Demonstrated understanding of gender-based violence, child abuse, mental health and addiction, poverty and homelessness Demonstrated ability to provide person-centered, trauma and violence informed and anti-racist/anti-oppressive services and supports Confident leading training sessions and groups Primarily Monday-Friday with the possibility of working occasional evening and weekend hours dependent on program needs Two-Step Tuberculosis Skin Test At Mission Services of Hamilton, we value diversity in our employees, and we work from an anti-racism/anti-oppression framework and strive for equity and inclusion. We strive to foster an organization that reflects the diversity of the community we serve and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We encourage applications from individuals from underserved and underrepresented cultural and racial communities, from First Nations Inuit and Metis communities, Two-Spirit, LGBTQIA+ communities, people living with disabilities, and those with lived experience of abuse, food insecurity, homelessness, mental health difficulties and addictions. While our recruitment system may use AI-assisted tools to help screen applications, final decisions are made by our recruitment team, and all applications receive human review #

📌 Permanent Full Time Support Worker (Canada)
🏢 OAITH
📍 Canada