Auberge Shalom pour Femmes (ASPF) The mission of Auberge Shalom pour femmes is to provide a safe shelter, counselling, and advocacy support for the full diversity of women and children affected by conjugal violence, as well as to break the cycle of conjugal violence through education, prevention and advocacy. Auberge Shalom pour femmes has a special mandate to serve women from the Jewish community. The organization operates from two separate sites. One site runs a 12-bed shelter and the other site is an external counselling and resource office that also offers a Supporting Resilience Program. Both sites offer a range of services to address the needs of women and children affected by conjugal violence.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Shelter work: To provide frontline services to Shelter clients which include telephone intake and support services, crisis intervention, psychosocial assessments, individual counseling and support groups, resources, advocacy work and collaboration with other social services and professionals.
• Outreach and Education: To participate in community projects, external committees, represent the center at events and conferences, participate in research or lobbying initiatives that relate to the ASPF’s clientele.
• Organizational life: To participate in team meetings, work planning, committees, annual events, and collaborate with center volunteers.

Academic Qualifications

Bachelor of Social Work or Masters in Social Work or other mental health related field.

Requirements

• Experience in working with conjugal violence
• Experience in crisis intervention
• Knowledge and experience working in a strengths based and trauma-informed approach
• Strong case management skills and experience
• Knowledge of Jewish community and customs and cultural competencies
• Flexibility and ability to remain calm and efficient under pressure
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively within team
• Strong problem solving skills, motivation, empathy, flexibility, organization
• Fluently bilingual in English and French

Assets

• Ability to communicate in a third language
• Educational background in women’s studies or related field.

Working conditions

• Contract begins : September 16th 2019
• Schedule: 35 hours per week including one evening
• Starting salary: $22.96 per hour
• Benefits: accessible to employees after 3 months of employment

To Apply

Please send a Cover Letter and current CV addressing how you meet the necessary qualifications and outlining why you want to work for ASPF by August 5th, 2019 to jobs@aubergeshalom.org. Please put “Shelter Counsellor” as the email’s subject.

Auberge Shalom pour femmes is committed to creating a workplace as diverse as the communities we serve and thus strongly encourages people from our diverse communities and people who experience marginalization to self-identify in their cover letter.