Social Worker – Gender Based Violence

Mission Services of Hamilton • Hamilton, ON

13h • CA$0 - CA$27 • Onsite

About The Position

As part of Mission Services’ Emergency Shelter Services team, the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Social Worker provides intensive case management and one-on-one intervention services to individuals on probation or parole who have been convicted of gender-based violence related and are at high risk of reoffending. Working in partnership with Probation and Parole Services, the Social Worker engages regularly with participants to support accountability, facilitate behaviour change, reduce the risk of future violence, and achieve program and participant goals.

Requirements

• Successful candidates will hold at minimum a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
• Minimum two (2) years of experience providing counselling, case management, or intervention services in a community, justice, or human services setting.
• Experience working with justice-involved individuals and/or those presenting complex needs, including violence, mental health, substance use, and trauma.
• Knowledge of community resources and services available within Hamilton and surrounding areas.
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with Probation and Parole Services, community agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Committed to uphold the organization’s mission, values and standards
• Police Vulnerable Sector Check
• Two-Step Tuberculosis Skin Test

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with domestic violence, intimate partner violence, or gender-based violence populations is strongly preferred.
• Experience facilitating groups and delivering behaviour change programs is considered an asset.
• Strong knowledge of gender-based violence, offender rehabilitation, risk assessment, and behaviour change principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-on-one intervention, and case management to offenders referred through Probation and Parole Services.
• Develop participant-centered service plans focused on accountability, behaviour change, and risk reduction.
• Monitor client progress and maintain regular contact throughout the intervention period.
• Support individuals in addressing factors contributing to abusive, controlling, or violent behaviours.
• Collaborates closely with Probation and Parole Officers regarding participant engagement, progress, concerns, and risk management strategies.
• Attend and successfully complete ACTV (Achieving Change Through Values-Based Behaviour) facilitator training.
• Co-facilitate ACTV group programming for high-risk gender-based violence offenders in partnership with trained Probation and Parole staff and community facilitators.
• Participate in case consultations, case conferences, and multidisciplinary meetings as required.
• Facilitate referrals to community resources and supports, including counselling, housing, addictions services, mental health services, and other relevant programs.
• Serve as a referral partner to Mission Services of Hamilton’s RESET Program and maintain records of referrals accepted or declined.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and thorough case documentation, including assessments, case notes, service plans, referrals, reports, and statistical data.
• Collect and report program statistics and outcome measures as required by Mission Services and funders.
• Respond appropriately to crisis situations by assessing risk and implementing intervention strategies that promote staff and community safety.
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality related to all participant information and records.
• Participate in team meetings, professional development opportunities, and ongoing training related to gender-based violence, offender rehabilitation, and risk management
• Other duties as needed for successful program functioning
• Work safely and require safe work practices from all staff in the program; identify workplace hazards and respond as required by Mission Services health and safety policies and procedures

Benefits

• The organization values diversity, and works from an anti-racism/anti-oppression framework and strives for equity and inclusion.
• Welcomes 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.
• Committed to developing an inclusive, barrier-free selection process and work environment.
• Accommodation measures available for interviews.
• Fair and transparent hiring process.
• AI-assisted tools may be used for screening, but final decisions are made by the recruitment team with human review.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level