IDVP Traditional Counsellor; Part Time

Position: IDVP Traditional Counsellor (Part Time)
Work Location:

10095 Whalley Boulevard, Surrey, BC V3T 4G1 (in office)

About Surrey:
The City of Surrey is one of 21 municipalities in Metro Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada.  We are located on the Lower Mainland on the south side of the Fraser River and share a border with the United States of America.  Surrey is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Salish Peoples, including the qicəy (Katzie), qʷɑ:nƛən (Kwantlen), and Semiahma (Semiahmoo) land‑based nations.

Position Summary:

The Traditional Counsellor position is jointly funded by two separate sources: the End‑Violence Association (EVA) and the MCFD Akosimsow – Indigenous Violence Prevention Program.  Each program contributes funding toward the position, totaling 17.5 hours per week.  The EVA program is holistic in nature and provides traditional counselling, crime victim assistance counselling, outreach, and Redpath Traditional Healing, offering support for Indigenous people who have experienced violence and/or sexual abuse.

Why FRAFCA:

Opportunity to work alongside cultural knowledge keepers & Elders

Holistic, culturally safe, approaches to serving our clients and community

Freedom to share and observe own cultural practices (i.e. smudging in the office)

Access WorkBC Employers Training grants and other bursaries to fund training & other professional development

Extended Health Benefits Package (Medical, Dental, Travel) and Employee Assistance Plan after 3‑months on continuous employment

10 annual paid sick/personal leave days

Paid vacation days (up to 25 days based on years of service)

Offices located along main transportation routes; main office by the Skytrain station

Parking available on‑site.

Your Duties:

The Traditional Counsellor is responsible for planning and delivery of psycho‑educational programming designed to reduce behaviors and risks to adults and their children in domestic violence situations.

Working from a decolonizing/trauma informed perspective the incumbent is skilled at developing respectful and collaborative relationships with women and their families.

Additional duties include working in collaboration with the DV Community Liaison and Men’s counsellor to implement recommendations in the safety plan;

Supporting non‑offending parents in the development of their own safety plan; and providing 1‑1 supportive counselling to women and their partners to address factors underlying domestic violence

Collaborating with other direct service staff, external service providers, and family (including spouses where appropriate) to support women to increase their safety and connectedness to community.

The Traditional Counsellor is expected to become certified in the Redpath Living without Violence model and deliver 2–24 session workshops over the course of the year.

The traditional counsellor is required to track stats and prepare reports for the 2 respective funding sources.

Other duties as required.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in social work, family counseling, human services, psychology, or one of the other behavioral sciences.

Master’s Degree preferred.

A minimum of 2 years (4000 hours) of experience in addressing violence against Indigenous women.

Completion of Foundations in Domestic Violence Training or other similar entry‑level certification preferred.

Successful candidate will be required to submit a criminal record check and a vulnerable person’s check upon hire.

Successful candidate will be required to obtain First Aid and CPR certification within 30 days of hire.

Knowledge Areas:

Knowledge of Indigenous mental health and addictions theories, and approaches

Anti‑oppressive practice, Indigenous feminist philosophy, and critical race theory beneficial.

Knowledge of the diversity of Indigenous cultures, identities, and lived history.

Extensive knowledge of women serving resources and supports in Surrey and the Fraser Valley.

In‑depth knowledge of the inter‑generational impacts of residential school, and colonization on the individual and the family.

Competently use Microsoft Word & Excel programs for case‑management and reporting purposes.

Key Abilities:

Facilitation  – effectively…