Transitional Case Worker

Employment Opportunity:
Transitional Housing Case Worker

The West Central Women’s Resource Centre (WCWRC) provides services and programming to women, gender diverse people and their families in the West Central neighbourhood of Winnipeg. WCWRC is women centered and practices empowerment, inclusion, harm reduction, multi-level, and community economic development philosophies to support women experiencing poverty, homelessness, mental illness, violence, substance use or participating in sex work.

The West Central Women’s Resource Centre is committed to inclusion and equity and strives to ensure that our staff team reflects the diversity of the community we serve. Persons with relevant lived experience, Indigenous peoples, Black people and other people of colour, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions are encouraged to apply and will be prioritized.

We are committed to removing barriers to employment that are faced by groups that have been historically, persistently and systemically marginalized and encourage (but do not require) members of these groups to self-identify as such in their cover letters.

If you require an accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (including alternate formats of materials, or accessible meeting rooms or other accommodation), please contact us and we will work with you to meet your needs.

This is a new role being introduced. The Transitional Housing Case Worker will support participants of all backgrounds who are living in our transitional housing for women, gender diverse folks, and children who are exiting situations of violence. They will support people on their healing journey, through one‑on‑one support, case coordination, program delivery, system navigation, advocacy and referrals to relevant resources.

The Transitional Housing Case Worker is responsible to and will be supervised by the Director of Community Development. To ensure appropriate accounting of hours worked, completed timesheets are to be submitted bi‑weekly, by payroll date, to the Director of Community Development. To enhance the staff team and to be accountable to one another attendance at staff meetings, program meetings, and trainings is required.

ASAP

$25–27/hour, 6% vacation pay, plus a benefits package and matched RSP after 3 months

37.5 hours per week

• Provide individual support and ongoing case management to people who have been impacted by violence to set goals and create plans to reach those goals
• Empower people to advocate for themselves and to advocate on their behalf
• Assist people with finding permanent housing and connecting them to income supports
• Provide information, referrals and system navigation to participants and their families
• Regular follow‑up and checks‑ins with transitional housing tenants, including wellness checks
• Support participants to prepare for external appointments and accompany participants to offer support and companionship as needed
• Work in collaboration with internal and external programs to ensure effective wrap‑around supports for participants
• Maintain positive working relationships with service providers, and advocate to them on behalf of participants as needed
• Report on program outcomes to the Director of Community Development as required by funding agreements

• Driver’s license and access to a vehicle required
• Experience supporting victims of gender‑based violence and knowledge of available resources
• Excellent advocacy skills as well as knowledge and experience with EIA and housing systems
• Solid grounding in harm reduction, trauma‑informed, and empowerment‑based approaches
• Demonstrated ability to work within anti‑racist and anti‑oppressive frameworks and actively engage in ongoing learning about these frameworks
• Case management experience, including maintaining case notes and reporting
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build trust and rapport with clients
• Professional, responsible, and discreet when handling sensitive and confidential information
• Organizational and time management skills…