We’re excited to be a growing part of the local community and able to offer employment to women committed to working within feminist principles to make the world a safer place for all genders.
We are committed to offering permanent employment and the contracts recently posted are no indication of an attempt to avoid meaningful employment. LCIHCS is providing our staff the opportunity to explore new roles with the right to revert to previously held positions.
Check out our most recent postings:
Women’s Program Counsellor - Part Time Permanent Position
We are currently looking for a Women’s Program Counsellor to join our Community Support team. This position
will work from our Perth and Carleton Place locations.
POSITION RELATED QUALIFICATIONS (TECHNICAL, EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE)
• Previous experience working with women, and children impacted by abuse, domestic violence,
and sexual violence.
• Knowledge of Sexual assault and domestic violence related impacts, interventions, and issues.
• Demonstrated counselling and crisis intervention skills from a strength-based approach.
• Group facilitation experience and engagement.
• Capacity to work from a harm reduction, trauma informed, feminist framework.
• Commitment to working from an anti-racist anti-oppression perspective.
• Knowledge of local and area community resources.
• Experience with family court and the justice system in relation to both domestic violence and sexual
assault.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written).
• CPR/ First Aid training required.
• A valid criminal record check.
• A valid driver’s license and clean driver abstract with access to a vehicle.
• Experience working in a rural community would be an asset.
Hours: 17.5 hours per week. Weekend and/or evening work may be required.
Rate: $30.18 per hour
Probationary period of 3 months.
We thank all applicants for their interest but only those considered for an interview will be contacted.
Female only relying on provisions of Section 23 of Humans Rights Act in setting the restriction.
Lanark County Interval House strongly encourages women from diverse communities, including, but not limited
to, Indigenous women, women of color and women with disabilities to apply.
If you are interested in this position and feel that you have the experience, knowledge, capacity, skills and would
be good fit for this position, please submit a cover letter and resume to Janine McLeod –
Janine.mcleod@lcih.com by 2:00 PM Monday, November 18, 2024.
