Identifying Information

Job Title: Community Resource Specialist Gender Based Violence, Shelter Intake

Program Area: Contact Centre

Job Level: Community Resource Specialist

Reports to: Team Lead, Contact Centre

Position Type: Temporary Full Time (Contract)

End Date : December 31, 2025

Rotation/Shift: Monday -Friday; 9AM - 5PM (35 hours/week)

Vacancies: 2

Organization Summary

CMHA-Edmonton is a non-profit organization whose mission is to ensure that all people experience good mental health and well-being. We increased awareness and understanding of mental health, mental illness, recovery, and suicide prevention through education. We support the resilience and recovery of people in distress including those affected by mental illness or suicide by providing crisis intervention; safe, long-term, and affordable housing; peer support; suicide grief and family support; information and referral support; and providing opportunities to improve your wellness.

Job Summary

Reporting to Team Lead, Contact Centre, the Community Resource Specialist Gender Based Violence, Shelter Intake will provide assistance to individuals contacting the consolidated domestic violence shelter admission pilot. Through this service they will provide crisis intervention, screening and assessment for shelter admission and navigation support and safety planning to individuals fleeing abusive situations . The position provides information, assistance and liaison to people needing support around issues of Gender Based Violence; gathers statistics for reporting; and assists in various ways with the activities of the domestic violence shelter admission pilot project.

Key Outcomes

• Support and navigation for survivors of Gender Based Violence is delivered with a high level of service quality with a primary focus on the needs of service users.
• Timely and effective connection is provided between service users and service providers.
• Community Resource Specialists are more equipped to respond to calls related to Gender-Based Violence leading to better-informed responses and resource usage.
  

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Receives calls from individuals contacting reaching out to the consolidated shelter admission pilot project
• Provides the primary response for service users accessing supports who are survivors of Gender Based Violence by providing information and support in accessing services to meet their needs.

• Completes preliminary intake screening for placemen in partnered domestic violence shelters
• Provides assistance and liaison between service providers and callers, where appropriate, by actively linking/connecting the 2 parties together
• Liaises with Alberta Works to support emergency hotel accommodation when required
• Participates in program and project meetings as required.

Qualifications/Experience

• Completion of Grade 12 (related post-secondary Diploma or relevant course work in a Social Science preferred)
• Frontline experience working with a domestic violence shelter or other similar support program required.
• Acceptable attainment and maintenance of a Police Information Check with a Vulnerable Sector Check and an Intervention Record Check.
  

Skills/Abilities

• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Excellent telephone skills, including questioning, probing and/or interviewing abilities, to ensure individuals needs are being determined and appropriately met.
• Ability to work effectively in a stressful environment, deal with difficult situations and respond in a composed manner.
• Positive, helpful attitude towards assisting clients.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Ability to set priorities and allocate time and resources effectively.
• Organizational, time management and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated abilities and initiative in completing tasks and projects.
• Ability to provide constructive and positive feedback to others and be able to accept the same.
• Ability to be empathetic and non-judgmental when assisting clients.
• Keyboarding skills and the ability to effectively use Microsoft Office and other program software.

Required Training for the Position

Within the first 3 months of employment:

• Indigenous Cultural Awareness Training
• Discrimination and Harassment Training
• Diversity and Cross-Cultural Training
• Trauma Informed Care

Within the first 6 months of employment:

• Mental Health First Aid
• GBA+ Training