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$89,704–$104,043 year
On-site · Dawson City, Yukon, Canada
Job Summary
Victim Service Worker for a one-year full-time term position based in Dawson City, Yukon, requiring bilingual French-English proficiency. The role involves supporting and advocating for victims of crime, helping navigate the criminal legal system, providing advocacy, short-term counseling, information, safety planning, and assistance accessing community supports and services. Responsibilities include helping clients apply for protective orders, crisis intervention, and coordinating with partners such as RCMP and other justice services. The position emphasizes culturally responsive, client-centered service with awareness of Yukon First Nations cultures and histories, and requires traveling periodically within Yukon communities. Official languages are English for work submissions; bilingual French-English proficiency is required. Candidates should have a post-secondary degree or equivalent in social work, psychology, criminology, or related discipline, and demonstrated experience in risk assessment, crisis intervention, safety planning, and case management for victims of crime, including those affected by sexualized violence, intimate partner violence, and child abuse. Strong communication, teamwork, and ability to work in a small community are essential, along with a commitment to reconciliation, inclusivity, and continuous learning.
Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated, verifiable experience supporting and advocating for Yukon First Nations and Indigenous peoples across Canada, as well as LGBTQI2S+, BIPOC, and newcomer communities
- Post-secondary degree or equivalent in social work, psychology, criminology, or related discipline
- Demonstrated experience providing client-centered risk assessment, crisis intervention, safety planning, and case management as a front-line worker; especially for victims of crime, sexualized violence, intimate partner violence, and/or child abuse
- Considerable frontline experience delivering client-centred services, including conducting risk assessments, crisis intervention, safety planning, and case management, with a focus on clients affected by crime, sexualized violence, intimate partner violence, and/or child abuse
- Experience providing information and support to victims of crime would be an asset
- Experience or course work indicating knowledge of the Justice system would be an asset
- Bilingual proficiency in French and English (written and oral)
- Ability to deliver culturally responsive service and commitment to building individual cultural competencies
- Knowledge of Yukon First Nation history and resistance
- Ability to provide professional case management from a victim-centered lens and to provide client-centered crisis intervention, de-escalation, and counseling
- Excellent written and oral communication and conflict resolution skills
- Knowledge of support programs within the Yukon and the ability to work collaboratively with service providers and rural communities
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to balance professional ethics and personal boundaries in a small community
- A commitment to decolonization and demonstrated ongoing personal learning
- Condition of Employment: Security Clearance including Vulnerable Sector Clearance
- Valid Yukon Class 5 driver’s licence
- Bilingual in French and English (required)
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