This is a until –filled competition. Candidates are encouraged not to delay submitting their application as this posting can close at any time after 10 business days with 24-hour posted notice. Resumes will be screened at regular intervals until the position is filled or the competition closes, whichever is earliest.
This is to fill one full-time one year term position in Watson Lake. This position is indigenous preference.
The Department of Justice is working to ensure Yukon remains a safe, secure, and healthy place to live and work. We provide supportive and dynamic work environments comprising teams of professionals who are committed to making a difference in the lives of Yukoners.
The principles that guide are:
Reconciliation with Yukon First Nations: Together as DOJ representatives we commit to embracing the spirit of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada entitled Honouring the Truth, Reconciling the Future, by conducting ourselves in our day-to-day business in a manner that embodies the purpose of reconciliation with our First Nations members in the Yukon. We recognize the importance of employee education on First Nations history and the encouragement of innovative thinking by all DOJ personnel on our ability to effect meaningful change towards true reconciliation.
Working as a Team: As DOJ employees we value working together as a team within branches and within the department as a whole, while respecting our respective roles in the administration of justice, to work as one entity to meet our collective objective to serve the public. We are mindful of the impact of our actions on the people around us both in proximity and in the larger department and strive to ensure that we maintain the best interests of the department in our approach to our work.
Identify and Meet our Clients' Needs: DOJ personnel have a wide variety of responsibilities and an equally diverse clientele, internal and external to government, and we are committed to ensuring that they know we work for them and that we treat them with empathy, inclusion, integrity, respect and professionalism.
Initiative and Innovation: Management will encourage DOJ staff at all levels to think innovatively and to take initiative that will improve the work we do and services that we provide to allow for positive change and creativity in the workplace. Management will encourage DOJ personnel to reconsider our approach to the services we provide and adapt to the changing environment.
Communications: We are committed to improving the way we communicate internally with one another and externally to the public in order to better perform as a DOJ Team, share information and ideas with each other, dispel negative myths about the department and to ensure that the public has an appreciation for the excellent work we do.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Supervisor, this position provides child, youth and adult victims of crime with client-centered, trauma-informed and culturally-informed support, information, accompaniment, advocacy, short-term counselling, appropriate referrals and linkages to other services This position works closely with players in the criminal justice system, including RCMP, Public Prosecution Services of Canada, Yukon Community Corrections, Justice Wellness Centre and Youth Probation. This position is required to carry out victim services duties in Watson Lake Yukon and to travel to other Northern BC Communities to provide the services below.
For information about this position, please contact Andrea Vaags, Supervisor, Client Services at [email protected]
For more information about the recruitment process, please contact Ilze Pretorius, Human Resource Consultant at [email protected].
If you need technical support submitting your application, please contact: (867) 667-9453 or [email protected]
Please do not email resumes to any of the above addresses; resumes will only be accepted through the e-recruitment application system.
Essential Qualifications
Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet the following qualifications. Please note selection for further consideration will be based solely on the information you provide in your resume.
- Demonstrated experience working with Yukon First Nations and providing culturally-informed support to First Nation individuals and communities;
- Post-secondary degree or equivalent in social work, psychology, criminology, or related discipline;
- Demonstrated experience providing client centered crisis intervention and counseling as a front line worker;
- Demonstrated experience providing advocacy for and with vulnerable populations;
- Demonstrated experience providing client-centered care to victims of crime, particularly sexualized violence, intimate partner violence and/or child abuse; and
- Experience or course work indicating knowledge of the Justice system would be an asset.
Candidates who have education, training and/or experience equivalent to the essential qualifications listed above may be equally considered.
Candidates should have and will be assessed on:
- Knowledge of Yukon First Nation, particularly Kaska, history and resistance;
- Knowledge of support programs within the Yukon, particularly within Watson Lake;
- Ability to provide professional case management from a victim-centered lens;
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
- Ability to provide client-centered crisis intervention and counseling;
- Ability to deliver culturally competent service and commitment to building individual cultural competencies;
- Ability to work collaboratively with service providers and rural communities;
- Ability to balance professional ethics and personal boundaries in a small community; and
- Excellent written an oral communication skills and conflict resolution skills.
Condition(s) of Employment:
- Security Clearance, including Vulnerable Sector Clearance
- Valid Yukon Class 5 driver’s licence
Job Requirements(s): Required to reside in Watson Lake. Willingness to travel throughout the Territory.
