Women’s Housing – Joan’s Place
Daytime Harm Reduction Support
Department Women’s Housing
Position Title Daytime Harm reduction Support
Hours of Work 34 weekly – 7a-4p on a 5-5-4 rotation
Position Type 6 Month Term – with possibility of extension
Reports To Manager of Joan’s Place
Start Date As soon as possible
Wage $22.80 to $23.95– starting – three step scale
Work Location Onsite at Joan’s Place
Open To Internal and External Applicants
Application Deadline 1pm - Friday July 10, 2026
POSITION PURPOSE
The Emergency Shelter Harm Reduction Support is responsible for providing practical support to all residents and
ensuring the smooth operation of the shelter. A main focus of this role, in collaboration with the rest of the team, is to
create and monitor strength based individualized plans with each woman staying in the shelter to help facilitate meeting
their needs/goals, as well as to provide harm reduction and trauma informed care to high acuity individual.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Service Delivery (70%)
• Provide all care, advocacy, counselling, and listening from a trauma informed care lens
- Build therapeutic relationships with all residents
- Actively work towards developing familiarity with Indigenous cultural traditions and engagement with
Indigenous people and communities
- Provide practical support for all aspects of resident stays
- Ensure the well-being of all women and children by maintaining a clean facility
- Provide information, education, referrals, and support to the residents as needed
