Transitional & Housing Support Worker
The Transitional and Housing Support Worker will offer services to women who have experienced violence and who wish to establish violence free lives separate from their abusive partner. This program is created to complement and enhance services already offered to women by the shelters, from the counselling agencies in family violence and emphasizes helping abused women find and maintain housing.
The goal of the program is to provide flexible, concrete assistance to women and help them overcome some of the barriers
encountered when trying to access services. The Transitional & Housing Support Worker will ensure that you are
linked to the appropriate services, community supports and will provide advocacy when needed.
The role of the Transitional & Housing Support Worker is to:
- Services are free
- Assist you in developing and carrying out your transition plans
- Link you with the appropriate community supports such as housing, counselling, parental supports, financial assistance, educational upgrading, job training, legal assistance, social services, health needs.
- Advocate with community supports where needed.
- Provide practical information and assistance to find and maintain housing and foster independence in the community.
- Help you to develop safety plans for youselves and your children
- Offer initial accompaniment to appointments.
- Offer short-term follow-up, 6 months and 12 months.
All referrals for the Transition worker should be forwarded to Naomi's Family Resource Centre.
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