Sexual Violence Response Advisor

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Context:

The Office for Sexual Violence Response, Support and Education (OSVRSE) plays a critical role in fulfilling the University’s obligations under P22.1– An Act to prevent and fight sexual violence in higher education institutions and implementing McGill’s Policy against Sexual Violence (PASV). OSVRSE holds two main mandates: 1) to establish and coordinate processes for supporting survivors who make disclosures, and 2) to establish and coordinate education initiatives that seek to raise awareness about and prevent sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) on McGill campuses. OSVRSE’s work serves to uphold McGill University’s commitment to strive towards an equitable environment in which all members of the university community are respected, safe, and free from violence. 

Position Summary: 

Reporting to the Associate Director (OSVRSE), the incumbent provides direct trauma-informed support and counseling to individuals in the University community, including students, staff, and faculty, who have been impacted by sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Manages intakes and conducts assessments of individual cases. Creates collaborative intervention plans with individuals (student, staff, faculty) reaching out to OSVRSE for support services due to the impacts of SGBV. 

2. Provides crisis interventions, safety planning, and trauma-informed counseling to individuals who have experienced SGBV. Recognizes and accounts for intersectional identities and experiences, as well as the disproportionate effect of sexual violence on women, gender minorities, and persons who are racialized, Indigenous, and/or disabled.

3. Provides ongoing case management that considers the person’s emotional and psychological needs, safety needs, current academic or workplace barriers, and/or reporting options.

4. Coordinates requests for accommodations and safety measures on McGill campuses, referrals and accompaniment to other services, and/or reporting options with McGill and the larger community as needed to ensure optimal support. 

5. Integrate a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and intersectional lens in developing and implementing programming that can include group therapy, psycho-education, and diverse healing approaches. Oversees group work and collaboration with internal and external partners to offer activities that consider community needs and different ways of conceptualizing healing.

6. Maintains files and clinical records in accordance with professional and internal policies and standards.

7. Works collaboratively with relevant community partners for the purposes of supporting and facilitating trauma-informed response processes to disclosures and/or referrals. 

8. Maintains up-to-date and comprehensive information on resources available to students, staff, and faculty who have been impacted by SGBV. 

9. Identifies emerging needs and updates the Associate Director as needed, and for case management purposes. 

10. Remains current on emerging issues, research, best practices, and evidence-informed approaches and modalities in SGBV response, services, and clinical approaches. 

11. Advises University community members (students, staff, faculty) who have concerns related to SGBV support and response.

12. Supervises social work interns.

13. Supports educational programming related to SGBV awareness and prevention. 

14. Assists with the orientation of new staff and student volunteers.

15. Represents OSVRSE in internal and external committees as appropriate.

16. Provides data on services and cases to be included in an annual report to McGill Senate and the provincial government. 

17. Works on special projects, as assigned.

Education and experience: 

• Undergraduate degree in Social Work or a related field.
• Must be a member of the OTSTCFQ or related professional licensing body.
• Three (3) years of relevant experience in SGBV.

Other qualifications:

• Proficiency in both English and French (spoken) is essential.
• Graduate degree in a relevant field is an asset.
• Professionalism, good planning and organizational skills with excellent attention to detail are essential.
• Excellent team spirit and ability to collaborate and network with a diverse audience (student, staff, public).
• Proven ability to deal with confidential and/or sensitive situations with discretion, tact, and diplomacy.
• Must possess a deep commitment to the principles and values of creating inclusive campus communities. Specific understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion principles with a particular sensitivity towards 2S&LGBTQIA+ issues, anti-racism, and/or indigenization an asset.
• Ability to navigate complex student situations, including crisis intervention. Experience with suicide risk assessment and safety planning is required.
• Ability to envision and implement innovative programs and initiatives.
• Ability to support students, staff, and faculty from diverse communities drawing upon personal lived experience, formal training, and previous work experience.
• Must possess a deep commitment to the principles and values of creating inclusive campus communities. Specific understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion principles with a particular sensitivity towards 2S&LGBTQIA+ issues, anti-racism, and/or indigenization an asset.
• Ability to navigate complex student situations, including crisis intervention. Experience with suicide risk assessment and safety planning is required.
• Ability to envision and implement innovative programs and initiatives.
• Ability to support students, staff, and faculty from diverse communities drawing upon personal lived experience, formal training, and previous work experience.
• Experience providing adapted trauma-informed clinical services and case management to students, staff, and/or faculty who have been impacted by SGBV an asset.
• Demonstrated competence in intersectional, feminist, and anti-oppressive responses to SGBV.
• Demonstrated ability to work with the effects of SGBV on individuals and communities.
• Experience offering trauma-informed and survivor-focused clinical services essential.
• Familiarity with current research and best practices in SGBV response in a university context an asset
• Familiarity with McGill University’s responsibilities under Quebec’s P22.1- Act to prevent and fight sexual violence in higher education institutions and McGill’s Policy against Sexual Violence.
• Familiarity with resources available for people who have experienced SGBV is an asset.
• An understanding of the criminal justice system is an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a PC environment using word processing, spreadsheets, and data management systems. Experience with Microsoft 365 solutions and tools and virtual meeting and communications platforms (MS Teams, Zoom).
• Flexibility to work some evenings and weekends, and to travel occasionally to Macdonald Campus.

Knowledge of French and English: McGill University is an English-language university where day to day duties may require English communication both verbally and in writing. The level of English required for this position has been assessed at a level #4 on a scale of 4 

Minimum Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree 3 Years Related Experience /

Annual Salary:

(MPEX Grade 05) $69,430.00 – $86,790.00 – $104,150.00

Hours per Week:

33.75 (Full time)

Supervisor:

Associate Director, OSVRSE

Position End Date (If applicable):

2025-08-31

Deadline to Apply:

2024-05-03

McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, accessibilityrequest.hr@mcgill.ca.

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