Anti-Human Trafficking Client Navigator; AHT-CN

Full Time Brampton, ON, CA

Salary Range: $50,000.00 To $55,000.00 Annually

Our Place Peel is a growing, community-based, non-profit charitable organization that is focused on providing shelter and outreach support for homeless and disadvantaged youth in the Peel Region. We are a leading organization recognized in the community for our commitment to providing youth in need with a safe environment and access to services to help them achieve independence and foster growth.

nCourage is a collaborative service hub for at-risk individuals, victims, and survivors of sexual exploitation. The program provides a safe, centralized access point for youth 12-24 to access to receive services and supports for victims and survivors. The goal of nCourage is to improve access to services and support for victims and survivors in one safe location and across Peel.

What We Can Offer You:

• Paid Time off
• On-site parking
• Training and education allowance
• Wellness program
• Employee and family assistance program
• Opportunity for Growth!

Reporting to the Client Services Manager, the Client Navigator provides trauma and violence informed, client-centered case management to vulnerable youth aged 16–24 within the Region of Peel. Working from an anti-oppressive, and harm reduction framework, the Client Navigator supports youth in achieving individual goals and long-term well-being through assessment, planning, facilitation, care coordination, engagement, evaluation, and advocacy.

The Client Navigator supports a strengths-based approach, conducts assessments, utilizes care planning tools, facilitates care coordination, and advocates for options and services to meet the youth’s comprehensive needs in order to achieve greater life stability. This position supports youth in identifying barriers, setting goals and accessing appropriate resources to foster connection, belonging, and independence.

The position requires strong collaboration with community partners, law enforcement, and specialized Anti-Human Sex Trafficking services to ensure safety, permanency, and well-being for children and youth suspected or entrenched in human sex trafficking.

This position works both on-site, and in the community, flexible working days, and evenings, and weekends as assigned. The role involves responding to clients in crisis and coordinating with nCourage partners, emergency services and community partners both onsite and in the community.

• Conduct assessments to determine client needs
• Develop and implement culturally appropriate interventions to help youth develop actionable goals
• Manage individual progress of youth case plans and follow-up to ensure progress towards goals is being made; adjust goals as necessary in conversation with the youth
• Keep careful and accurate records and maintain client case file of all relevant information pertaining to assigned caseload, via the designated database.
• Conduct therapeutic, trauma and violence-informed risk assessment and safety planning.
• Support identifying the client’s needs, and desired referrals to on-site and off-site partners for service.
• Collaborate with partners to create a seamless continuum of care and access to services.
• Coordinate and develop the onsite calendar of service partners for clients to access.
• Participate in care conferencing and consultations with nCourage team, and/or partner organizations.
• Consult and report any risk, and/or concerns to appropriate leadership/agencies.
• Coordinate in person services, ensuring appointments are confirmed and coordinated daily as part of the continuum of care for clients.
• Participate in and facilitate committee meetings, as assigned.
• Advocate for…