Victim Services Worker

Government of Yukon
- Justice, Victim Services Operations

Location:

Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2C6 CA (Primary)

Job Type: Term/Temporary

End Date: 31 March 2027

Full/Part Time:
Full-time

Standard Hours Bi-weekly: 75

Classification: SS15

Salary: $89,704.00 - $

Union: YEU

Days Off:
Saturday/Sunday

Travel: 10%

Admissibility:
Preference
- Yukon First Nations ancestry, Restricted
- Canadian Indigenous ancestry

This competition is open to all candidates who meet the above noted Admissibility. A hiring preference will apply for qualified candidates of Canadian Indigenous ancestry, with a priority for qualified Yukon First Nation candidates.

Victim Service Workers support individuals and families who have been impacted by crime. We help people navigate the criminal legal system, understand their rights as victims within it, and provide advocacy, short‑term counselling, information, safety planning, and help accessing community supports and services. We help people apply for protective orders, and may help them navigate times of emergency and crisis. We strive to work in a compassionate, client‑centered, and culturally responsive way.

We recognize the ongoing impacts of colonization and systemic inequities experienced by Indigenous Peoples and the resulting over‑representation of Indigenous people in the criminal legal system, and are committed to providing culturally responsive support.

Victim Service Workers interacts regularly with other players in the criminal legal system, including RCMP, Public Prosecution Services of Canada, Yukon Community Corrections, Justice Wellness Centre and Youth Probation. This position works in Whitehorse, and travels periodically to other Yukon communities to provide Victim Services support.

• Post‑secondary degree or equivalent in social work, psychology, criminology, or related discipline.
• Experience as a front‑line worker providing client‑centered risk assessment, crisis intervention, safety planning, and case management; especially for victims of crime, sexualised violence, intimate partner violence, and/or child abuse.
• Experience working in emergency, crisis, or high‑pressure settings.
• Experience supporting and advocating for Yukon First Nations and/or Canadian Indigenous peoples; experience with LGBTQI2S+, BIPOC, and/or newcomer communities is also an asset.
• Experience providing information and support to victims of crime would be an asset.
• Experience working in a Justice setting would be an asset.
• Proficiency in both French and English is considered an asset.

• Knowledge of Yukon First Nation history and resistance.
• A commitment to working in a non‑judgemental, inclusive, and empathetic manner.
• Ability to deliver culturally responsive service and commitment to building individual cultural competencies.
• Ability to provide professional case management from a victim‑centered lens and to provide client‑centered crisis intervention, de‑escalation, and counselling.
• Excellent written and oral communication and conflict resolution skills.
• Knowledge of support programs within the Yukon and the ability to work collaboratively with service providers and rural communities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to balance professional ethics and personal boundaries in a small community.
• A commitment to decolonisation and demonstrated ongoing personal learning.

• Security Clearance, including Vulnerable Sector Clearance
• Valid Yukon Class 5 driver’s licence.