WEST YELLOWHEAD
Sexual Violence
Regional Coordinator
The Sexual Violence Services Regional Coordinator is responsible for developing and maintaining a specialized, collaborative, and coordinated community response to sexual violence in Yellowhead County, Edson, Hinton, and Jasper. This position helps victims of sexual violence navigate services available to them, delivers community education and awareness. The SVRC works closely with our therapist team to ensure that we provide a collaborative approach to individuals and communities.
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SVRC Responsibilities include:
Coordination
Establish and maintain effective collaboration with key professionals and community stakeholders working together to better address sexual violence throughout the region
Develop and maintain strong relationships between key stakeholders by coordinating regional meetings
Map out a system of care and guidelines for developing a network of service delivery
Asses systemic service, program needs, and gaps. Work with communities to strengthen responses to sexual violence
Develop a coordinated community plan of action for the partners to address sexual violence
Navigation
Be the initial point of contact and other agency referral intake point for individuals seeking sexual violence support, services, and information
Assess the need for services by assisting individuals to articulate needs and risk, identifying and educating about referral opportunities, and creating individualized plans
Offer follow-up support based on the individual needs
Communicate with the individual and or referring agency to verify the accuracy of the referral and the needs of the individual
Education
Ensure stakeholders are aware of current and emerging best practices in responding to sexual violence
Provide training to key stakeholders through capacity building, trainings, and workshops
Ensure a continuum of services across the range of victim services, public education, information on crime of sexual assault/sexual abuse, crisis intervention, counselling referrals and other follow up services available in the region
About Alberta’s One Line
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Alberta’s One Line for Sexual Violence is a toll-free talk, text, and chat service that provides emotional support, information, and referral to anyone who has experienced or been impacted by sexual violence.
One Line can provide support in the moment while also connecting Albertans to the nearest sexual assault centre for access to specialized services for individuals, families and communities across the province.
Support is available seven days a week, with access to interpretation services in over 200 languages.
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