Job Posting: Sexual Assault Response Coordinator I

About the role

The Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARP) is responsible for building and sustaining strategic relationships with key community partners to develop a coordinated, timely response for survivors of sexual assault. The Coordinator provides community education on trauma-informed responses, advocates for survivors, recruits, trains, and oversees volunteers, and collaborates with partner organisations to establish comprehensive wraparound services for survivors.

Start Date: Immediate. Site: Port Alberni 3rd Avenue office. Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm with an unpaid hour for lunch.

Responsibilities

• Develops, plans, and implements community events, forums, and discussions related to sexual assault awareness and response
• Recruits, trains, supervises, and supports volunteers to provide survivor-centred support services
• Builds and maintains a volunteer network capable of responding to survivors within the community
• Travels to outlying and rural communities to collaborate on locally appropriate service solutions
• Develops and delivers training modules tailored to local service systems and community needs
• Gathers survivor-informed feedback to identify service gaps and inform program improvement, using trauma-informed and ethical practices
• Provides survivor-centred advocacy and facilitates connections to appropriate support services
• Engages community stakeholders—including individuals, businesses, nonprofits, Indigenous organisations, and government partners—in collaborative, solution-focused dialogue
• Establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with service providers and volunteers that promote equity, inclusion, and nonjudgmental practice
• Provides training to community partners on recognising, responding to, and referring cases of sexual assault
• Applies a trauma-informed, survivor-centred, and equity-based approach in all interactions with survivors and community partners

Requirements

• Demonstrated knowledge of violence against women and gender-based violence, including sexual assault and intimate partner violence
• Strong conflict resolution and negotiation skills, with the ability to navigate complex and sensitive situations
• Proven experience working with vulnerable and diverse client populations across ages, genders, and cultural backgrounds, using trauma-informed and culturally responsive approaches
• Proficiency in standard office software and online systems, including provincial and federal reporting or service-delivery platforms
• Ability to bring diverse community members together to work toward a common goal
• Proven track record of working in a multi-agency, multidisciplinary team
• Experience working with clients from diverse backgrounds
• May be required to use an automobile in the performance of duties

Qualifications

• Diploma in Human Services or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of three years of experience in program coordination/liaising, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Pay

HSA union Grid 12: $29.17/hr – $33.49/hr. This position requires Union Membership.

Schedule

35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm with an unpaid hour for lunch.