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24-Hour Services Mental Health and Addictions Case Manager, Women’s Hostel

Fred Victor -
Street

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Job details

Full-time
£29.40 an hour
4 hours ago

Benefits

Life insurance
Sick pay

Qualifications

Microsoft Outlook
Computer literacy
Administrative experience
Data management
Organisational skills
Communication skills

Full job description

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL

Position Type: Bargaining Unit, Full-Time, Permanent
Number of Positions: 1
Rate: $29.40 per hour
Reason for Posting: Existing Vacancy
Vacation: 4 weeks to start
Benefits: Group benefits with Life Insurance, AD&D, Extended Health and Dental Care with 100%

premiums paid by the employer, LTD with premiums 100% paid by employees; paid sick
leave and float day

RRSP: RRSP with 6.5% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution after successful
completion of probation

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Thursday– Monday: 1:30pm – 9:30pm)
Supervisor: Program Manager, Women’s Hostel
Posting Date: July 23, 2026
Application Deadline: August 4, 2026
Location: 1059 College Street

Why Fred Victor?
For 130 years, Fred Victor has been a leader in helping people rebuild their lives in Toronto. Our mission is to
improve the health, income and housing stability of people experiencing poverty and homelessness. We are
committed to ending homelessness, one person at a time.

Fatima House (Women’s Hostel) is a low barrier, trans-inclusive and welcoming space for women to reside and work
towards permanent housing. Services will address immediate basic needs for food, shelter and sleep; personal needs
for showers and laundry; social and recreation needs for sharing fun activities with other women; health needs such as
primary care, addictions treatment and counselling; allied services such as income, legal problems, housing and safety.
The provision of formal and informal programming, advocacy, informal counseling and support, information and referral
are also an integral part of this service. Fatima House’s service approach is based on principles of Housing-First, Harm-
Reduction, recovery, low-barrier service, trauma informed, anti-oppression and welcoming and inclusive client-centered
service delivery.

Does this sound like work you want to be a part of?
We offer a caring and supportive environment, an opportunity to join a diverse team of caring professionals and a

chance to make a difference. With over 75 programs and 25 sites, there are lots of opportunities to grow your career

with us. Many members of the management team started in relief and front-line roles.

What You Will Do:
Harm Reduction:

Implement harm reduction, client-centered recovery philosophy and community service delivery.

Conduct community outreach and advocacy to have more partnerships for connecting clients to resources

Foster engagement with harm reduction programs including workshops and social activities
Harm reduction kit ordering, making, storage and distribution.

Ensure safe disposal of used harm reduction equipment in accordance with established protocols.

Provide overdose prevention education and support.

Engage clients with monthly programs and document meeting minutes

Work with the Harm Reduction Committee, clients and peers to explore, support, and create opportunities

for harm reduction programming and services.

Mental Health & Addictions:

Ensure the overall mental health, well-being of clients.

Liaise clients with community resources connected to the provision of mental health and addiction services.

Assist clients with symptom management through the knowledge of mental illness, and addictions on a one-on-one

basis

Implement trauma informed practices by ensuring the physical safety of clients and awareness of potential

triggers to avoid re-traumatization.

Collaborate with the creation of a predictable environment that allows clients to rebuild a sense of efficacy

and personal control.

Use a strengths-based approach, focused on skills building to further develop resiliency.

Follow up with clientele on the list every week, and if need be, on a regular basis based on priority and urgency of

care.

Service Plan Monitoring and Organization:

Review and adjust goals from the perspective of both the member and worker, as well as member

satisfaction with service and achievements.

Record client notes, intake forms, and discharge plans in accordance with Toronto Shelter Standards and

FVC’s policies and procedures.

Report in writing: all accidents, injuries, and occurrences and other reports as requested

Collect data, including clients’ demographics, service statistics, and goal achievement, as well as other

systems that may be developed.

Provide appropriate referrals, information and advocacy to other support services to assist clients to meet

the goals outlined in their case plans.

Program and Services:

Provide staff back-up for any agency programs and daily routine activities as needed.

Work in cooperation with other staff clients in the provision of efficient and coordinated services.

Process client intakes, transfers and support clients with daily needs.

Responsible for resolving client’s complaints when appropriate, including timely follow up

Lead and support external agency staff while they are onsite delivering support services to clients.

Ability to participate side by side with individuals to accomplish tasks and develop meaningful activities
Conduct crisis interventions, de-escalate potentially violent situations, practice conflict resolution and able

to conduct group facilitation.

Communicate and demonstrate appropriate professional boundaries with clients, staff, and community

partners and abide by all the Fred Victor Centre’s policies and procedures.

Work in accordance with the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Participate in regular meetings and evaluations with Program Manager/Senior Manager.
Observe work related requirements such as punctuality, attending staff meetings, meeting deadlines and

working with or without direct support.

Other duties as required.

What You Bring to the Team:
• Educational background in social services with a mental health and harm reduction focus, including continuing

education aimed at deepening practice in working with vulnerable individuals.

Minimum 3-year experience working with people living with serious mental health/substance use issues, as well

as people who have experienced violence and social isolation.

Knowledge and prior work experience in the supportive housing and homelessness sector and empathetic

understanding of the issues facing marginalized women living with impacts of poverty, social isolation, mental
illness, abuse, trauma and/or substance abuse/misuse issues.

Knowledge of substance use and addictions, specifically injection drug use, through a combination of lived

experience, work experience, and/or education/training.

Knowledgeable in harm reduction principles as well as proven experience with overdose prevention, response

and training in/experience with Naloxone administration.

Experience in providing life skills coaching with commitment to mental health recovery principles.

Lived experience of mental health challenges, homelessness, and/or the effects of poverty is an asset.

Able to build partnerships and alliances with other community organizations, health centers, etc

Knowledge of community-based resources and services, and experience of supporting individuals to navigate

the service system across multiple sectors such as housing, legal, income support, health and settlement.

Awareness of and sensitivity to the health issues of a diverse community and experience working with

disenfranchised populations.

Commitment to community development practices, including understanding that people living on a low income

are a resource and have an important role in finding solutions to social challenges.

An understanding of systems that cause and support homelessness, poverty and discrimination.
Understanding of strategies that promote asset development and self-empowerment.

Ability to develop effective and productive relationships with program participants, co-workers and external

agencies including defining roles and implementing multi-disciplinary team practices.

Possess strong skills in crisis intervention and conflict resolution, able to utilize sound problem solving and

decision-making skills under pressure and create and implement creative solutions.

Must be available for shift work.

Experienced with data management, recordkeeping and computer literacy.

Strong communication skills, both written and oral.

Administrative and organizational skills include literacy in Word, Excel, Outlook, Windows, and SMIS.

Compensation and Benefits:
• For the Mental Health and Addictions Case Manager, Women’s Hostel, Fred Victor offers $29.40 per hour

4 weeks of vacation to start + 1 float day
Generous paid sick leave allowance
A comprehensive Dental, Extended Health and LTD group benefits package includes individual and family

coverage, including prescriptions, hospital accommodation, hearing care, paramedical practitioners and a wide
variety of dental care. Additional insurance includes vision care and travel for emergency medical services.

6.5 % of your gross salary will be contributed to a group RRSP on your behalf after successful completion of

probation; you will contribute 4% of your gross salary to the same RRSP.

Access to employee and family assistance plan

How You Can Apply
Internal employees who are interested in this opportunity are encouraged to apply through ADP by navigating to Myself
> Talent > Career Centre. External candidates may apply using this link: Fred Victor ADP Career Centre or by scanning
the QR code:

Please note that we are currently soft-launching our new online hiring system through ADP. During
this transition, not all job postings are available in the system yet. We appreciate your patience as we
work through this transition. As part of the application process, applicants are asked to upload their
resume and a cover letter as one document describing their interest in joining the Fred Victor team

A Police Record Check is required by the final candidate prior to hiring.

Accessibility & Accommodation
Fred Victor is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment where employees feel valued and
respected, and where every employee has the opportunity to realize their potential. As such, we welcome and
encourage applicants who identify as racialized persons, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons
across the spectrum of sexual orientation and gender identities and have lived experience.

If you are a person with a disability and require accommodation and/or assistance during the application process, please

contact us in advance. We strive to provide reasonable accommodations whenever requested. Information received
relating to accommodation requests will be treated with confidentiality.

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