Gladue Caseworker - Sudbury
Travel Required: Moderate travel
Location: Sudbury
Position Type: Full-Time
Reports to: Senior Manager, Gladue Caseworkers
Posting Expires: April 29, 2022
Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS) strengthens the capacity of the Aboriginal community and its citizens to deal with justice issues and provide Aboriginal controlled and culturally based justice alternatives. Our dedicated staff is our most valued resource. Compassionate care, teamwork, professionalism, communication, and respect are the values that set ALS apart. This is a unionized position.
Giiwedin Anang (Civil) Caseworker
Travel Required: Minimal travel
Location: Toronto
Position Type: Part-Time
Reports to: Manager, Giiwedin Anang Council
Posting Expires: April 29, 2022
Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS) strengthens the capacity of the Aboriginal community and its citizens to deal with justice issues and provide Aboriginal controlled and culturally based justice alternatives. Our dedicated staff is our most valued resource. Compassionate care, teamwork, professionalism, communication, and respect are the values that set ALS apart. This is a part-time unionized position.
Manager, Gladue Writer
Travel Required: Yes
Location: Flexible
Position Type: Full-Time- 1 Year Mat Leave Contract
Reports to: Program Director
Posting Expires: April 29, 2022
Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS) strengthens the capacity of the Aboriginal community and its citizens to deal with justice issues and provide Aboriginal controlled and culturally based justice alternatives. Our dedicated staff is our most valued resource. Compassionate care, teamwork, professionalism, communication, and respect are the values that set ALS apart. This is a part-time unionized position.
Gladue Caseworker - Correctional Liaison
Travel Required: Moderate Travel
Location: Flexible
Position Type: Full-Time
Reports to: Senior Manager, Gladue Caseworkers
Posting Expires: April 29, 2022
Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS) strengthens the capacity of the Aboriginal community and its citizens to deal with justice issues and provide Aboriginal controlled and culturally based justice alternatives. Our dedicated staff is our most valued resource. Compassionate care, teamwork, professionalism, communication, and respect are the values that set ALS apart. This is a part-time unionized position.
Articling Student
Travel Required: No
Location: Toronto Head Office
Position Type: Full-Time - Contract
Reports to: Legal Advocacy Director
Posting Expires: April 30, 2022
The core function is assisting people to know, understand and achieve their legal rights through advocacy and education. This includes providing summary advice and case-by-case representation of ALS clients; performing outreach activities; preparing community legal education materials and presenting education to client groups and other helping agencies. Service to clients and the community is always done under the supervision of a lawyer or paralegal licensee. This position is unionized.
Courtworker Trainee
Travel Required: No
Location: Toronto Head Office
Position Type: Full-Time Contract
Reports to: Senior Staff Lawyer/Courtworker Supervisor
Posting Expires: April 30, 2022
The role of the Aboriginal Courtworker Trainee is to assist Indigenous individuals in navigating the justice system by providing information to the accused about court processes. The Trainee will provide referrals to appropriate legal resources, assist in the creation of release plans, and follow up with clients. This position is unionized.
Executive Assistant Trainee
Travel Required: No
Location: Toronto Head Office
Position Type: Full-Time - Contract
Reports to: Executive Director
Posting Expires: April 30, 2022
The Executive Assistant Trainee provides administrative support to Directors and management, provides clerical support, and coordinates various office support functions under the direction of the Executive Director. This position is unionized.
HR Assistant Trainee
Travel Required: No
Location: Toronto Head Office
Position Type: Full-Time - Contract
Reports to: Manager, People Operations
Posting Expires: April 30, 2022
HR Assistant Trainee supports the Manager, People Operations with general HR administrative duties as well as health and safety initiatives. This position will provide support to the work of the HR department by performing a variety of tasks. Primary duties will be to collect, manage, file all data pertaining to staff, and assist in recruiting, hiring, and training.
Tenant Rights Advocate Trainee
Travel Required: No
Location: Toronto Head Office
Position Type: Full-Time - Contract
Reports to: Legal Advocacy Director
Posting Expires: April 30, 2022
The core function is assisting paralegals and lawyers to help and achieve their legal rights through representation, advocacy, education, community development, and/or law reform. This includes providing information to community members; performing outreach activities; preparing community legal education materials and presenting education to client groups and other helping agencies; providing organizational support to client groups; participating in law reform. Service to clients and the community is always done under the supervision of a lawyer or paralegal licensee. This is a unionized position.
Victim Rights Advocate Trainee
Travel Required: No
Location: Toronto Head Office
Position Type: Full-Time - Contract
Reports to: Legal Advocacy Director
Posting Expires: April 30, 2022
The primary roles of the Victim Rights Advocate Trainee are assisting clients to understand and achieve their legal rights through advocacy, support, and education. This includes providing summary information and referrals; performing outreach activities; preparing materials and delivering community legal education presentations; providing client support in their dealings with other agencies (police, the courts, hospitals, etc.); and performing Victim Services Check-Ins (VSCIs) in order to follow-up with clients who share that they have experienced trauma(s) while doing intake. Service to clients and the community is always done under the supervision of a lawyer or paralegal licensee. This is a unionized position.
Welcome Home Assistant Trainee
Travel Required: No
Location: Toronto Head Office
Position Type: Full-Time - Contract
Reports to: Traditional Teacher/Program Director Posting Expires:
Posting Expires: April 30, 2022
The role of the Welcome Home Assistant Trainee is to assist individuals in reconnection with community and tradition through ceremony, circles, counselling, education, and referrals. The Welcome Home Assistant Trainee should have basic knowledge of Aboriginal Justice and traditional healing approaches. The suitable candidate will have excellent written and verbal skills and will ideally have some experience facilitating circles, as well as providing counselling and assessment. This position is unionized.