Job Description

The Eviction Prevention Navigator/ Advocate

is a member of the Housing Supports team. The Eviction Prevention Navigator /Advocate works with community members that are currently housed and are at risk of eviction. The Eviction Prevention Navigator's focus is to respond to the needs of individuals by listening to their stories and working with them to create a strategy to prevention eviction and maintain their housing.

Knowledge and Experience:

Post-secondary education in social work or other field-related discipline. A combination of education and experience will be considered.

Experience providing support to participants who have or are experiencing problematic substance use; trauma; homelessness; and gender-based violence

Working knowledge or the ability to learn the Residential Tenancies Act and be able to interpret it in plain language for community

Experience working in a community-based setting in the North End of Winnipeg and knowledge of inner-city resources

Knowledge of the impacts that colonization, residential schools, the 60's scoop, the child welfare system and the genocide of Indigenous peoples, their culture and language and sacred traditions

Knowledge of the resources available in the community for participants experiencing poverty, homelessness, domestic violence, mental illness, problematic substance use and gender-based violence

Knowledge and demonstrated ability to apply cultural humility, pro-choice, trauma-informed care and harm reduction practices and principles in your work

Skills and Abilities:

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Ability to follow directions and make decisions within the parameters of the job

Ability to work flexibly in a high stress environment, adapting to the needs of the participants

Knowledge of the resources available in the community to participant experiencing poverty, homelessness, domestic violence, and/or problematic substance use

Knowledge of the impacts that colonization, residential schools, the 60's scoop, the child welfare system and the attempted genocide of Indigenous peoples, has had on their culture and language and sacred traditions.

Strong organizational, planning, and time management skills

Ability to deal with crisis situations in an appropriate manner

Comfortable transporting participants from different locations within Winnipeg

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Detail orientated and organized in file management and data base entry

Duties and Responsibilities

To provide case management to participants in the Housing Program.

To plan and facilitate/co-facilitate workshops.

Make recommendations to program manager regarding the need for financial assistance intervention to prevent eviction.

To provide site visits to participants living in the community.

To connect with landlords to prevent eviction

Mediate conflict between community and landlords.

To empower participants to advocate for themselves and to advocate on their behalf when necessary

To act as a role model for participants modeling healthy relationships, boundaries, and communication.

Additional Requirements

Valid Class 5 license is mandatory and access to a vehicle is preferred

Driver's Abstract and Proof of Insurance

Satisfactory Criminal Record and Child Abuse Registry Check

Job Status

Full-Time until March 31, 2026 with the possibility of extension

Hours

37.5 hours/week

Closing Date

November 10, 2025 at 3pm

Start Date

ASAP

Salary Range

$27.50-$31.50 per hour

Resumes and a cover letter may be submitted through INDEED, by email, mail, or dropped off: Jenny Foster, Program Manager Email: jenny @ newcentre.org

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Our hiring process from start to finish typically takes 3-6 weeks. Our process is as follows:

1

. Position is posted internally and externally 2

. Only candidates meeting the eligibility criteria will be contacted for an interview

3

. The interview panel may include 2-3 members that include the hiring manager and a current front-line staff.

4

. Reference checks will be conducted on the short-listed applicants

5. Successful applicant will be presented with a Job offer and if accepted will start on a mutually negotiated date.

NEWC is located on Treaty 1 territory on original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Metis Nation. NEWC facilitates opportunities for women, gender-diverse and non-binary people in healing, wellness and capacity building through diverse community-centred approaches.

North End Women's Centre (NEWC) is committed to inclusion and equity and strives to ensure that our staff team reflects the diversity of the community we serve. Indigenous peoples, Black people and other people of colour, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions and persons with relevant lived experience are encouraged to apply and will be prioritized. We are committed to removing barriers to employment that are faced by groups that have been historically, persistently and systemically marginalized and encourage (but do not require) members of these groups to self-identify as such in their cover letters.

If you require an accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (including alternate formats of materials, or accessible meeting rooms or other accommodation), please contact us and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: $27.50-$31.50 per hour

Benefits:

Casual dress Company pension Dental care Employee assistance program Extended health care Life insurance On-site parking Paid time off Vision care
Work Location: In person