Indigenous Supportive Housing Worker
Job Title: Indigenous Supportive Housing Worker
Location: 1120 Ossington Ave – 413 Dundas St E.
Salary Range: $62,192.00 – $70,000
Employment Type: Full-Time
Reports To: Housing/Outreach Supervisor
Organizational Overview:
Thunder Woman Healing Lodge Society (TWHLS) is an Indigenous-led healing lodge that provides culturally grounded, trauma-informed supports to Indigenous women, especially those impacted by the justice system. While we adhere to the regulations and protocols required by federal and provincial bodies, we are not a correctional facility. All TWHLS staff are expected to advance the work of the healing lodge through compassion, understanding, and care for all our relations.
Staff are guided by the Seven Grandfather Teachings: Respect, Honesty, Truth, Humility, Courage, Wisdom, and Love.
Position Summary:
The Supportive Housing Worker provides direct, holistic support to Indigenous women living in TWHLS transitional and supportive housing programs. This role includes trauma and addictions support, intake coordination, care planning, and culturally relevant case management. The ideal candidate will be committed to Indigenous healing and wellness and able to support clients through strength-based, trauma-informed, and culturally respectful approaches.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver one-on-one, culturally safe, trauma-informed support to women on your caseload.
- Support residents during the intake and transition process, including assessments and orientation.
- Develop Plans of Care collaboratively with clients, reflecting their strengths, needs, and healing goals.
- Provide addictions and trauma support using harm-reduction and wellness-focused models.
- Assist clients in accessing community resources, traditional healing, and life skills development.
- Facilitate or coordinate cultural programming and healing activities in partnership with Elders and Knowledge Keepers.
- Maintain confidential client records and accurate case documentation.
- De-escalate crises using grounding, respectful, and culturally informed approaches.
- Attend team meetings, debriefings, and professional development sessions.
Qualifications:
- Diploma or degree in Social Work, Addictions and Mental Health, Indigenous Studies, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience working with Indigenous women or in trauma-informed, housing, or justice settings.
- Knowledge of colonization, intergenerational trauma, addictions, and culturally grounded healing.
- Strong communication, organization, and case management skills.
- Committed to practicing the Seven Grandfather Teachings in everyday work.
- Current Vulnerable Sector Police Check.
- First Aid/CPR, Naloxone, and ASIST training (or willingness to obtain).
- Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle (if applicable).
How to Apply:
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to l.lavallee@twhls.ca. Indigenous applicants will be considered first in accordance with our commitment to equitable and culturally safe hiring practices.
Deadline:
Friday, May 30th, 2025 at 5:00pm
Request For Expressions of Interest (EOI). Indigenous Artists – Logo Redesign
Introduction
Thunder Woman Healing Lodge Society (TWHLS) is seeking an Indigenous* graphic artist or artist/illustrator to design a new symbol and wordmark to anchor the organization’s branding.
Interested Indigenous* artists should reply to this EOI with a statement of artist interest, initial concept drawings, portfolio examples, and resume or summary qualifications by February 3rd, 2025.
TWHLS will select up to three artists to further develop their logo proposals.
- Selected artists will be notified by February 10th;
- Each selected artist will receive an honorarium of $1,000 to develop and present their design concepts for Board review by March 3rd, 2025.
* All First Nations (Status/Non-Status), Métis, and Inuit artists are eligible to apply. Please note that verification of Indigenous identity is required.
Logo Requirements
The finished logo must reflect the vision, mission, and values of TWHLS. To learn more, please visit twhls.ca
The finished logo should be a combined symbol and wordmark that can be reproduced in colour, black and white, or negative versions, as well as horizontal or vertical layouts. TWHLS will anchor its key branding colours to align with the logo.
Ability to provide files in vector format is an asset but artists working in non-digital media will be supported to digitize their work.
Submission Requirements
Please email Patti Pettigrew with:
- Artist Statement expressing their motivation to design TWHLS’ logo and the Spirit of their concept (200 words max.)
- Concept drawings showing proposed creative approach to the logo design.
- Expectations of proposed artist fee if selected as the final candidate.
- Artist biography / resume with contact information and outline of experience in logo design and graphic design / branding, if any.
- A selection of reference images of past artwork examples.
- Confirm preferred media for artwork (i.e. digital / traditional)
Selection Process
TWHLS will review all expressions of interest submitted. Selected artist(s) will be chosen based on artistic merit, professional experience and capacity to complete the project.
About TWHLS
Based in Toronto and Indigenous-led, Thunder Woman Healing Lodge Society (TWHLS) provides trauma informed, culturally appropriate services to First Nations (Status and Non-Status), Métis, and Inuit 2SLGBTQIA+ women involved with the judicial system and survivors of inter-generational trauma.
We believe the best way to reduce the persistent over-representation of Indigenous women in jail is to create opportunities for us to thrive. Our Healing Lodge at 2217 Kingston Road will provide Indigenous women with safe accommodation and culturally appropriate supports to recover from their experiences of trauma, restore balance, and gain skills for independent living.
Grounded in the Seven Grandfather Teachings and the Medicine Wheel, our programming focuses on a holistic experience that meets the emotional, physical, spiritual, and mental aspects of the individual. Support programs address historical traumas, promote reconnection to culture and community, and foster life skills needed to journey toward balance and independence.
