Purpose:
Is responsible for developing, promoting, and implementing education initiatives to increase knowledge and improve awareness of victim issues in the community. Advocates for victim rights in and outside the community. Researches and drafts the reports, funding proposals, guidelines, policies, procedures, and protocols required to administer and enhance the Ionkwatahónhsate Victims Services program.
Participates in meetings of the Kahnawà:ke Justice Commission as a technical resource person.
Roles & Responsibilities
Develops, promotes, and implements education initiatives
- Identifies, researches, plans, and hosts presentations, training, conferences, and other programmatic educational initiatives.
- Researches, develops, and publicizes educational materials to raise awareness of victims’ issues, rights, and remedies.
- Consults with Victims Support Worker on content and delivery of educational curriculum, including presentations, workshops, and instruction to institutions.
- Shares information with the community through reports and other publications.
- Keeps abreast of any legislative amendments, policy developments, and evolving best practices toensure information being shared is current.
Advocates for victims’ rights
- Promotes Ionkwatahónhsate Victims Services in and outside of the community.
- Promotes awareness of the personal effects of crime.
- Meets with community service providers and shares information on victim needs.
- Collaborates and liaises with internal organizations and external governments in areas of victims’ issues, rights, and remedies.
- Facilitates and/or participates in committees, meetings, and briefings on victims’ issues in the community.
- Provides information on victim rights and remedies and court processes on a needed basis.
- Provides court preparation and accompaniment, technical assistance, and referrals on an as-needed basis.
Research and development
- Develops guidelines, manuals, policies, procedures, protocols, and other relevant documentation.
- Researches, develops, and submits grant and funding proposals to external governments.
- Researches and documents existing systems, processes, and procedures for the purpose of standardization and improving effectiveness and efficiencies.
- Researches best practices and models for benchmarking purposes in relevant areas.
- Coordinates and keeps abreast of any new developments in relation to the activities of the specific projects assigned and provides updates.
- Acts in the capacity of technical resource person and participates in Kahnawà:ke Justice Commission meetings.
- Conducts research/surveys and performs needs analysis to ensure that the program meets community needs.
