Senior Community Engagement Specialist/Supervisor

Job Summary And Requirements

10-month term to March 31, 2027

Temporary Assignments also considered with prior supervisor approval

The Department of Justice is working to ensure Yukon remains a safe, secure, and healthy place to live and work. We build strong and healthy relationships with others to support good governance and to foster safe communities with opportunities for healing. The Department of Justice provides supportive and dynamic work environments comprising teams of professionals who are committed to making a difference in the lives of Yukoners.

Reporting to the Manager, Justice Wellness Centre, this position provides senior level oversight and coordination of key projects and strategic initiatives for the Justice Wellness Centre on a broad range of community engagement initiatives related to Therapeutic Court development projects. This position will play a key role in improving access to justice and alternative justice models within a specialized court setting where key engagement and partnership with First Nation Governments is required as part of the project development.

The principles that guide the Department of Justice (DOJ) are:

Reconciliation with Yukon First Nations : Together as Department of Justice (DOJ) representatives we commit to embracing the spirit of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada entitled Honouring the Truth, Reconciling the Future, by conducting ourselves in our day-to-day business in a manner that embodies the purpose of reconciliation with our First Nations members in the Yukon. We recognize the importance of employee education on First Nations history and the encouragement of innovative thinking by all DOJ personnel on our ability to effect meaningful change towards true reconciliation.

Working as a Team: As DOJ employees we value working together as a team within branches and within the department as a whole, while respecting our respective roles in the administration of justice, to work as one entity to meet our collective objective to serve the public. We are mindful of the impact of our actions on the people around us both in proximity and in the larger department and strive to ensure that we maintain the best interests of the department in our approach to our work.

Identify and Meet our Clients' Needs: DOJ personnel have a wide variety of responsibilities and an equally diverse clientele, internal and external to government, and we are committed to ensuring that they know we work for them and that we treat them with empathy, inclusion, integrity, respect and professionalism.

Initiative and Innovation: Management will encourage DOJ staff at all levels to think innovatively and to take initiative that will improve the work we do and services that we provide to allow for positive change and creativity in the workplace. Management will encourage DOJ personnel to reconsider our approach to the services we provide and adapt to the changing environment.

Communications: We are committed to improving the way we communicate internally with one another and externally to the public in order to better perform as a DOJ Team, share information and ideas with each other, dispel negative myths about the department and to ensure that the general public has an appreciation for the excellent work we do.

For more information about this position, please contact: Kelly Dunn, Manager of the Justice Wellness Centre at ***email_hidden***

For more information about the recruitment process, please contact: Shannon Poelman, Human Resources Consultant at View email address on ca.workus.org

Essential Qualifications

Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet the following qualifications. Please note selection for further consideration will be based solely on the information you provide in your resume; ensure you use a month/year to month/year format and include the duties you performed in each of your positions.

• Master’s degree at the clinical level in Clinical Social Work, Psychology, Counselling, or a related field, with training grounded in ethical, evidence‑based practice.
• Experience working in partnership with First Nation Government to develop alternative justice models and support healing workshops.
• Experience and/or understanding of working in criminal justice court settings.
• Experience providing one-on-one and group counselling to a diverse population.
• Experience in project development.
• Experience supervising staff.

Desired Knowledge, Skills, And Suitability

Candidates should have and may be assessed on:

• Experience providing therapeutic interventions and developing treatment plans for forensic clients within the Criminal Justice System aligned with identified clinical treatment targets.
• Ability to work collaboratively and respectfully in partnership with external agencies, Yukon First Nation Governments, and community stakeholders, demonstrating cultural humility and culturally safe practice.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team within a dynamic and evolving service delivery environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, supported by self‑awareness, accountability, and the ability to communicate respectfully across diverse cultural and community contexts.
• Ability to provide professional counselling services using a client‑centred, trauma‑informed, and culturally responsive approach.
• Demonstrated strong teamwork and interpersonal skills, with a commitment to fostering inclusive, respectful, and culturally safe working relationships.

Conditions of employment

• Vulnerable Sector RCMP security clearance.
• Valid Class 5 Driver’s license.

• May be required to participation in an afterhours schedule to support client services outside regular business hours.
• Travel throughout the Territory.

Eligibility List

None