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Diversity Projects Coordinator

411 Seniors Centre Society

Overview:

In consultation with and under the direction of the Executive Director (or Designate), the Diversity Projects Coordinator will coordinate and conduct the following two projects:

1. Elders Diversity Exchange Project - seeks to create opportunities for ethno-cultural seniors, seniors with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, transgendered and bisexual (LGTB) seniors to celebrate their unique contribution to society, and to share their cultures, skills, stories, and experiences through a series of nine cosponsored programs, services and celebratory events. the project also seeks to build bridges between mainstream senior-serving organizations that serve the above populations.  A model that outlines the process and benefits of establishing an inclusive/welcoming environment will be created and shared in the community with senior-serving organizations wishing to improve their diversity practices.
2. Elders Mosaic Project - seeks to foster and promote cross-cultural understanding and multiculturism, and eliminate racism amongst our community's seniors.  The project will conduct two community-wide multicultural events (one indoor and one outdoor), develop a senior-focused anti-racism tool kit, implement effective awareness activities targeted to seniors on the Day for the Elimination of Racism, and encourage other senior-serving organizations to conduct similar anti-racism activities on the Day for the Elimination of Racism by using the tool kit.

Tasks/Responsibilties

• develop and conduct three cosponsored programs/services/events for LGTB seniors
• develop and conduct three cosponsored programs/services/events for seniors with disabilities
• develop and conduct three cosponsored multicultural programs/services/events for seniors
• plan and conduct two community-wide, intergnerational multicultural celebrations, one in the summer (outdoor) and one in the winter (indoor)
• develop and distrubute a senior-focused anti-racism tool kit
• plan and conduct senior-focused anti-racism awareness activities on the Day for the Elimination of Racism
• produce multicultural and anti-racism content for website
• develop a model that outlines the process and benefits of establishing an inclusive environment for all seniors
• conduct project evaluations, write final reports

Qualifications

• a relevant degree or diploma or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• experience in multicultural anti-racism work
• awareness of the needs and issues of the LGBT community and of persons with disabilities
• experience with program development and events planning
• strong computer skills

Position: one year contract

Hours: 24 hrs/wk flexible

Start date: mid April

Salary: $22/hr (includes vacation and benefits

Equal Opportunity

The 411 Seniors Centre Society is committed to creating a divers environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  We strongly encourage applications form members of minority groups.

How to Apply

Mail or fax resume with cover letter by April 12, 2006 to:

The 411 Seniors Centre Society, 411 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 1X4, Attn: Carol Lloyd, Fax 604 681-3589.  We thank everyone who applies, however, only those individual selected for an interview will be contacted.  No phone calls please.

Women's Shelter Program Coordinator

Women's Shelter Program Coordinator, Surrey:  Job Bank - Job Profile - Job Number:�1666914.

Youth Community Development Worker

ASSOCIATION OF NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSES OF GREATER VANCOUVER
CRESCENT BEACH COMMUNITY SERVICES

POSTING: YOUTH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKER (TERM)

Purpose:

The Youth Community Development Worker will work within an integrated service delivery model for children, youth and family services in White Rock and South Surrey.  Peace Arch Community Services (PACS) and the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) are other participants within this integrated model.  The Youth Community Development Worker will work with youth, service providers who work with youth and other supportive adults to carry out community development and education initiatives in White Rock and South Surrey aimed at developing community capacity to support youth, developing youth-friendly attitudes in the community and promoting youth asset-building.  The incumbent will also provide additional one-to-one support and mentoring for referred youth at-risk.

Responsibilities:

The position has the following responsibilities:

1.      Provide support for the development and ongoing work of a local youth action network comprised of youth, youth service providers and supportive adults.

2.      Work with youth to plan, deliver and evaluate community education and awareness initiatives aimed at increasing community engagement in supporting youth, specifically by supporting youth programs and initiatives (e.g. mentor volunteers, financial support, etc.)

3.      Plan, deliver and evaluate peer and leadership training programs for youth both on site at Camp Alexandra and off-site.

4.      Support youth participants in their work to plan, evaluate and carry out initiatives that build a youth-friendly community, including recruiting, screening, training and supervising youth community development activity workers.

5.      Carry out effective intake, screening and assessment for youth clients, receive and make referrals, provide one-to-one counseling, mentoring, support and individualized education /coaching (e.g. anger management, life skills, etc.) for referred youth. (This work will normally be in addition to regular youth community development responsibilities and is for referred youth only.)

6.      Participate in integrated case management consultations (for one-to-one work) under the supervision of his/her supervisor.

7.      Monitor program budgets in conjunction with supervisor and assist in analyzing/addressing variances.
8.      Comply with all relevant service standards, reporting and record-keeping requirements.

Qualifications:

·       College/university diploma in a relevant discipline (e.g. child and youth care, recreation, social work, community development, etc.), or equivalent education and experience

·       Knowledge and skills in program development and implementation, youth development, peer training and group facilitation with youth, public/community education and relations, intake and assessment, and providing one-to-one support, counseling and mentoring for youth.

·       Demonstrated understanding of and experience working within a community development model, especially with youth.

·       Experience working with other service providers in an integrated service model or ability to work within such a model

·       At least 3 years’ experience working with diverse youth, including “at-risk” youth
·       Demonstrated ability to comply with policies and procedures regarding confidentiality, privacy, reporting and record keeping.

·       Broad knowledge of community resources available for youth and their families and best practices for provision of youth services

·       First Aid certificate (Level 1 Occupational First Aid)
·       Personal vehicle for business use, including some client transportation (mileage paid)
·       Class IV driver’s license
·       Clean Criminal record check
·       Good computer skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook Express.
Desired (but not required) qualifications:

·       Knowledge of community resources for children and families in White Rock and South Surrey and working relationships with other service providers

·       Second language abilities

Skills/qualities:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Real enjoyment of work with youth, the ability to act as a positive role model for them and to develop positive relationships with them
• Willingness and ability to work independently and as a member of a team, including a team that includes service providers from other agencies
• Leadership skills and ability to provide leadership for a team of youth and adults
• Creativity, initiative, flexibility and a sense of humor
• Ability to maintain an unbiased attitude towards clients/participants and their situations
• Appropriate personal and professional boundaries and commitment to ethical service standards
• Ability to respect and work with a diverse range of employees, clients and community members including youth and families of all races, all religions, all cultures, all sexual orientations, all abilities and all economic levels.

Terms and Salary: This position is a part-time (minimum 17.5 hrs per week) term position: mid September 12, 2005 - June 30, 2006.  Evening work and weekend work will be required. Hours for one-to-one work may be over and above 17.5 hours per week, depending on demand.  However, these additional hours cannot be guaranteed.

Salary: This position is placed on Band 5 of the Association of Neighbourhood Houses salary grid ($14.89 - $16.81 per hour, depending on qualifications.)

TO APPLY:

DEADLINE:       Friday, August 26, 2005, 4:00 p.m.

FAX OR MAIL A COVERING LETTER AND RESUME TO:

 Rennie Keates, Executive Director
        Crescent Beach Community Services
        2916 McBride Avenue
        Surrey, B.C.  V4A 5J1
        Fax 604-535-272
ANH is an equal opportunity employer.
We appreciate all applications but only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.  Thank you for your interest.

No phone calls or emails please.

PREVENTION WORKER

ENGLISH LANGUAGE SERVICES PROBLEM GAMBLING PROGRAM INTERNAL/EXTERNAL JOB POSTING COMPETITION NO. 56-05 PURPOSE OF POSITION: This full-time (35hrs/wk) position is responsible for delivering prevention services for the Problem Gambling Program in the Greater Vancouver area. This position will provide education, public awareness and professional training to the Vancouver community, general public and professionals. The incumbent will also provide client and program advocacy as needed. This position will develop targeted, community-based English language prevention projects for the Vancouver area.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Using alcohol and drug prevention/education models, initiate manageable, ongoing, and community-based English language gambling prevention projects for vulnerable target populations in the Vancouver area.

2. Develop and maintain a stock of accessible English language prevention and program promotion materials. Coordinate larger scale prevention projects to include ethno-cultural and youth-based services and workers where appropriate.

3. Liaise with problem gambling counsellors in Vancouver, and resources provincially and nationally to maintain up-to-date knowledge on problem gambling and pool resources on joint initiatives where possible.

4. Respond to requests for education from groups and professionals in the community.

5. Coordinate and compile reports related to the delivery of Family Services’ English language prevention activities

6. Develop a system for documenting and evaluating prevention outcomes, using outcomes feedback to continue to improve prevention initiatives.

7. Compile and distribute updated resource material to colleagues as needed.

8. Attend training opportunities as provided by the program funders.

QUALIFICATIONS: Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or Psychology § Problem Gambling Training Level
• Experience: Experience in Problem Gambling Prevention Services preferred
• Five years experience in counselling/community development or training experience

Skills:

• Knowledge of problem gambling, mental health and trauma issues
• Knowledge of community referral networks
• Knowledge of a population health approach to prevention
• Networking, negotiation, diplomacy, and presentation skills
• Community building and volunteer management skills
• Cultural competence
• Effective interpersonal and relationship skills
• Computer literacy, administrative skills
• Ability to provide flexible hours to meet community needs
• Ability to take initiative and work independently as well as participate collaboratively with a team of professional colleagues

Ongoing use of a vehicle is required.

PAY GRADE: 9, Step 1 ($3317 per month)

RESUMES TO: Bonnie Gallagher, Program Manager #202 - 1193 Kingsway Vancouver, BC V5V 3C9 Fax: (604)874-9898

CLOSING DATE: August 31st, 2005 START DATE: ASAP

No telephone calls please.

COMMUNITY COUNSELLOR

VANCOUVER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNIT INTERNAL/EXTERNAL JOB POSTING COMPETITION NO. 46-05 This is a permanent 30 hour per week position, with start date September 16, 2005. The position generally requires daytime work 4 days per week, Monday through Thursday, with some evening work. This position reports to the Manager of the Victim Services Division. PURPOSE OF THE POSITION: The community counsellor works as part of a team with a detective constable in a police-based unit. The team provides follow-up on domestic violence cases reported to the Vancouver Police Department. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:

1. Conduct risk assessments, crisis intervention, and brief counselling services with victims of domestic violence and their children.

2. Provide information, referral and linkage with appropriate community resources.

3. Advocate with legal and social agencies, and liaise with Child Protection Services when necessary.

4. In collaboration with the Unit police member, act to enhance linkages between offenders and appropriate justice system agents.

5. In collaboration with the Unit police member, act to ensure that interventions are consistent with the Ministry of Attorney-General Policy on Violence Against Women in Relationships.

6. Work as a member of a team, to share practice gains and questions, and contribute to team members’ practice in accordance with Family Services accreditation guidelines.

7. Become knowledgeable about the local community and its needs in order to work effectively with other community systems, and to provide a referral base for clients

8. Participate in community coordination through various community and justice system coordination committees.

9. Conduct community outreach and education in conjunction with police partner.

10. Meet administrative expectations of agency and program, including file and record-keeping, and data collection.

11. Participate in weekly group supervision meetings and individual supervision as requested.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Education: Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in social work from a recognized accredited university; equivalencies will be considered.

Experience: Five years practice experience with women who experience violence in intimate relationships, including individual counselling and advocacy work.

Knowledge: Knowledge of, and experience with, community-based and feminist approaches to intervening in violence against women.

Knowledge of community resources for women who experience violence.

Skills: Proficiency in assessment and individual counselling. Proficiency in advocacy work Abilities: Ability to work well both independently and as a member of a professional team. Ability to be self-reflective in constructing egalitarian practices and collegial relationships. Ability to consider and construct practices which acknowledge and incorporate the experiences of persons who are marginalized on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity, economic status, language, culture, age, disability, sexual orientation/identity, and/or gender identity. Ability to maintain professional boundaries with clients. Ability to respectfully disagree. Ability to move work forward with new ideas and suggestions. Excellent time management, self-management, and planning skills; self-motivated with professional presentation; punctuality. Computer skills in Windows/PC environment

PAY GRADE: 9, Step 1

RESUMES TO: Heather Whiteford Manager, Victim Services Division Family Services of Greater Vancouver #301-321 Sixth Street New Westminster, BC V3L 3A7

Fax: (604)524-9455

CLOSING DATE: August 26, 2005 START DATE: September 15, 2005

Only those short listed for interviews will be contacted. No telephone calls please.

Case Manager Term Position

VANCOUVER EAST EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE CENTRE

INTERNAL / EXTERNAL JOB POSTING NO. 53-05

This position reports to the Program Manager of the Vancouver East Employment Resource Centre. This is a full time (35 hours/week) term position, beginning August 29, 2005 and ending February 10, 2006, with a possible extension TBA. This position is subject to HRSDC funding.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

To provide a broad range of employment counselling, case management, and support services to clients accessing the Employment Resource Centre.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Assist clients in identifying employment skills and interests, and barriers to employment.

2. Assist clients with development of Return To Work Action Plans, provide case management and one-to-one employment counselling.

3. Provide information and referrals to clients regarding appropriate community, employment or educational/training programs and services.

4. Provide and facilitate employment related workshops, i.e. resume writing, cover letters.

5. Liaise and network with outside agencies and professionals involved with clients and consult on case management when appropriate.

6. Keep abreast of labour market information, and current community resources and issues.

7. Ensure client statistics are accurately maintained and entered in Contact IV and other database(s) as required, and make certain that all information is current and complete.

8. Attend and actively participate in staff meetings, supervision sessions and the performance evaluation process; positively interact and support all clients and team members.

9. Adhere to all program and agency policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS:

· Social Sciences Degree with a minimum of three years case management and/or employment counselling experience.

· Excellent communication (verbal and written), and motivational skills.

· Excellent organizational, analytical and decision-making skills.

· Excellent interpersonal skills; able to work well in a busy, multi-ethnic environment with multi-barriered clients.

· Knowledge of EI sponsored programs, BC Benefits, and other employment resources, interventions, and knowledge of current labour markets.

· Computer skills: MS Word, data entry (Contact IV would be an asset), e-mail and Internet.

RESUMES TO:  Jessica Denholm, Program Manager

   Email: jdenholm@fsgv.ca  

Fax: 604-434-7031

PAY GRADE:  8, Step 1 ($3,097.00 per month)

TERM DATES: August 29, 2005 to February 10, 2006 with a possible extension TBA.

CLOSING DATE: August 24, 2005

Community Counsellor

COMMUNITY COUNSELLOR

VANCOUVER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNIT

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL JOB POSTING Competition No. 46-05

 

This is a permanent 30 hour per week position, with start date September 1, 2005. The position generally requires daytime work 4 days per week, Monday through Thursday, with some evening work. This position reports to the Manager of the Victim Services Division.

 

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

The incumbent works as part of a team with a detective constable in a police-based unit. The team provides follow-up on domestic violence cases reported to the Vancouver Police Department.

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:

1. Conduct risk assessments, crisis intervention, and brief counselling

services with victims of domestic violence and their children.

2. Provide information, referral and linkage with appropriate community

resources.

3. Advocate with legal and social agencies, and liaise with Child Protection

Services when necessary.

4. In collaboration with the Unit police member, act to enhance linkages

between offenders and appropriate justice system agents.

5. In collaboration with the Unit police member, act to ensure that

interventions are consistent with the Ministry of Attorney-General Policy on Violence Against Women in Relationships.

6. Work as a member of a team, to share practice gains and questions, and

contribute to team members’ practice in accordance with Family Services accreditation guidelines.

7. Become knowledgeable about the local community and its needs in order to

work effectively with other community systems, and to provide a referral base for clients

8. Participate in community coordination through the Vancouver Community

Committee for Women’s Safety and other committees.

9. Conduct community outreach and education in conjunction with police

partner.

10. Meet administrative expectations of agency and program, including file

and record-keeping, and data collection.

11. Participate in weekly group supervision meetings and individual

supervision as requested.

Case Managers List: NETWERCC (Networking, Education and Training for Workers in Employment, Rehabilitation and Career Counselling)

Link: Case Managers List: NETWERCC (Networking, Education and Training for Workers in Employment, Rehabilitation and Career Counselling).

British Columbia Psychological Association

Link: British Columbia Psychological Association.

Counselling, Social Work

Link: Job Postings.