Public Educator - Temporary part-time

Status
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Temporary part-time, until April 7, 2027 with possibility of extension

Schedule
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Flexible weekdays with occasional evening and weekend hours as required, to deliver community education sessions. Currently presentations are both Virtual and In-Person.
Classification
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Union

Location
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Halton

Reports to
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Supervisor, Community Engagement and Events

Halton Women's Place is the only Safe Shelter program in the Halton Region. We provide a safe haven, information, education, and counselling, to support women and children to live a life free from violence. We operate two emergency safe shelters, as well as community outreach and public education program. Our safe shelter facilities operate on a 24/7 basis.

To develop, co-ordinate, and facilitate activities and programs that educate classroom-based children and youth, the public, and community partners about woman abuse, and support the mission and objectives of Halton Women's Place. The incumbent will be positive, innovative, self-motivated and dedicated to raising awareness about violence against women. The incumbent will demonstrate our agency values of hope, choice, collaboration, and excellence in everything they do.

This position is dedicated to Halton Women's Place's Male EngageMENt initiative and is responsible for designing and facilitating programs that engage boys, men, fathers, coaches, educators, and male allies in violence prevention. The successful candidate will lead educational discussions on healthy masculinity, healthy relationships, gender-based violence prevention, bystander intervention, and allyship while fostering meaningful engagement with male-identifying audiences throughout Halton Region.

This role will continue to design and facilitate our Male EngageMENt program within Halton schools, alongside other male allyship initiatives such as Coaching Boys Into Men (CBIM), Male Committee work, and additional educational initiatives focused on engaging men and boys as allies in ending gender-based violence.

• Collaborate to design and develop curriculum for the Halton Women’s Place Public Education Program at the direction of the Supervisor, Community Engagement and Education.
• Co-ordinate and facilitate classroom-based delivery of public education activities and including presentations, workshops and displays within the Region of Halton, and make appropriate referrals for requests beyond the mandate and scope of the Public Education Program
• Create relationships with the educational community and parents to enable the delivery of school-based programs
• Foster positive relationships with social service organizations, community service clubs, and professional associations
• Update existing materials and obtain current resources
• Explore and implement various forms of free program promotion- i.e. marketing, outreach
• Respond to inquiries and provide the resources needed to community members
• Provide program reports to the Supervisor, Community Engagement and Education, outlining program activities, trends and gaps in service
• Attend community events, conferences, and forums as representatives of Halton Women’s Place and be able to speak to the programs and services provided by Halton Women’s Place
• Attend and participate in staff meetings, Annual General Meeting, and internal/external committee meetings as required
• Help facilitate pre-planned children’s/youth programming for in-shelter child and youth clients when directed to do so
• Deliver our Male EngageMENt presentations to classrooms across Halton region
• Lead educational workshops and discussions with boys, men, fathers, coaches, educators, and male allies on topics including healthy masculinity, healthy relationships, consent, bystander intervention, and gender-based violence prevention.
• Collaborate to create male-centered initiatives to educate and engage boys and men across Halton on healthy relationships and healthy masculinity
• Facilitate the CBIM (Coaching Boys Into Men) program
• Co-facilitate parent and dad groups through our community partners
• Develop and maintain relationships with schools, sports organizations, workplaces, community groups, and other…