Program Facilitator, Arts & Recreation - Youth and Child Care

Position:
Program Facilitator, Arts & Recreation
Salary:
$21.93 per Hour

Location:

Tina's Safe Haven, 472 Selkirk Ave

Classification:  Full Time

Hours of Work:
Sunday to Thursday, 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Reports To:

Manager of Specialized Services

General Responsibility:
The Program Facilitator assists in the planning and implementation of youth programs and services across all sites. The Program Facilitator assumes allduties and responsibilities in accordance with Ndinawemaaganag Endaawaad Inc.'s philosophy,direction,and policy standards.

Specific Accountability:

Facilitating the skill development of youth throughcurriculum facilitation, role modeling, and actively engaging them inhands on learning.

Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with resources and serviceswhichsupport the goals of the program.

Develop and maintain positive relationships withyouth based on trust,respect,and confidentiality.

Provide supervision and support to youth attending the program promoting safety and respect among all participants.

Respond to crisis/emergent situations as required.

Ensure appropriate documentation of interactions with youth, and incident reports as required.

Maintain program statistics, complete written reports, and evaluation processes as required.

Work collaboratively with all the Ndinaweprogramming staff to ensure the needs of the youth are being met.

Attend staff meetings and participate in staff development as directed by the Manager of Specialized Services.

Maintain work spaces and participate in the generalcleanup of the building on a daily basis.

Follow all policies and procedures as outlined inthe Ndinawe Personnel Policy andsite-specificmanual.

Perform other tasks consistent with this job description as per personnel policies and procedures that align with the support and growth of Ndinawe.

Qualifications:

Valid Class 5 Drivers License.

Level C - CPR/1st Aid.

Education in relevant humanities/social developmentfield or a combination of education, employment experience, personal experience and/or volunteer work.

Demonstrated excellence in communication skills,both written and oral.

Demonstrated reliability in time management.

Ability to establish relationships with youthcombined with the ability to been seen as a mentor.

Experience working with Indigenous people and possess an understanding of Indigenous culture and spirituality.

Proven capacity to effectively plan and implementprogramming.

Positive, respectful and flexible in times ofcrisis and urgency.

Ability to organize resources and establish priorities.

Ndinawe requires a satisfactorycriminal record check (including vulnerable sector search), child abuseregistry check, and Prior contact check prior to the commencement of employment.

Ndinawe will accept existingcriminal record checks and child abuse registry checks if dated within 3 monthsof your start date. Should you be the successful candidate these documents area condition of employment.

As an Indigenous organization preference will be given to applicants who self-identify as being First Nations, Métis, or Inuit. Applicants are encouraged to self-identify in their cover letter.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.