Community Connections Program Coordinator

Immigrant and Refugee Services Association PEI (IRSA); Charlottetown; On-site; CAD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market Competitive Wages

Matching Group RRSP up to 5%

Group Health Benefits Coverage & Free

Employee Assistance Program

Generous Time-Off (3 weeks after one)

Paid Sick Time (Up to 12 days)

Job summary

Immigrant and Refugee Services Association PEI (IRSA) in Charlottetown, PEI, is seeking a Community Connections Program Coordinator to oversee and manage social programs for newcomers, helping them connect with the community and ease their settlement journey.

You will collaborate with local groups, identify event opportunities, champion programs, and lead projects, including Canada Connects and Fresh Air activities, ensuring inclusive, high-quality delivery for newcomers.

Qualifications

• A post-secondary degree or diploma in Education, Human Services, Social Work, or a related discipline.
• Experience with a Client Management System (CMS).
• Ability to communicate in languages other than English.
• Working knowledge of local supports and community resources.
• Having a valid provincial driver license with access to reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee, plan and manage social programs to connect, interact, and educate newcomers about the community and its culture to ease their integration.
• Collaborate with community groups to identify valuable event opportunities and service gaps for clients.
• Act as a program champion to empower and inform clients about available external resources.
• Lead and support established IRSA CCPC programs to ensure high-quality delivery.

Skills

Oral Communication

Problem Solving

Working with Others

Creativity

Enthusiasm

Organization

Event Management

Education

Post-secondary degree/diploma in Education, Human Services, Social Work or related

Tools

CMS

Driver license

Job description

Community Connections Program Coordinator

Full-Time Position with Salary Range starting at $23.14 per hour, 37.5 hours per week*

Charlottetown, PE

*Salary based on employee experience and qualifications

Immigrant & Refugee Services Association PEI (IRSA), a not-for-profit settlement support organization, is seeking a Community Connections Program Coordinator to join us on our mission of building a welcoming and inclusive province by bringing diverse groups together and empowering newcomers to build a future in PEI.

Why Join IRSA?

You’ll have an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of newcomers, enriching our communities through programming or case management supports, while having fun and joining a team of like-minded individuals in the process!

For all that work, you’ll also be compensated with:

• Market Competitive Wages.
• Matching Group RRSP program up to 5%
• Group Health Benefits Coverage & Free Employee Assistance Program
• Generous Time-Off programs for work-life balance (3 weeks paid vacation possible after a year)
• Paid Sick Time (Up to 12 days a year)

What’s the Job?

As Community Connections Program Coordinator (CCPC) your primary area of focus will be to oversee, plan and manage social programs that allow us to connect, interact, and educate our newcomer clients, on their community and its culture, to help ease their integration journey and improve their desire to remain as PEI residents.

• You are a programming team of one, working on the Newcomer Settlement team, with other case workers and programming coordinators. Your goal is to help ensure planned IRSA CCPC programming runs smoothly.
• You will collaborate with community groups and organizations, to help identify valuable event opportunities and service gaps that can be addressed for our clients.
• You are a program champion, identifying community opportunities, and ensuring our clients are empowered and informed of all that is available to them externally.
• You are a program project lead, ensuring established high value IRSA programs are supported and delivered professionally.
• Current established CCPC programming includes (but not limited to)
  • Canada Connects and Holiday Host programs, where settled PEI residents are paired with newcomers for social and educational interactions.
  • Social activity groups programmed for Male or Female identifying newcomers,
  • Fresh Air events, exploring the natural beauty our province has to offer
  • Play Group Partnership with Chances daycare
  • Interpreter Training for IRSA

What Skills or Qualifications will help me Succeed?

Programming work requires organization, project management, clear standards for performance and an effective communications style. Given the timing and work required to support events, a flexible personal schedule would also be considered a key asset to this role. You will be working with the public, so comfort in speaking to groups and networking would be essential to your success. Also, our programming is aimed to support newcomers, cultural competence and empathy to their needs are also key.

The following list of skills would also be considered assets:

• You have a post-secondary degree or diploma in Education, Human Services, Social Work, or a related discipline, with a minimum of 1-year experience in role (or an equivalent combination of education, training and work experience).
• Experience working with a Client Management System (CMS).
• Ability to communicate in other languages.
• Working knowledge of local supports and community resources.
• Having a valid provincial driver license with access to reliable transportation.

Essential Skills

• Oral Communication
• Problem Solving
• Working with Others

Soft Skills

• Creativity
• Enthusiasm
• Organization

Hard Skills

• Event Management

Languages

• English