Skills Development & Programming Coordinator

Downtown Eastside Women's Centre

Vancouver

Hybrid

CAD 34,000 - 49,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Extended health & dental

3 weeks vacation in first year

4 weeks after 1 year

13 statutory holidays

12 paid sick days

Municipal Pension Plan

Compressed work schedule

Staff development days

First consideration for open positions

Job summary

The Downtown Eastside Women's Centre (DEWC) seeks a Skills Development and Programming Coordinator to lead volunteers, peers and programming within our shelters, helping women facing poverty in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

You will recruit, orientate and schedule volunteers and peers, facilitate cultural, social, recreational, and educational activities, and collaborate with DEWC staff to ensure comprehensive services for women.

Qualifications

At least 2 years related experience, preferably with marginalized women in a non-profit.
Experience developing and facilitating programs including assessment and evaluation.
Experience providing assisted referral and familiarity with local services and resources.
Knowledge of issues impacting women in the DTES: gender-based violence, mental health, homelessness, and addictions; trauma-informed care.
Efficient organizational and administrative skills.

Responsibilities

Coordinate volunteers and peers in DEWC shelters.
Recruit, orientate and schedule volunteers and peers.
Facilitate cultural, social, recreational, and educational programs.
Collaborate with DEWC staff to ensure services for women.
Work from a feminist, anti-oppression framework.

Skills

Volunteer coordination

Program development

Assessment & evaluation

Referral to support services

Trauma-informed care awareness

Organizational skills

Non-profit experience

Job description

Temporary Full time Staff Vancouver, BC, CA 1 Attachments

Salary Range: $30.22 To $30.22 Hourly

About DEWC

The Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre (DEWC) exists to support and empower women and children, living in extreme poverty in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, who are particularly vulnerable to violence, exploitation, injustice and injury. Through low barrier Drop-In Centers and Emergency Shelters, DEWC provides basic need services, programs, and specialized supports to over 1000 women and children daily to help them survive the conditions that surround them. See website (www.dewc.ca ) for details on our mission and mandate as well as programs and services.

The Opportunity

The Skills Development and Programming Coordinator is responsible for volunteers, peers and programming within the DEWC shelters. She recruits, orientates, and schedules volunteers and peers as well as facilitates cultural, social, recreational, and educational programs and activities for the shelter members. Reporting directly to the Manager, Cultural & Skills Development Programs, the Coordinator will work in collaboration with other DEWC staff to ensure services to women. She will work from a feminist perspective and within an anti-oppression framework.

About You

You have at least 2 years related experience, preferably working with marginalized women in a non profit environment.
Experience developing and facilitating programs including assessment and evaluation
Experience providing assisted referral as well as familiarity with support services, agencies and community resources in the dtes.
You are knowledgeable of the issues impacting women in the dtes, including gender based violence, mental health, homelessness, and addictions with an understanding of trauma-informed care responses.
Efficient organizational skills and administrative skills.

Benefits of Joining the DEWC Team

Healthcare:Extended health & dental coverage including vision, prescription medications, alternative therapies, EAP, life insurance and long-term disability.

Paid time off:3 weeks paid vacation in the 1 st year, 4 weeks after 1 year; 13 paid statutory holidays; 12 paid sick days annually. Access to time off to handle family or personal situations.

For your Retirement:Enrolled in the Municipal Pension Plan with a matching contribution from DEWC.

Other perks:Compressed work schedule, employee loan program; Regular staff development days; DEWC employees are considered first for any open positions.

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