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 all duties and responsibilities in accordance with Ndinawemaaganag Endaawaad Inc.’s philosophy, direction, and policy standards.

Specific Accountability:

• Facilitating the skill development of youth through curriculum facilitation, role modeling, and actively engaging them in hands on learning.
• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with resources and services which support the goals of the program.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with youth 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 Ndinawe programming 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 workspaces and participate in the general cleanup of the building on a daily basis.
• Follow all policies and procedures as outlined in the Ndinawe Personnel Policy and site-specific manual.
• 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 development field 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 youth combined 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 implement programming.
• Positive, respectful and flexible in times of crisis and urgency.
• Ability to organize resources and establish priorities.

Ndinawe requires a satisfactory criminal record check (including vulnerable sector search), child abuse registry check, and Prior contact check prior to the commencement of employment.

Ndinawe will accept existing criminal record checks and child abuse registry checks if dated within 3 months of your start date. Should you be the successful candidate these documents are a 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.

Applicants are required to send a current resume with a cover letter clearly outlining your qualifications to:

Attention: Human Resources

Ndinawemaaganag Endaawaad Inc.

650 Burrows Avenue

Winnipeg, MB R2W 2A8

Email: [email protected]

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