Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Salary: $28.5/hour
Job Type: Full-Time (32 hours per week)
Contract Duration: Until June 30, 2025 (Renewal subject to funding)
Role Overview
The Youth Program Coordinator is responsible for coordinating programs, partnerships, facilitators and delivering training sessions, group activities and initiatives that foster positive growth for youth.
Key Responsibilities:
Program Coordination
- Lead outreach strategies to promote programs and recruit youth.
- Develop, plan, and implement youth programs aligned with organizational goals.
- Coordinate program logistics, including scheduling, and resource allocation.
- Monitor and evaluate program effectiveness and make necessary adjustments.
Partnership Development
- Build and maintain strong relationships with community organizations, schools, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Collaborate with partners to identify shared goals and develop joint initiatives.
- Secure partnerships and funding opportunities to support program activities.
Facilitator Management
- Recruit, train, and coordinate volunteers.
- Provide ongoing support and guidance to facilitators and volunteers, ensuring quality program delivery.
Community Engagement:
- Build and nourish sustainable and supportive relationships with youth.
- Identify opportunities for new initiatives that address the needs and interests of youth.
- Evaluate the impact of initiatives through youth voices.
Qualifications
- Post-secondary education in youth work, social work, education, or a related field is a plus.
- +3 years of experience working with youth.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including willingness to actively network and engage with youth.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Passion for youth development and a commitment to creating positive change.
Working Conditions
- Flexible Working Hours: Monday to Friday (Weekends and evenings occasionally, 3-4 times a year)
- Wheelchair Accessible Office: Shared office room located at the Broadway Youth Resource Centre, 2455 Fraser Street, Vancouver. The office and restrooms are wheelchair accessible.
- Hybrid Format: Programs are held in-person in Vancouver and Burnaby and the rest of the time is a hybrid format.
- Equipment: Each employee receives a work phone and a laptop and is not expected to use personal devices for work.
Benefits
- Monthly bus pass.
- Health benefits starting after 3 months.
- 6 weeks off per year: 3 weeks vacation and 3 weeks of office closure (1 during winter holidays and 2 during summer).
- 7.5 days of sick time per year
Extras
- Monthly staff access to CRAVE Premium (Streaming Platform)
- 10 movie tickets to VIFF (Vancouver International Film Festival)
Salary
- $28.5/hour for 32 hours a week, totalling $47,424 annually
- Salary paid bi-weekly
If you're interested, please send your resume to [email protected]. We appreciate all applications; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We review resumes on an on-going basis and will close once we have found the right candidate. Thank you.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $28.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Paid time off
- Vision care
Schedule:
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Vancouver, BC V5T 0E6
