Coordinator of Youth Hub Services - Full-Time (1.0 EFT) – 12 Month Term
Hourly Wage - $37.52 - $43.09
Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and grounded in person-centered, culturally safe, anti-oppression and social justice-oriented practice and a commitment to compassionate, responsive and equitable processes, the Coordinator of Youth Hub Services at Huddle South Central is pivotal in ensuring the smooth day-to-day operation of a busy, vibrant and newly established Provincial Youth Hub, providing services for a diverse group of youth and their families (ages 12 – 29) within the St. Boniface/St. Vital and surrounding communities
Under the direct supervision of the Executive Director of Youville, the Coordinator of Youth Hub Services is responsible for the overall service oversight/coordination of interagency operations within the St. Vital/St. Boniface Youth Hub.
Key Responsibilities
Site Coordination
- Keeps abreast of new and emerging social issues and sharing insights with the Youville teams
- Understand the roles each interagency team member plays in service coordination and delivery and identifies gaps, challenges and proactively seeks to resolve them
- Provides service coordination including scheduling of interagency supports, programming appropriate follow-up with service users and other organizations and systems
- Maintain awareness of and build positive relations with Huddle partnered organizations
- Maintain awareness, knowledge and keeps abreast of best practices in harm reduction strategies including supply distribution.
Interagency Coordination
- Work in collaboration with other Huddle staff and interagency teams to facilitate and coordinate programming and seamless service delivery at the Hub.
- Provide support to individuals utilizing walk up and drop-in services.
- Create resources, including via social media platforms to engage under-represented groups and promote inclusion at Youville
- Proactively develop links with key contacts in the community
Management and Leadership:
- Supports, champions and models the mission, vision and values of Youville Centre and the spirit of the Youth Hub model, with an emphasis on Reconciliation, anti-racist, anti-oppression and intersectionality principles.
- Coordinates recruitment and onboarding of employees
- Coaches and motivates employees, volunteers and students to achieve quality results
- Provides clear direction and expectations in line with the mission, vision, values and mandate of the organization and initiatives
- Manages and troubleshoots the day to day operations of the site
Community Engagement and Development:
- In conjunction with advisory tables and Youville programs, plan, develop, implement, coordinate, administrate and evaluate Hub services
- Foster an integrated and innovative system responsive to the needs of the community members based on strategic approaches for the community.
Crisis-Intervention and De-Escalation
- Assist in supervising participants with support from other youth program staff.
- Evaluate immediate safety risks, de-escalate and diffuse conflict in an assertive, timely fashion
- Integrate trauma-informed/healing centered principles and strategies in preventing and diffusing situations
- Create and facilitate a calm, compassionate environment for those experiencing distress.
Qualifications:
- Completion of high school
- A minimum of three (3) years of experience working directly with youth
- A minimum two years in a supervisory or management role
- Experience working effectively with First Nations, Métis and Inuit, newcomer and 2SLGBTQQIA peoples
- Ability to work a varied schedule
- Experience related to budget oversight / tracking and program evaluation
- Valid First Aid & CPR certificate or willingness to obtain same
- Demonstrated bilingualism is an asset (French and English or English and another language)
Additional Requirements:
- Criminal record check required
- Child abuse registry check required
- A valid driver’s license
- Availability to work evening and weekend hours
Huddle/Youville is committed to employment equity and eliminating barriers to employment for people who are underrepresented in Canada’s workforce including Indigenous peoples, people with disabilities, members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin; persons who identify as women and persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions. In pursuit of our values, we seek team members who will work respectfully and constructively with differences and across levels of power.
We thank you for your interest. Only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted.
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 12 months
Pay: $37.52-$43.09 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Vision care
Schedule:
Application question(s):
- What languages do you speak?
Experience:
- working directly with youth: 3 years (preferred)
- supervisory or management: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 2024-11-15
