Are you passionate about women's safety, newcomer inclusion, and community connection? Kamloops Immigrant Services is looking for a warm, outgoing, and organized Project Coordinator to help lead the Newcomer Women's Safety Project. This project supports newcomer women and gender-diverse participants who are experiencing or at risk of gender-based violence, through trauma-informed workshops, peer support groups, safety planning, system navigation, and culturally responsive community connections.
This is a meaningful opportunity for someone with maturity, warmth, and the drive to be a true champion for newcomer women who may be isolated, under-supported, or unsure where to turn.
Who We Are
Kamloops Immigrant Services is a non-profit organization serving immigrants, refugees, migrants, and newcomers in Kamloops and the surrounding region. Our work is grounded in inclusion, cultural safety, collaboration, and respect.
About the Position
The Project Coordinator supports the planning, outreach, coordination, delivery, and evaluation of a one-year gender-based violence prevention and support project. The Project Coordinator will receive program guidance from the Women Empowerment Program Coordinator. Working closely with the Women Empowerment Program Coordinator, KIS staff, facilitators, guest speakers, and community partners, you will:
- Recruit participants for two workshop cohorts, peer support groups, and a Punjabi-language peer support group.
- Lead targeted outreach to newcomer communities, including Punjabi-speaking, Filipino, and other communities in Kamloops.
- Build and maintain relationships with referral partners including anti-violence organizations, justice partners, TRU campus groups, faith communities, and newcomer networks.
- Coordinate facilitators, guest speakers, peer group leaders, and partner presentations.
- Support delivery of eight-week workshop cycles focused on GBV awareness, safety planning, rights, and justice navigation.
- Help create emotionally safe, respectful, and confidential group spaces.
- Support participant intake, scheduling, attendance tracking, documentation, and follow-up.
- Maintain appropriate professional boundaries and work within the scope of the role by providing warm referrals and connecting participants to qualified professionals and services, including housing, counselling, settlement, and anti-violence supports.
- Support individualized safety planning in collaboration with qualified KIS staff and community partners.
- Track project activities, outcomes, and lessons learned, and contribute to funder reporting.
- Contribute to the development of a culturally responsive GBV Safety Toolkit.
What You Bring
- Post-secondary education in social work, education, counselling, psychology, social services, gender studies, community development, or a related field.
- Candidates in the final stages of a Master of Education, Master of Social Work, Master of Counselling, or related graduate program are encouraged to apply.
- Experience in project coordination, community outreach, group facilitation.
- Solid understanding of trauma-informed, culturally safe, and anti-oppressive practice.
- Awareness of gender-based violence, intimate partner violence, or related safety concerns.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trust with participants, staff, and community partners.
- Organized, self-directed, and comfortable managing timelines, documents, meetings, and follow-up.
- Good written communication skills for documentation, tracking, and reporting.
- Maintains strict confidentiality and professionalism when handling sensitive participant information, always ensuring privacy and trust.
What Will Set You Apart
- Fluency in Punjabi is a strong asset and a genuine community need.
- Experience supporting women-centred or survivor-centered programs.
- Knowledge of local community resources in Kamloops, including anti-violence, legal, housing, and settlement supports.
- Experience working with cultural communities, faith groups, student groups, or grassroots networks.
- Confidence in inviting and coordinating guest speakers, facilitators, and community partners.
- Ability to reach and engage people who may feel hesitant, isolated, or fearful of formal systems.
- A calm, grounded, and compassionate presence.
Additional Requirements
- Proficiency in Office 365, MS Word, Outlook, and basic data tracking.
- Clear provincial criminal record check.
- Legally eligible to work in Canada under a valid permit
- Ability to work in person at KIS in Kamloops.
- Must be available to work weekends/evenings as required.
What’s In It for You
- A pay rate of $30/ hour.
- A meaningful part-time role with real community impact.
- A collaborative, inclusive, and supportive workplace.
- Free on-site parking.
- The opportunity to help shape a new project with lasting value for newcomer women in Kamloops.
- Opportunities to build meaningful professional connections with community partners, local organizations, and sector networks through active participation in outreach, events, and collaborative initiatives.
How to Apply
Please submit a cover letter and resume through Indeed.ca. Your cover letter should explain why you are drawn to this role and how your experience connects to the Newcomer Women's Safety Project.
Application deadline: June 22, 2026. Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Kamloops Immigrant Services is an equal-opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, lived experiences, languages, and community connections.
Pay: $30.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Mileage reimbursement
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- Are you legally authorized to work in Canada
- Do you speak Punjabi?
- Are you available to work approximately 10 hours per week, and what does your general availability look like?
Work Location: In person
