Employability Coordinator

2 weeks ago

Winnipeg, Canada IRCOM (Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba) Full time

**EMPLOYABILITY COORDINATOR**

**RISE (Refugee Integration Support and Employability) Pilot Project**
Term, Full-time position - 37.5 hours/week

**POSITION PURPOSE AND SUMMARY**: IRCOM’s mission is to empower newcomer families to integrate into the wider community through affordable transitional housing plus on-site programs and settlement services. The goal of the RISE Pilot Project is to help newcomer refugee adult participants increase workplace employability.
Objectives include:

- helping participants learn about employment in a Canadian context
- arranging volunteer work placements to help participants gain confidence, experience, language and skills
- offering tailored English instruction to enhance work-related vocabulary, and
- enabling participants to build new networks, connections and supports to enhance employability

Guided by the vision, mission, and values of the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba
Inc., the **Employability Coordinator **serves tenants by:

- facilitating the RISE project
- recruiting, training and placing workplace participants, and
- supporting the Community Resource and IRCOM staff teams
- centered, holistic and partnership based.

With the support and supervision of the Community Resource Program (CRP) Manager, this position has the following:
**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Program Development and Support (25%)**
- Conduct an environmental scan and identify referral pathways
- Research current and projected labour market trends, gaps and needs
- Review and adjust curriculum of employability related workshops and a network of facilitators
- Identify or maintain, document and promote volunteer work placement opportunities
- Provide ongoing mentorship support while participants attend work placements
- Manage program budget, track outputs and outcomes and meet funder reporting requirements
- Draft a sustainability plan for long-term project continuation
- Identify external resources and supports

**Program Delivery (70%)**
- Recruit program participants in collaboration with CRP team members
- Develop individualized participant plans that include needs, assets, skills assessment and goals
- Identify and build relationships with potential work placements and employers
- Negotiate and organize three (3) to six (6) month volunteer work experience placements
- Actively work to reduce barriers (e.g. child care, language) for newcomers looking to work
- Develop and/or facilitate workshops on employability, computer literacy, workplace culture and skills
- Provide drop-in supports and monthly one-on-one coaching visits
- Refer participants to internal or external supports as needed

**Team and Inter-departmental Support (5%)**
- Participate in team and staff meetings, events and training
- Participate in inter-departmental committees as directed
- Perform other duties as required by the CRP Manager

**REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS**
- Post-secondary education in a related field (Community Development, Adult Education, Human Resources, etc.)
- Strong understanding of immigrant/refugee experience related settlement challenges & barriers
- Knowledge of current labour market demands and opportunities
- Understanding of the impacts of poverty on families, children and youth
- Minimum 1 year experience coordinating employability, work placement or volunteer programs or equivalent
- Experience that demonstrates creativity, initiative and persistence
- Experience developing and delivering new programs or curricula
- Successful experience using problem solving and negotiating and skills in a positive and professional manner
- Proven ability to develop longer term, inter-organizational working relationships
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills shown through planning, training and report writing
- Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with individuals of varying backgrounds and communication abilities
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
- Ability to assess participant needs, identify assets, develop and coach toward goals
- Highly organized, able to prioritize tasks and complete them with strong attention to detail
- Flexible, adaptive and responsive to changes
- Present a current Criminal Record Check and clear Child Abuse Registry Check upon hire
- Proof of full COVID-19 immunization (including boosters) upon hire
- us/work-here)

**DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS**
- Fluency in one or more of languages spoken by our tenants (Majority languages are Tigrigna, Dari, Arabic, Somali)
- Valid Class 5 Driver’s License and access to a vehicle
- Familiarity with community ESL, educational, training and community resources
- Community development advocacy experience
- Certification in CPR, First Aid, and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI)
- Lived newcomer, refugee or international experience and education

**SCHEDULE**:This is a term, full-time, 37.5 hour/week position that will be based at either 215 Isabel Street or 95 Ellen Street. Work

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