Community Development Coordinator, Ywca Cause We

5 months ago


Vancouver, Canada YWCA Metro Vancouver Full time

Job DescriptionThe Community Development Coordinator for YWCA Cause We Care House will connect tenants with community resources and support the development of community within the housing site.

YWCA CWCH provides rent geared to income (RGI) housing for women and their children in the DTES. There is a community garden, outdoor play area suitable for younger children and an amenity room. CWCH It is located above the nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona library.

**What you’ll be doing**:

- Meet with new tenants to offer support and orientation to their new housing and the community
- Schedule, organize and facilitate monthly community meetings with tenants
- Support the creation of tenant events/celebrations with tenants’ involvement
- Support the development of workshops with tenants’ involvement
- Responsible for fair distribution of donations
- Supervise volunteers and practicum students
- Participate in community committees
- Distribute property management notices to tenants
- Provide entry to vendors attending at the housing site
- Report repair issues to property management through the repair portal
- Coordinate with other YWCA programs, including employment programs and single mother’ services, volunteer coordinator to distribute information to tenants and/or have in for meetings, with tenant’s involvement
- Providing tours to donors/donor groups
- Create a monthly calendar that displays the monthly activities, speakers, workshops or events.
- Liaise with fund development regarding donations of goods and services
- Keep up to date on available resources and programs that may benefit the families
- Responsible for tracking statistics and program outcomes
- Other duties as required

**What you’ll need**:

- Demonstrated knowledge of community development principles
- Experience in facilitating group meetings
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Familiar with trauma informed practice
- Familiar with de-escalation
- Strong organizational and time management skills and able to prioritize duties
- Appropriate professional boundaries
- Knowledge of issues faced by lone parenting women
- Knowledge of local and city-wide community services and skilled in researching resources
- Team player
- Able to work independently and be self-motivated
- Experience with Computers: Microsoft 365, OneDrive, Teams, Sharepoint, Word, Excel, Outlook and Zoom
- Familiar with ADP, Concur, Condo Control, Safety Line, Relias
- A valid clear criminal record check (including working with vulnerable populations) is required.
- The YWCA Metro Vancouver’s COVID-19 vaccination policy is currently suspended and as a result, vaccination from COVID-19 is not required at this time. However, should circumstances change and the YWCA deem it necessary to reintroduce such policy, you may be required to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 in order to be eligible to continue performing your duties.

**What we offer**: We offer our eligible employees the following benefits as part of their total compensation package:

- extended medical and dental benefits
- a defined benefit pension plan
- flexible working arrangements for applicable positions
- Employee Family Assistance Program, a confidential and voluntary support service for employees and their eligible family members
- discounted membership to our Health + Fitness Centre, discounts at our YWCA Hotel and priority in YWCA Child Care centres
- a workplace that prioritizes employee health, safety and wellbeing, including many learning and growth opportunities such as our staff mentorship program and three equity committees who help to support our goals towards achieving meaningful equity and inclusion.

**Rate: $24.27 per hour**
How to Apply

**Cheryl Covey (she/her)**

**Manager, Community Development**

535 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 2E8



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