Program Assistant, Focus On Youth Program

2 weeks ago

Hamilton, Canada Hamilton Wentworth District School Full time

**Job Code**:
3431443

**Closing Date**:
Mar 24, 2023 4:00 PM EDT

**Employer**:
**Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board**

**Posted on**:
Mar 06, 2023

**Job Type**:
Full Time
Contract / term

**Job Category**:
ECE, EA and Support Staff

**Openings**:
**Mandatory Document**:

- Resume

Cover Letter
- **School**:

- Hamilton ON
- **Start Date**:
2023/04/17

**End Date**:
2023/09/01

**Salary**:
$22.00 per hour, 35 hours per week

**Program Assistant, Focus on Youth Program**

**$22.00 per hour, 35 hours per week**
***April 17 (Approximately) to September 1, 2023**
**Contract Position**

Under the direction of the HWDSB Community Engagement Officer, and working with the Focus on Youth (FOY) Program Lead, the Program Assistant role models leadership principles and supports the training, supervision and ongoing capacity building of secondary students hired through the Focus on Youth program.

**Duties include, but are not limited to**:

- Support the Focus on Youth Program Lead in the coordination of interviews, hiring and orientation of HWDSB secondary students for placement in the Focus on Youth program
- Support the Focus on Youth Program Lead in the coordination of interviews, hiring and orientation of FOY Program Monitors for placement in the Focus on Youth program
- Support the FOY Program Lead and Program Monitors to develop, deliver and evaluate pre-employment training in accordance with HWDSB polices/procedures and applicable legislation for approximately 60 Focus on Youth student employees
- Collaborate with FOY Program Lead and Program Monitors to provide relevant supports to students to ensure their successful completion of the program
- Ensure the safety and success of students participating in the program through adherence and understanding of HWDSB policies and procedures, applicable legislation and program expectations
- Oversee payroll completion and submission for all FOY Lead Staff and students
- Assist with the preparation of program final reports
- The successful applicant will require the flexibility to work some evenings and weekends to meet the needs of the program and its participants

**Qualifications**:

- Currently enrolled in a post-secondary education program in education, community engagement, social work, child and youth work, or other related field(s)
- Demonstrated experience supervising and supporting children and youth, preferably in a community program setting
- Experience facilitating training and development to a youth audience
- Demonstrated understanding (gained through lived and professional experience) of issues affecting underserved groups and working with diverse communities using anti-colonial, anti-oppressive and anti-racist lens, culturally relevant and responsive approaches
- Experience coordinating or supporting mental health initiatives/training
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, and multitasking abilities
- Ability to plan and implement programming in a virtual setting
- Proven interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to engage, problem solve and work efficiently with a diverse group of stakeholders
- Demonstrated experience working collaboratively as a member of a team to provide appropriate and proactive support and services
- Demonstrated ability to lead consistently and provide objective evaluation
- Criminal Record Check (vulnerable sector) valid within 6 months
- Must have access to reliable transportation
- Knowledge of HWDSB organizational structures, programs and policies is considered an asset

**Deadline for submission is 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 24, 2023.**

**Interview Dates: April 3 - 7**th**, 2023**

**Interview Format**:Panel over MS Teams**

**Employment Equity Statement**

The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board is committed to equity in employment. We are committed to fair and equitable hiring practices that allow us to hire qualified staff who reflect the diversity of the community we serve, who will foster the success and well-being of our students, who are lifelong learners who demonstrate a commitment to equity and inclusion in the classroom.
- Indigenous Peoples (e.g. First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples)
- Members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin; (e.g. Black and racialized communities, immigrant communities, etc.)
- Persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities;
- Persons who identify as women; and
- Persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions. (e.g. Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+)

We are committed to the security and confidentiality of information under our control, and to the protection of privacy with respect to personal and confidential information that is collected, used, disclosed and retained in the system **(Policy** **1.6** **-** **Privacy)**.** **Information on this form is collected pursuant

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