Ymca Bc

**Position Title**: Supervisor, Youth Breakthrough to Employment (YBEAT)

**Terms**: Term, Full-Time

**Location**: Hybrid (Worksite TBD)

**Hours of Work**: 35 hours per week

**Salary**: $60,000 to $63,000

**Start Date**: November 2023

**End Date**:March 31, 2026

**Reports To**: Manager, Employment Programs

**Nature and Scope**:
The Youth Breakthrough to Employment & Training (BEAT) program is an employment and training program designed to support youth living with mental illness in developing fundamental life, social and employability skills. This occurs through a multi-phased program beginning with a series of workshops and training sessions followed by practical work experience and on-going employment and mental health support.

Reporting to the Manager, Employment Programs, the Supervisor is responsible for leading the day to day operations of the Youth BEAT Fraser Valley and BC programs. This involves directly supervising five staff serving the Fraser Valley, Prince George and Kamloops.

This position will be hybrid with some flexibility on work location.

**Major Responsibilities**:

- Oversee the delivery of a high quality program that meets government and YMCA requirements/standards
- Provide leadership, training, coaching, and supervision to a team of 4 full-time and 2 part-time staff and complete all personnel administration
- Participate in full cycle HR processes with employees as necessary, including recruitment, orientation, training, coaching, development, and discipline
- Ensure compliance with all terms of program agreements and support team to meet funding requirements including: targets, expenditures of funds, financial and statistical reporting
- Implement and refine a promotions plan, ensuring that the outreach initiatives achieve program targets
- Collect statistical and program information and create monthly activity reports
- Effectively respond to crisis and work with staff to implement behavioral management strategies
- Relationship building with multiple stakeholders including referral agencies and community organizations (in particular, those working with youth with mental illness), government agencies and businesses
- Conduct outreach in order to engage and recruit suitable participants
- Recruit potential employers for work and volunteer opportunities for participants
- Plans, participates in and supports Association-wide initiatives and fundraising events
- Ensure the YMCA's reputation as charity of choice is understood and supported by the community
- Ensure the safety of all members, participants, staff, and property by following YMCA standards, policies and procedures

**Qualifications**:

- Post-Secondary education in a related discipline, or equivalent combination of education/ work experience
- Minimum 1 year experience supervising staff or volunteers in community setting
- Experience working with youth or persons facing barriers due to challenges with mental illness & substance use including concurrent disorders
- Experience with developing and facilitating community based programming and services
- Strong facilitation skills with proven experience in developing curriculum in life, employability and computer skills within an employment program setting
- Awareness of local youth resources and willingness to develop community supports
- Ability to be flexible, adaptable and multi-task in high demand environment
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
- Computer proficient - Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, and Office 365)
- High degree of independence and initiative within a team environment
- Emergency First Aid/CPR-C Certificate required, can be obtained within 30 days of start date
- Requires access to a vehicle to travel to meetings with employer and community partners

**Situation**:
YMCA BC is a charity dedicated to strengthening the foundations of community, by nurturing the potential of children, teens & young adults, promoting healthy lifestyles, fostering a sense of social responsibility and delivering lasting personal & social change to grow in spirit, mind, and body.

Since January 2023, YMCA of Northern British Columbia, YMCA-YWCA of Kamloops and YMCA of Greater Vancouver are officially one association, with one mission to strengthen our impact for communities across British Columbia. We are YMCA BC. This transition marks a new chapter in our long-standing history of building communities, transforming lives, and connecting people of all ages, stages, backgrounds and abilities, to unique opportunities to learn, grow, and reach their potential.

YMCA BC provides services in health, fitness & aquatics, child care, camping, employment & community services to over 150,000 participants annually. Our values guide our decision-making and behavior:

- ** Do the right thing**:

- We are caring, respectful, honest and responsible in all we do
- ** Put people first**:

- We believe in the strengths, perspectives and passion of people
- ** Keep