Volunteer Coordinator

1 month ago


Edmonton, Canada CSS Full time

Catholic Social Services is currently seeking a Volunteer Coordinator (37.5 hours/week), to join our Immigration and Settlement Services. Providing excellent client-centered care, you are confident, thoughtful, and motivated to achieve success when supporting others in your community This is a contract position until March 31, 2025, with possibility for extension
Job Summary
As a Volunteer Coordinator for the LACE program you will recruit, interview and maintain relationships with a diverse group of volunteers.
The Learning and Community Enrichment (LACE) program is a longstanding community engagement group for newcomers to Canada. We provide English conversation circles, and our service is available to all newcomers.
Our sessions take place both online and in person and we work in close partnership with Edmonton Public Libraries (EPL) to host in person sessions at seven locations across the city.
The goal of our program is not only to help newcomers improve their English, but also to help them learn about Edmonton and Canada, and to integrate into Canadian society. Our sessions often focus on topics related to living in Canada.
You and the team of volunteers will enhance and maintain programs that support new immigrants and refugees and their transition into life in Canada. Supporting the delivery of Immigration and Settlement Service’s (ISS) programs. This may include, but is not limited to, coordinating program activities, conducting research and assisting with report writing, liaising with key community stakeholders, engaging in program promotional activities, and performing administrative duties as required.
**Your responsibilities will include**:General**:

- Interview, recruit and maintain a team of volunteers to deliver English conversation circles for newcomers
- Ensure all the necessary documentation are completed with volunteers, including police checks.
- Attend all LACE session, both in person and online
- Answer all inquiries from public, library, CSS staff and volunteers regarding LACE and LET’S Go Programs
- Submit monthly activity report to direct supervisor
- Assist other programs whenever time permits

**What This Job Requires**:

- Fluency in English
- Related Degree/Diploma in Human Services or equivalent
- 2 years of experience working with newcomers to Canada
- Experience in teaching or facilitating, particularly ESL.
- Strong computer skills
- Police Information Check including vulnerable sector search, and Intervention Record Check current within six (6) months
- Full Alberta Driver's license and access to a personal vehicle

**What We Offer**:

- The annual compensation for this position begins at $55,686.96 per year and is based on qualifications and experience.
- Flexible benefit options when eligible.
- Work within a highly collaborative, team-oriented organization, where your ideas are heard, and you can see your impact daily.

About Catholic Social Services
You will be joining an established Agency that is guided by faith to care for and bring hope to people in need with humility, compassion and respect. With more than 60 years of service delivery, Catholic Social Services is one of the largest multi-function social services agencies in Canada, with more than 1900 staff, and 2000 volunteers delivering 130+ programs through Central and Northern Alberta.
Our values are at the core of everything we do
- Humility: We acknowledge with gratitude our human abilities and limitations. We demonstrate humility by doing the best that we can with the resources that we have.
- Compassion: We respond to people in need with love. We demonstrate our compassion by caring for people without judgment and without condition.
- Respect: We demonstrate our respect by being personally present, open and attentive to those we care for and by honouring their dignity and freedom.

We embrace diversity and offer equal opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of origin, culture, ethnicity, age, ability, gender identity, and people of faith or no faith.


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