Youth Life Skills Facilitator

3 weeks ago


Vancouver, Canada YWCA Metro Vancouver Full time

Since February 2014 the YWCA Metro Vancouver has been offering the Strive program to assist youth in and from government care to successfully transition to adulthood. The program objective is to enhance participants’ life and employability skills and provide wraparound support services. Strive staff work one-to-one with participants on their individualized action plans which may include securing employment, enrolling in further education or training, finding housing, and other goals related to the transition to adulthood. Strive staff may also facilitate and oversee paid work experience placements for participants. This can include on the-job coaching.

**Responsibilities**:

- Facilitate group life and employability skills workshops for participants
- Schedule guest facilitators
- Design new workshops and materials, whilst also review existing resources
- Assist program participants in identifying short and long-term goals
- Provide individualized coaching and support as participants work towards goals
- Accompany program participants to appointments outside of the office
- Collaborate with other relevant support workers
- Recruit job placement employers
- Provide on-the-job coaching for participants during paid work experience placements
- Other duties as required

**Required Skills**:

- Work experience in social services, child welfare, social work or working with intersectional complex communities.
- Minimum two years of experience working with at-risk youth
- Minimum two years of experience facilitating youth groups
- Knowledge of MCFD Services is an asset
- Experience working with First Nations and Indigenous persons is an asset
- Counselling training is an asset
- BC Driver’s License and access to a vehicle is an asset (mileage reimbursement provided)
- A valid clear criminal record check (including working with vulnerable populations) is required.
- Successful applicants are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, exemption requests must be supported by valid, legal documents

How to Apply

**Alaine Anicete, Program Manager**
**1256 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1M4**
**No phone calls or walk-ins please



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