Point-in-time Count Coordinator

3 weeks ago


Kelowna, Canada Central Okanagan Foundation Full time

**JOB TITLE**:Point-in-Time Count Coordinator

**TYPE OF POSITION**:Contract, temporary (June 2024-March 2025)

**HOURS OF WORK**:37.5 hours per week

**SALARY**:$30.00 per hour

Overview:
The Point-in-Time Count (PiT) Coordinator will plan and execute Everyone Counts: Kelowna 2024 Coordinated Point-in-Time Count at the direction the Central Okanagan Foundation. The Point-in-Time Counts are a community-level measure of sheltered and unsheltered homelessness and are part of the Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy.

The Central Okanagan Foundation serves as the Community Entity
- Designated Communities which manages Reaching Home in Kelowna. Central Okanagan Foundation provides an ongoing contribution to the quality of life in our community through building endowments, grant making and community leadership.

Summary:
In the last quarter of 2024, Kelowna will participate in Everyone Counts: Kelowna 2024 Coordinated Point-in-Time Count supported Infrastructure Canada. The Point-in-Time (PiT) Count serves two functions: to count the number of people experiencing homelessness in Kelowna over a specified period; and to gather information on the demographics and service needs of the local homeless population.

Everyone Counts: Kelowna 2024 Coordinated Point-in-Time Count will help us to better understand homelessness in Kelowna. With successive counts we can measure our progress in ending homelessness and inform governments and community partners about homelessness in our community.

The PiT Count Coordinator will plan and implement the Kelowna PiT Count, in consultation with the PiT Count Committee. This position reports to the Executive Director of the COF and collaborates with the Community Entity Manager.

The Coordinator will be responsible for:

- Designing the PiT Count methodology, in compliance with Infrastructure Canada’s requirements.
- Leveraging community support and participation in the PiT Count.
- Recruiting and training volunteers to support the enumeration and survey.
- Ensuring the safety of volunteers and participants during the PiT count.
- Coordinating enumeration and suryey data input and analysis.
- Assist in the preparation of the final PiT Count report for submission to the Central Okanagan Foundation.
- **Qualifications**_

Educational Requirements:

- Post-secondary education with a specialization in project management, social work, community planning, health, and/or research will be considered an asset.
- Knowledge and expertise in one or more of these areas may be satisfied through a combination of education, training and/or previous experience.

Experience Requirements:

- 2-3 years of experience volunteering or working in the homeless-serving sector or a related field. Direct experience working with individuals experiencing homelessness is an asset.
- Experience coordinating community projects, programs or events.
- Familiarity with volunteer recruitment, training and management.

Other Assets
- Knowledge of/experience with populations affected by homelessness. For example: families, Indigenous Peoples, LGBTQ2S Youth, and Racialized Communities.
- Demonstrated ability to work with diverse community partners, members and governments
- Experience in effective management of crisis situations
- Knowledge of survey design and/or quantitative research methods
- Experience working with the media
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong presentation and public speaking skills

**Location**:

- Hybrid

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 9 months

Pay: $30.00 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Kelowna, BC V1Y 9R9

Application deadline: 2024-06-19
Expected start date: 2024-06-28


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