Employment Program Coordinator

3 weeks ago

Nanaimo, Canada Nanaimo Foodshare Full time

We are seeking a compassionate, collaborative and client-centred individual to Coordinate the **Employability and Professional **focus of our job readiness program. This program offers participant training and support to overcome and cope through existing barriers to employment as well as working directly with employers. Participants involved in the employment program experience barriers to employment which may include neurodiversity, disability and/or mental health. This on-going 19-week program for participants, in partnership with Service Canada, consists of paid onsite training, workshops and certification training including 8 weeks of paid quality work experience in the community. This position is responsible for driving a 12-person van, which requires a Class 4 unrestricted license - applicants who are willing to obtain this license within 3 months of hire are welcome to apply.

The **Employment Program, **team of 3 Coordinators, will lead groups of 8 adult participants in developing job readiness skills, and transitioning into gainful, meaningful employment. Each **Coordinator **is responsible for leading by example, creating a safe space for everyone to learn and leading with a compassionate trauma-informed approach to empower participants to develop life and food skills that will support healthy lifelong routines. As a Foodshare program there is particular focus on food access, nutrition and food service skills.

This position works as part of a collaborative employment team to work with other existing Foodshare programming to practice skills and establish work experience (farming, food skills classes and food-sales/service).

**Key Duties/Responsibilities**

**Coordination of Applicants and Selection of Participants**
- Recruit, interview, assess, and orient participants with barriers to employment
- Meet with Case Managers and support workers for referral process

**Training, Facilitation and Participant Support**
- Manage training materials - tailored to meet each group’s needs
- Program planning and implementation
- Provide one-on-one support to participants
- Implement a case-management approach to tracking participant development and monitoring participant goals and challenges
- Facilitate various workshops (topics include communication, relationship building, emotional regulation, stress-management, etc.)
- Drive participants to various program locations using NFS passenger van (unrestricted Class 4)

**Work Experience Placements**
- Recruit work experience hosts, prepare and monitor contracts
- Develop and implement monitoring and evaluation procedures for participants and employers
- Refer participants to appropriate mental health and supportive community resources

**Program Administration**
- Manage budget and program targets
- Mentor practicum students to implement program operations
- Complete written and oral reports
- Exercise evaluation and reporting procedures
Established in 1997 Nanaimo Foodshare Society connects the community with resources, skills, and knowledge to create change that increases healthy food for everyone. Specifically, we:

- Work with community partners to address hunger in the community
- Build food skills
- Bring the community together to share resources
- Build community capacity to provide healthy foods to everyone.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 24 months

**Salary**: $23.00-$24.00 per hour

Expected hours: 24 - 28 per week

**Benefits**:

- Flexible schedule

Flexible Language Requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Do you have experience running Canadian Government funded projects?

and type "committed to pass" below.

If you DO HAVE a(n unrestricted) Class 4 Drivers License - how long have you hard it?

Licence/Certification:

- Class 5 Licence or higher (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-02-18
Expected start date: 2024-02-22

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