Home Economics Specialist

2 months ago

Grande Prairie, Canada Ballad Consulting Group Full time

**Ballad Group**

Ballad is an Alberta-based group of professionals, strengthening the communities in which we live and work. We provide services related to research, training, partnership development, process improvement, and full-scale implementation. Ballad listens first, provides exceptional quality and services, and we believe everything we do should have a positive impact.

This position will play a key role in our Work Employment Readiness and Connections Program (WERC), an occupational skills training program with a focus in the ever-growing Hospitality industry. The objective of the program is to foster, mentor and train Indigenous Youth who face barriers to employment but have a desire to gain and maintain meaningful employment in the Hospitality sector.

**The Opportunity**

Reporting to the Grande Prairie Program Coordinator, the **Home Economics Specialist **will play an active key role within the Foundations of Hospitality Training Program. will play an active key role within the Work Employment Readiness and Connections Program (WERC). This key position will be responsible for facilitating all aspects of hospitality on-site skills development training. The **Home Economics Specialist** will deliver presentations, program plan, and coordinate activities to meet the ever-changing needs of individual learners.

This position is responsible for creating meaningful relationships with program participants and other stakeholders to provide an enriching classroom and on-site skills development experience. In addition to instruction, the **Home Economics Specialist** will be responsible for setting up facility tours and guest speakers. This individual will work closely with the other program staff and the program participants to identify opportunities and to resolve concerns. The **Home Economics Specialist** demonstrates strong communication, self-starter skills, understands our student profile and meets the ever-changing needs of individual learners.

The **Home Economics Specialist** utilizes excellent judgment to develop credible and meaningful relationships with program participants and other stakeholders, ensuring strictest confidentiality. This individual will work closely with the other program staff and the program participants to identify opportunities and to resolve concerns.

**Key Responsibilities**

**Program Facilitation**
- Where required, develop new program material for classroom instruction
- Ensure all materials are prepared for the first day distribution and everyday thereafter
- Assess individual needs of potential participants, and support participant registrations.
- Develop/modify workshops and programming to meet the needs of program participants.
- Possesses and continually develops working knowledge of Hospitality frameworks, and teaching methods
- Assesses and records student development, while identifying problem areas and areas which need attention and improvement
- Conduct hands on on-site skill development training by guiding participants through food preparation, cooking, and kitchen clean up.
- Weekly menu creations.
- Place weekly food and supply orders with WERC vendors which aligns with weekly budget
- Ensure the kitchen is cleaned and meets all regulations as identified by the permit
- Arrange for the safety tickets which align with hospitality standards such as but not limited to WHMIS, Food Safety, Pro-Serve
- Enforce proper dress code as identified by permit

**Program Development**:

- Lead the development of new program material for classroom instruction where required

**Program Delivery**:

- Develop and maintain professional contacts.
- Liaise with various internal & external clients & stakeholders.

**Program Reporting**:

- Prepare and submit a program report to the Program Coordinator as needed
- Submit all personal expenses accurately and on time

**Support Work**
- Active service management of clients to ensure success
- Follow-up and associated reporting
- General administration including maintenance of participant files, data entry, responding to incoming inquiries, preparation of materials, etc.

Other duties that may arise from time to time and as may be assigned

**Experience**

The position requires the following skills, experiences, and abilities:
A professional with proven experience collaborating with Indigenous individuals and groups, building and maintaining relationships with staff and external stakeholders, and recruiting participants for both training programs from Edmonton and the surrounding area.
- Connections within the Hospitality sector in Grande Prairie and NW Alberta will be considered an asset.
- Relevant formal education is an asset
- Proven experience facilitating basic food prep, preparation, menu planning and clean up required
- Public speaking or group facilitation within a formal educational environment or on the job required.
- Proven basic skill level in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Exemplary ve

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