Volunteers Assisting Seniors Independence

5 months ago


Vancouver, Canada South Vancouver Neighbourhood House (SVNH) Full time

**Volunteers Assisting Seniors Independence (VASI) Program Coordinator**

Internal/External Job Posting - Part-Time

**South Vancouver Neighbourhood House (SVNH) is on the unceded, occupied, ancestral, traditional, and stolen**
**homelands of the Coast Salish Nations, the xʷməθkwəyə̓m (Musqueam), Skwxwú 7mesh (Squamish), and**

**Səli̓́ lwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
South Vancouver Neighbourhood House is looking for a **VOLUNTEERS ASSISTING SENIORS INDEPENDENCE (VASI)**
**PROGRAM COORDINATOR **to join our Seniors team. The VASI program Coordinator will be responsible for
development/expansion, implementation, coordination and promotion of volunteer delivered VASI services,
including friendly visiting/phone calls, home maintenance, snow removal, home deliveries, prepared meal delivery
and resources & referrals. The VASI coordinator is an integral part of the community-based seniors' services team
and will work closely with colleagues to deliver wrap-around services that best meet the unique needs of older
adults.

experience in volunteer administration. This is a part-time position at 21 hours per week.

**Role & Responsibilities**:

- Develop, implement/expand, coordinate, and promote VASI services, including friendly visiting/phone

calls, home maintenance, snow removal, home deliveries, prepared meal delivery and resources &
referrals in collaboration with SVNH seniors' team and community partners;
- Recruitment, screening, training, and ongoing supervision of volunteer team that will be providing direct

services to older adult participants;
- Program promotion and outreach, home visits, registration and needs assessment, refer seniors to other

services as needed;
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the VASI program, on-going needs for program development,

partner collaborations and advocacy;
- Build and maintain relationships with program partners and key seniors serving agencies to ensure

understanding, support, and referrals to the program;
- Maintain service records and statistics through database and prepare reports on project goals/outcomes

for evaluation, funders, and organizational requirements;
- Actively participate in the Community of Practice meetings and work with other Neighbourhood House

VASI site Coordinators to ensure best practices and share learnings;
- Build awareness of community needs, gaps, trends and share this information at team meetings and with

partners and stakeholders;
- Identify and provide leadership through community development to build the capacity of seniors to age in

place and build social connections

**Qualifications & Skills**:

- Post secondary education in a relevant discipline (e.g., gerontology, social work, family studies, psychology,

etc);
- Good understanding of seniors issues and how to work with challenges faced by older adults including

those who are newcomers to Canada;
- Knowledge of community development principles, experience with anti-oppression frameworks and

strength-based approaches
- Demonstrated ability to plan and implement a new program including appropriate policies and procedures

for risk management;
- Minimum 2 years' experience working with seniors and culturally diverse communities;
- Volunteer management expertise: knowledge and skills in developing and implementing systems related to
- intake, screening, and assessment; ability to support and train volunteers;
- Strong English writing skills and ability to produce formal, anecdotal, and statistical reports;
- Strong computer knowledge and experience including Microsoft Office;
- Knowledge of relevant community resources, service providers and networks within South Vancouver;
- Ability to work independently and as a team member;
- Demonstrated ability to comply with policies and procedures regarding privacy, confidentiality;
- Valid first aid certificate (or willingness to obtain Level 1 Occupational first aid)
- Cleared criminal record check;
- Ability to speak another language (such as Punjabi, Cantonese, Mandarin, Tagalog) an asset;
- Valid class 5 driver’s license an asset

**Compensation**: $26.68 per hour***
**Application Period**: Posting period: August 23-September 2, 2024
**Schedule**: 21 hours per week, 3 days per week between Monday to Friday (days of the week TBD)
**Start Date**: September 9th, 2024 (Approximate)

**Program Coordinator by September 2nd, 2024 to**:



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