Group Mentoring Coordinator

**Mission, Vision and Core Values**

Our Mission is to enable life-changing mentoring relationships to ignite the power and potential of young people.

Our Vision is that all young people realize their full potential

Our Core Values are:

- We Champion Potential
- Every Connection Counts
- Showing Up Matters

**Why it’s great to work with us**:
Big Sisters is a friendly, inclusive and committed team. For this 12-month full-time contract position, we’re offering fifteen vacation days as well as fifteen wellbeing days. We our employees provide a generous health care and extended benefits package, including prescription drugs and dental plan. We also provide our employees with a professional development allocation and various learning opportunities. Ignite your full potential with Big Sisters

**Is this you?**

You are passionate about mentoring girls and gender diverse and Two Spirit youth. It’s your mission to create quality group programs and support our volunteer mentors so they can work towards helping participants develop a positive self-image and boost their self-esteem. You are a positive person who demonstrates self-awareness and has strong communication and presentation skills. You enjoy engaging with members of the community to build relationships that lead to potential partnerships or opportunities for youth and volunteer recruitment. You understand that monitoring mentoring relationships and instilling trust between volunteer mentors and program participants is key to ensuring safe and healthy mentoring relationships.

Big Sisters’ group mentoring programs include My Voice, My Power and our flagship program, Go Girls Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds. My Voice, My Power is a newly launched after-school mentoring program designed to support gender-based violence prevention through group mentorship activities. Go Girls Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds focuses on promoting positive self-esteem, confidence, friendships, active living, and more.

**What you will be doing**:
PROGRAM DELIVERY
- Recruiting, screening, and training potential volunteer mentors, including a cohort of practicum students
- Delivering group pre-match training to all volunteers and children/youth involved in the program
- Acting as a liaison between our organization, relevant school boards, and school personnel
- Building collaborative relationships with volunteer mentors and youth by providing continued support throughout their involvement with Big Sisters
- Matching volunteer mentors to schools and coordinating all program logistics
- Monitoring program delivery at multiple sites and ensuring that program standards are being met
- Supervising programs and providing support to mentors through the duration of the program
- Keeping track of supplies inventory to ensure that volunteer mentors have the resources they need to successfully host sessions
- Transporting items/supplies to school sessions as needed

DATABASE / CLIENT RECORDS MANAGEMENT
- Ensuring youth / client and volunteer files are accurate and up to date
- Maintaining confidential and accurate written case notes and program files
- Maintaining security and confidentiality of child / youth / volunteer information in accordance with Agency policies and FOIPPA regulations

PROGRAM OPERATIONS
- Working to ensure the appropriate support of program participants within the constraints of organization resources
- Participating in evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of the program and providing suggestions to modify programs and procedures
- Participating in ongoing trainings related to child & youth safety and wellbeing, JEDI implementation, anti-racism education, etc, as required
- Ensuring outcome measurements and evaluation tools for the program are maintained
- Providing regular program updates and statistical program information to the team and fundraising department

COMMUNITY OUTREACH
- Promoting Group Mentoring programs to schools & school boards across the Lower Mainland
- Participating in community outreach and partnership development activities, including public presentations and volunteer recruitment strategies
- Facilitating volunteer training sessions and workshops as required
- Attending evening and weekend events that support relationship building between the youth, volunteers, group mentoring coordinator, and organization

**What you bring**:

- You have a minimum 2-year post-secondary diploma with related work experience (required) or a bachelor’s degree in social sciences or humanities (preferred)
- You have a valid driver’s license and reliable access to a vehicle for out-of-office appointments
- You have at least two years of experience in not-for-profit program implementation, development, and coordination
- A confident public speaker, you are skilled in group leadership and facilitation, and are able to give presentations to a variety of audiences
- You have well-developed interpersonal skills, including written and oral communication
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