Skills Trainer

**Skills, Development and Employment**

**You’ll feel great about a career with March of Dimes Canada**

At March of Dimes Canada, **our collective work matters. **As a leading national charity backed by a history of more than 70 years of impact, we’re dedicated to being Canada’s leading service provider, resource, and advocate, empowering people with disabilities to live and thrive in communities nationwide. Our collective efforts are rooted in our **Purpose, Vision**, and **Mission,** which inform how we drive all our work forward.
- **Purpose**: Champion equity. Empower ability.
- **Vision**:An inclusive, barrier-free society for people with disabilities. 
- **Mission**:To be Canada’s leading service provider, resource, and advocate, empowering people with disabilities to live and thrive in communities nationwide. 

**The opportunity**

We are hiring for a Skills Trainer/ Employment Support Worker (11 Month Contract Full Time) for Project SEARCH YMCA Three Rivers.

**Responsibilities**
- Provide individualized support for Project SEARCH interns to acquire competitive and marketable skills.
- Collaborate with the teacher/business liaison, school board personnel, and Project SEARCH management to develop internships offering diverse skill-building opportunities.
- Communicate effectively with Project SEARCH instructors, department managers/mentors, co-workers, family members, and relevant stakeholders.
- Identify and implement training strategies in coordination with the Project SEARCH instructor and host business staff.
- Develop internship sites that build marketable skills leading to employment.
- Train interns using systematic instruction techniques and develop task analyses to support performance standards.
- Learn and teach the site culture, rules, and expectations within each department.
- Support accessibility and accommodation needs, ensuring compliance with MODC policies.
- Train interns on grooming, hygiene, communication, interviewing, and social behavior.
- Assess and provide feedback on interns’ progress to all relevant team members.
- Complete reports, case notes, and assessments as required.
- Facilitate ongoing communication with the steering committee to monitor intern progress and address challenges.
- Support interns on evenings and weekends as needed.

**Qualifications and experience**
- Degree or diploma in Social Services, Developmental Service Worker, or relevant education.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in training/coaching, systematic instruction, job, and task analysis.
- Experience in employment counseling is considered an asset.
- Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle is required.
- Strong organizational skills, initiative, and ability to work independently.
- Decision-making and problem-solving skills within a collaborative environment.
- Effective interpersonal communication skills to build positive relationships with stakeholders.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel) and Windows.

**How to apply**
- Please submit your cover letter and resume by October 11, 2024**.**

**Questions about working at March of Dimes Canada?**

Whether starting or advancing your career with us, you’ll feel great knowing that you’re:

- Contributing to our important mission**:creating real change for people with disabilities**:

- Joining a **leading national charity** with a history of impact and a future full of possibility
- Enjoying **industry-leading employment incentives and benefits**:

- Supported in your **professional growth, development, and success**:

- Included in our **empathetic and supportive work culture**

Learn more about why we’re a great employer at **marchofdimes.ca/careers.**

**We value the health & safety of our employees**

MODC is committed to ensuring a healthy and safe work environment. We encourage all current and prospective employees to receive Covid-19 vaccinations and booster doses as recommended by Public Health. This reflects our dedication to safeguarding the health and wellbeing of our workforce.

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**Our Reconciliation, Equity, Accessibility, Diversity, and Inclusion (READI) approach**

MODC is dedicated to building and advancing an inclusive and welcoming culture. It’s also why we’re focused on attracting, retaining, and supporting diverse people. Thanks to our progressive practices, team members of all abilities and backgrounds are encouraged to access the opportunities and supports they need to grow, thrive, and succeed. Our READI approach is rooted in our shared belief that championing equity and empowering ability starts by investing in our team members— and in our shared culture — so that we all feel included, safe, and confident at work every single day.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 11 months

Pay: From $26.67 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week

Work Location: In person