Coordinator, Educational Programming for Newcomer

**Empowerment Squared**
162 King William Street, Suite 103
Hamilton, ON L8R 3N9
(905) 393 5370
**empowermentsquared.org**

**Job Opportunity: Coordinator, Educational Programming for Newcomer Youth (Full Time)**

**About the Organization**

Based in Hamilton, Empowerment Squared (E2) is a Canadian charity that is building a world where everyone is empowered with the tools and opportunities to thrive and contribute to society. We do this by empowering newcomer and marginalized youth and communities in Canada and across the world to succeed through mentorship, access to post-secondary education, information literacy, and sports and recreation.

Please see our website for more information about our programs and activities.

**Position Description**

Reporting to the Manager, Educational Programming, the Coordinator, Educational Programming for **newcomer youth **is responsible for providing leadership and assistance with Empowerment Squared’s Educational programs, like the School Readiness Program, and other educational initiatives for newcomer and marginalized adults to further Empowerment Squared’s mission and vision.

Working alongside the Managers of Educational Programming, other E2 departments and School Board representatives, the Coordinator, Educational Programming for **newcomer youth **will help with facilitating programs and participate in strategic planning, outreach and administration for **newcomer youth **both internally and externally.

**Duties & Responsibilities**
- Outreach and recruitment support for programs and volunteers.
- Comfortable working with newcomer children and youth ages 6-17.
- Some experience and knowledge of ESL and ELL strategies are an asset.
- Some experience writing curriculum for children and youth is an asset.
- Track participant progress for subsequent years while in elementary school.
- Implementation and execution of a newcomer youth governance model.
- Training newcomer youth for various programs i.e. Youth Council, School Readiness Program Orientation, Empowered Leaders in Training (ELITE).
- Facilitation of interpretation and translation services when applicable.
- Work collaboratively with other Coordinators of Educational Programming and E2 staff.
- Be flexible.
- Responsible for facilitating various programs including Educational.
- Comfortable communicating with various school representatives or other external agencies.
- Comfortable communicating student behaviors, both positive and negative, with students and parents.
- Allocate and organize work plans and resources effectively.
- Identify, anticipate, and document issues and challenges and provide mitigation recommendations.

**Empowerment Squared**
162 King William Street, Suite 103
Hamilton, ON L8R 3N9
(905) 393 5370
**empowermentsquared.org**
- Escalate key issues/risks to Manager of Educational Programming and ensure timely action to maintain project timelines.
- Will often work in person and must have access to transportation.
- Will sometimes have to work outside of normal office hours
- Will often work in person i.e. at schools, HWDSB Welcome Centre or either E2 locations
- Support program close out activities which would include reports, evaluations and meetings etc.
- Support program close out activities which would include reports, evaluations and meetings etc.
- Speaking Arabic, French, Farsi or Ukrainian will be an asset
- Other duties as required

**Disclaimer**
- Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

**Relevant Skills & Qualifications**
- Familiarity with Hamilton’s Black and newcomer communities and Black and newcomer youth engagement is an asset

**-Creation, implementation and execution of a newcomer adult advisory council as a priority**
**-**Demonstrated leadership experience working with diverse groups including not for profit organizations, community groups, businesses, schools and other community stakeholders.
- Proven organizational and time management skills including the ability to work with tight deadlines and competing priorities
- Excellent English oral communication, report writing skills, and reading
- Ability to work independently as well as within a team to create and complete collaborative projects
- Ability to put together and make presentations that include topics such as promoting programs, status, milestones, achievements, budget and risk management
- Ability to work in a fast past work environment
- Regularly attending and participating in team meetings
- Some proven knowledge of the education system in Ontario
- Computer proficiency
- Good interpersonal, presentation, negotiation, and organizational skills
- Ability and comfortable to work either in person or online with diverse staff and clientele
- Experience and sensitivity in dealing with members of different cultural and racial backgrounds, including visible and invisible dimensions of diversity
- Flexibilit