Youth Programs Specialist

**Youth Programs Specialist**

**Type**: Temporary Part-time (22.5hrs/week), Contract until July 31, 2026, with the possibility of extension.

**Location**: Edmonton (in-person)

**Bona Fide Occupational Requirement (BFOR)**

This position is open to individuals who identify as **men or male-identified**, due to the gender-specific and culturally responsive nature of the programming. The role involves delivering programming specifically for male newcomer youth and requires facilitators who reflect participants’ lived experiences in a culturally affirming way.

This BFOR is consistent with Section 7(3) of the Alberta Human Rights Act.
- We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted._

**About The Newcomer Centre**

Since 1981, the Newcomer Centre has welcomed individuals from over 100 countries and offered services in more than 30 languages.

We are guided by four core values**:Compassion, Interconnectedness, Empowerment, and Accountability**. Our team works collaboratively to support newcomers as they settle, grow, and thrive—helping build a stronger, more inclusive Edmonton.

**About the Role**

The **Community Programs Department** delivers inclusive, community-driven programming that reduces isolation and fosters meaningful participation. Programs include:

- Empowered Communities (ethnocultural leadership)
- Global Garden
- IWIN (Immigrant Women’s Integration Network)
- Global Youth
- Youth Leading Change
- Volunteer Services

Your core work will be with **Global Youth**, specifically programming for **male-identified youth**, with support to other youth programs as needed. We take a holistic, collaborative approach that supports youth and their families across departments.

This role focuses on engaging **male-identified newcomer youth** through interactive, youth-led programming that supports belonging, skill-building, and leadership. As part of a collaborative team, you’ll also contribute to other youth programs across the department as needed.

**The Opportunity**

**What You'll Do**

**Program Development and Delivery**:

- Plan and facilitate interactive program sessions, discussions, and hands-on activities that align with program objectives, including psychosocial support and relationship building
- Engage youth to identify topics and learning outcomes for program sessions.
- Use engaging, youth-centred facilitation techniques to create an inclusive and safe learning environment.
- Adapt content to meet the needs of diverse youth participants and incorporate youth feedback for continuous improvement.
- Foster relationships with community organizations and other external partners to support program delivery
- Plan and execute logistics for program activities, including booking space, organizing off-site trips, coordinating guest speakers, managing registration, and procuring supplies
- Document program activities to inform reporting to funders and other stakeholders
- Collaborate on communications strategies and materials, including posters, newsletter write-ups, presentations, and social media

**Youth Engagement & Support**:

- Foster a welcoming and inclusive space where newcomer youth feel valued and supported.
- Build professional, empathetic relationships with youth participants to learn about their unique strengths, interests, and needs, and support their active engagement with the program
- Identify and address barriers to participation, ensuring equitable access to programming

**What We Are Looking For**

**Required**:

- **BFOR**: Must identify as a **man or male-identified** person
- **Lived experience** related to migration, displacement, or community-based youth engagement
- 2 years of experience facilitating or delivering youth or community programs
- 2 years working with immigrant or refugee communities, especially youth

**Preferred**:

- Post-secondary education in a community-related field, social services, education or social science discipline is an asset
- Participatory facilitation in community settings to actively engage participants; program facilitation experience with youth is an asset

**Competencies**
- Strong understanding of program planning, logistics, and engagement with a focus on community-driven development
- Experience building effective working relationships with youth and their families, and community partners
- Self-awareness - the ability to understand oneself and the impact that one’s perceptions and attitudes have on others
- Inter-cultural competence - the ability to work well with diverse teams and participants
- Demonstrated understanding of gender dynamics within immigrant communities; able to approach the work with cultural sensitivity while actively promoting inclusivity and respect for diverse gender identities and expressions
- Strong organizational and collaborative problem-solving skills
- Effective written and oral communication skills with a variety of audiences
- Flexible and willing to ad