Coordinator, Stop Exploiting Youth Program

**SEY Coordinator **(Team Lead 1)**

**Stop Exploiting Youth Program, Surrey**
**Regular Full Time **| **Grid 15 ($32.87 - $34.28/hour)** | **Reporting to: Manager, Youth Services Surrey North**

**Opportunity**

Stop Exploiting Youth (SEY) workers provide immediate outreach response and support services to “At-Risk/High Risk” youth identified by MCFD or other community partners as being in sexually exploitive situations. The Coordinator will provide day-to-day support to workers while carrying a smaller reduced caseload. They will model for staff, act as community liaison as well as establish relationships and rapport with youth and offer immediate response services to situations involving youth sexual exploitation, locating missing youth, and assist in the development of wrap-around service plans. The Coordinator will offer education and training sessions about sexual exploitation to youth and professionals as needed.

**This position is in office and outreach based and not eligible for a remote work agreement.**

**Hours are based on a flexible schedule as required** but will primarily cover early afternoon until mid-evening as there may be a need for earlier or later hours depending upon circumstances; offering support at key times a day and/or evening and coordinating others to assist when the case manager is not available.

**Qualifications**
- B.A. in a related field plus 1-year related experience, or a Child and Youth Care Diploma plus two years' experience or a combination of related work experience/education with at-risk/high-risk youth. Criminal record check including the vulnerable sector.
- Leadership experience.
- Class 5 driver’s license and driver’s abstract with Business Insurance use use of own vehicle
- Driver’s abstract must be submitted.
- Clear and concise communication skills, both verbal and written
- Familiarity with trauma-informed practices
- Solution-focused and addictions counselling training, mental health, sexual abuse and depression/suicide/co-occurring disorder training

**About PCRS**
- Pacific Community Resources Society (PCRS) is a large not-for-profit agency that serves some of the most vulnerable people in our communities from Vancouver to Hope. We work with youth and vulnerable adults in the areas of education, employment, housing, substance use and mental health, and youth and family support services. We are CARF Accredited and a Certified Living Wage Employer.- We are grateful to operate on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷm əθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), Qw'?ntl'en (Kwantlen), se’mya’me (Semiahmoo), sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen), q̓ic̓əy (Katzie), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Coquitlam), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), máthxwi (Matsqui) and Stó:lō Nations.**Our Vision **Everyone thriving in strong, healthy communities**Our Mission** To inspire healthy and inclusive communities through leadership and collaboration.**Our Values** Advocacy, Diversity and Inclusion, Empowerment, Service Excellence, Stewardship, Well-being**We Offer Our Staff**
- Equitable Base Pay - we are a Certified Living Wage Employer
- Generous paid vacation time, personal time, sick time; additional paid time off for life events
- Additional paid holidays, ex. Easter Monday, Boxing Day *
- Extended health, prescription, dental & vision care plan, with 100% Employer-Paid Premiums*
- Disability and Life Insurance Coverage *
- Employee & Family Assistance Program including preventative health & counselling *
- Membership in the Municipal Pension Plan with generous employer contributions *
- Flexible schedules and earned time off program *
- Full-day agency orientation and extensive training, with regular ongoing performance evaluations
- In-house digital and classroom learning opportunities; staff funding for professional development *
- Opportunities to use your voice & participate in committees on policy, wellness, safety, EDI, etc.
- _Eligibility will vary depending on terms and role requirements - details for this posting will be provided on request._