Operations Coordinator

**JOB POSTING - AMETHYST OPERATIONS COORDINATOR POSITION**

**Hours**: Full-time (35 hours/week)

**Duration**: Permanent ($57,584.80 annually)

**Location**:Ottawa area

**Deadline**: Applications due by November 30, 2025, 5pm EST

**Union**: PSAC-UNE Local (70400)

Amethyst Centre Ottawa is looking for an Operations Coordinator to support the essential functioning and success of the organization and its ability to serve the community.

The Operations Coordinator maintains a global overview of Amethyst’s operations and is responsible for essential administrative tasks related to Amethyst’s operational health. The Operations Coordinator aids and facilitates positive connection and communication within and beyond the Collective. The Operations Coordinator works closely with staff, board, community groups, and funders to advocate for the needs of the organization and promote Amethyst’s unique perspectives on mental health and addictions care.  

**WHAT YOU’LL DO**
- Participate in a strong, thriving Collective and advance our core values (for all Amethyst employees):

- Grounded in an understanding of trauma-informed approaches to addiction and mental health in order to serve our unique community
- Strengthen the Collective by seeking creative approaches to issues and conflicts as they arise, respecting diverse perspectives and lived experiences
- Shares responsibility for Amethyst’s objective to fully embody its values of anti-racism, anti-oppression, diversity, equity and inclusion at the organizational level
- Promote Amethyst’s unique perspectives on mental health and addictions care
- Aid in facilitating the core functioning of the organization:

- Strategic pursuit of new and renewed funding opportunities
- Office management and coordination of HR functions, in conjunction with the Financial Coordinator
- Coordinating and overseeing building maintenance
- Maintain Amethyst Centre Ottawa’s voice and presence in the Ottawa Health Team (OHT)
- Coordination and administrative support for the Board of Directors
- Provide strategic oversight
- Work collaboratively with staff and board in pursuit of long-term planning and success
- Key point of contact for external stakeholders including funders and partner organizations
- Participate as a standing member of the internal Management committee, Finance committee, Strategic Planning committee, and other committees as required
- Build strong relationships with colleagues, board members, and external partners

**WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR IN A CANDIDATE**

**SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE**:

- Strong leadership skills
- Ability to thrive in a self-directed and non-hierarchical environment
- Strong interpersonal skills including collaboration and consultation as part of a team
- Bilingual (English and French) essential; written and oral
- Proven commitment to self-development in the principles of anti-racism, anti-oppression, diversity, equity and inclusion
- Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to represent the organization to a variety of audiences
- Relevant demonstrated experience with similar duties, e.g. coordinating, organizing, oversight

**WHY WORK FOR AMETHYST CENTRE OTTAWA?**

**ABOUT US**

Amethyst Centre Ottawa, founded in 1979, is a day treatment program offering alternative addiction services to women and gender diverse individuals in the Ottawa area. Our goal is to support folks’ empowerment in addressing challenges in their relationships with substance-use and gambling. This is supported by making direct links between substance use/gambling, gender-based violence/trauma, and the impacts of oppression.

We are a unionized non-profit organization operating as modified feminist collective to provide a range of services to our communities based on core values of anti-oppressive practice and client-centered care. Operating as a modified feminist collective allows Amethyst to stay grounded with the communities we work with and for, meaning the collective adapts and changes through the consensus model and based on community needs. Operating as a collective also allows for engagement with our core values from all levels of the collective’s functioning, operations and services.

Amethyst provides a variety of day-treatment services (including individual therapy, group therapy, workshops, and community engagement), health promotion services (community partnerships and engagement through workshops and events), community engagement, and public education.

**WHAT WE OFFER**

At Amethyst we are passionate about providing excellent service to our communities. We have been doing so as a Collective for over forty years. Our permanent employees are compensated on an equal basis at a rate of 5% of their bi-weekly gross going to our pension plan which is matched by Amethyst. Our employees benefit from a generous benefits package and a commitment to overall health and wellness and work life balance that includes generous annual leave as well as other (