Family SOS Children & Youth Program Coordinator Contract in Halifax, NS

Overview

Family SOS

Branch Halifax NS CA

Position:
Children & Youth Program Coordinator
Location:
Halifax, NS

Accountable for the financial management of the children and youth programs. Children & Youth Program Coordinator*….

Job Summary

Job Title: Children & Youth Program Coordinator

Job Description: Reporting directly to the Executive Director, the Coordinator will implement and facilitate all children and youth programs of Family SOS.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Administration

• Supervise and manage the Healthy Kidz/Teenz staff and volunteers.
• Deliver and or facilitate direct programming such as the after-school children’s program, all school based programs, summer programming and other activities as required.
• Maintain the physical upkeep of the all program sites (Halifax, Dartmouth & Spryfield).
• Employ best practices in Non-Violent Crisis Intervention and coinciding reporting.
• Effectively mediate with staff, participants, parents/guardians and community members.
• Complete documentation as required; this may include case notes, registration for programming, statistical records, assist with grant writing.
• Engage in community development within the Healthy Kidz/Teenz neighbourhoods, including the participation in and organization of community events.
• Coordinate and facilitate regular Healthy Kidz/Teenz staff meetings.
• Interview, hire and dismiss part-time staff, students and volunteers.
• Effectively manage time and resources between programming locations.
• Accountable for the financial management of the children and youth programs.
• Must possess a high level of organization and time-management skills.
• Must be able to model a healthy lifestyle.

Client Servicing

• Provide crisis intervention as required.
• Provide clients with advocacy, information, resources and referrals to other community agencies as required.
• Understand the systemic barriers, including discrimination that affect the clients we serve.
• Knowledge of childhood development and “at-risk” factors.
• Understanding the responsibility of reporting any suspected abuse or neglect against a child to the Department of Community Services.

Status: 37.5 hours a week .

Duration: February 1st 2018 – June 2018 The successful candidate will be covering the remainder of a maternity leave.

Responsibilities and Duties

Other Duties

• Participation in supervision and staff meetings.
• Participation in committees external to agency as required.
• Participation in various other community initiated events.
• Prompt attention to incident reporting.

Qualifications and Skills

Personal qualifications

• 3 years’ relevant experience considered an asset.
• Ability to be flexible in terms of hours of work to meet the needs of programming.
• Ability to maintain positive and professionally appropriate relationships with colleagues, other professionals/partners and supervisor.
• Ability to contribute in a positive manner to the functioning and health of the organization.
• Good problem solving and conflict management skills.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Must have a valid Class 5 Drivers License and daily access to a dependable vehicle.
• Must be available Monday-Friday between 10:00am-5:30pm.

Job Type: Contract

Required experience:

• considered an asset: 3 years