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The West Central Women’s Resource Centre (WCWRC) provides services and programming to women, gender-diverse people and their families in the West Central neighbourhood of Winnipeg.
WCWRC is women centered and practices empowerment, inclusion, harm reduction, multi-level, and community economic development philosophies to support women and gender-diverse people experiencing poverty, homelessness, mental illness, violence, substance use or participating in sex work.
The West Central Women’s Resource Centre is committed to inclusion and equity and strives to ensure that our staff team reflects the diversity of the community we serve. Persons with relevant lived experience, Indigenous peoples, Black people and other people of colour, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions are encouraged to apply and will be prioritized.
We are committed to removing barriers to employment that are faced by groups that have been historically, persistently and systemically marginalized and encourage (but do not require) members of these groups to self-identify as such in their cover letters.
If you require an accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, support with resume writing or other accommodation), please contact us and we will work with you to meet your needs.
The Drop-in Programs Coordinator will plan, coordinate, and facilitate learning and community building events, based on community needs and Centre priorities. They will support the Community Services Department as needed, and work on building relationships by providing compassionate, non-judgmental support to community members, in addition to providing access to supplies, resources, and referrals, using empowerment and harm reduction philosophies.
Start Date: ASAP
Salary: $22-25
Time requirement: 30-37.5 hours per week
Deadline: Open until filled
Duties and Responsibilities:
Program Coordination:
· Facilitate community consultations to inform drop-in programming
· Plan and facilitate events, workshops, celebrations and programs, including community events in partnership with other agencies, such as West End Spring Clean Up, Ellice Street Fest, etc.
· Maintain positive and constructive working relationships with coworkers through teamwork, collaboration, and debriefing
· Supervise and mentor summer staff (1-2), with support from the Department Director
· Support and mentor program volunteers and mentors with their tasks and modeling expected behaviour
· Ensure the development, implementation and evaluation of effective programs, including maintaining tracking system, collecting stats and participant testimonials when needed
· Assist the Department Director with grant and report writing, in collaboration with other staff
· Support other programs of the Community Services Department, as needed
Drop-in Support:
• Maintain a safe space at the Centre where all are welcome and respected
• Monitor participant safety and well-being (physical, emotional, mental)
• When required, assist with the delivery of services including meal service, distribution of hygiene, harm reduction and weather appropriate supplies, laundry, shower, phone and computer usage
• Perform cleaning and sanitization as needed throughout shift
· Be fully aware of WCWRC activities, programming and staff in order to direct inquires and register participants appropriately
Participant Support:
• Build trusting relationships with participants
• Model safe, trauma-informed and harm reduction-based practices within the team and with the community
• Identify, intervene and effectively resolve emergency, crisis and conflict situations
· Provide support to vulnerable participants compassionately and non-judgmentally while maintaining strong personal boundaries
· Facilitate connecting participants with appropriate internal and external resources that will improve their standard of living
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Essential:
· Ability to work within anti-racist and anti-oppressive frameworks and actively engage in ongoing learning about these frameworks
· Ability to practice participant-centred work and to work from a trauma-informed approach
· Strong interpersonal skills; able to work effectively with diverse individuals and show compassion and understanding
· Experience with planting, harvesting and maintaining gardens
· Strong understanding of and ability to practice harm reduction and empowerment philosophies
· Demonstrated crisis intervention training and experience
· Experience planning and coordinating events for community
· Strong facilitation skills
· Ability to multi-task and adapt to changing priorities
· Excellent organizational and time management skills
· Strong written and verbal communication skills
· Excellent communication skills, including the ability to work in a respectful and cooperative manner with co-workers, and centre participants
· Good computer skills including the use of Microsoft Office, Outlook and Canva
Preferred:
• Lived experience of overcoming housing insecurity, homelessness, poverty and/or marginalization strongly preferred
• Valid Class 5 Driver’s License strongly preferred
· Experience working within the non-profit sector
· Existing knowledge of the issues of marginalization
· Experience working collaboratively with community organizations
Work Conditions:
· There is a risk of exposure to potentially unpredictable behaviors and situations
Please submit resume and cover letter to Mareike (she/her) by email or mail, outlining why you are a good fit for the position.
By email: mareike@wcwrc.ca
Mail: West Central Women’s Resource Centre640 Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3G 0A7
We thank all applicants but only candidates being considered will be contacted.