Community Connections Program Coordinator

Job Description:

Community Connections Program Coordinator

Full-Time Position with Salary Range starting at $23.14 per hour, 37.5 hours per week*

Charlottetown, PE

*Salary based on employee experience and qualifications

Immigrant & Refugee Services Association PEI (IRSA), a not-for-profit settlement support organization, is seeking a Community Connections Program Coordinator to join us on our mission of building a welcoming and inclusive province by bringing diverse groups together and empowering newcomers to build a future in PEI.

Why Join IRSA?

You’ll have an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of newcomers, enriching our communities through programming or case management supports, while having fun and joining a team of like-minded individuals in the process!

For all that work, you’ll also be compensated with:

• Market Competitive Wages.
• Matching Group RRSP program up to 5%
• Group Health Benefits Coverage & Free Employee Assistance Program
• Generous Time-Off programs for work-life balance (3 weeks paid vacation possible after a year)
• Paid Sick Time (Up to 12 days a year)

What’s the Job?

As Community Connections Program Coordinator (CCPC) your primary area of focus will be to oversee, plan and manage social programs that allow us to connect, interact, and educate our newcomer clients, on their community and its culture, to help ease their integration journey and improve their desire to remain as PEI residents.

• You are a programming team of one, working on the Newcomer Settlement team, with other case workers and programming coordinators. Your goal is to help ensure planned IRSA CCPC programming runs smoothly.
• You will collaborate with community groups and organizations, to help identify valuable event opportunities and service gaps that can be addressed for our clients.
• You are a program champion, identifying community opportunities, and ensuring our clients are empowered and informed of all that is available to them externally.
• You are a program project lead, ensuring established high value IRSA programs are supported and delivered professionally.
• Current established CCPC programming includes (but not limited to)
  • Canada Connects and Holiday Host programs, where settled PEI residents are paired with newcomers for social and educational interactions.
  • Social activity groups programmed for Male or Female identifying newcomers,
  • Fresh Air events, exploring the natural beauty our province has to offer
  • Play Group Partnership with Chances daycare
  • Interpreter Training for IRSA

What Skills or Qualifications will help me Succeed?

Programming work requires organization, project management, clear standards for performance and an effective communications style. Given the timing and work required to support events, a flexible personal schedule would also be considered a key asset to this role. You will be working with the public, so comfort in speaking to groups and networking would be essential to your success. Also, our programming is aimed to support newcomers, cultural competence and empathy to their needs are also key.

The following list of skills would also be considered assets:

• You have a post-secondary degree or diploma in Education, Human Services, Social Work, or a related discipline, with a minimum of 1-year experience in role (or an equivalent combination of education, training and work experience).
• Experience working with a Client Management System (CMS).
• Ability to communicate in other languages.
• Working knowledge of local supports and community resources.
• Having a valid provincial driver license with access to reliable transportation.

How to Apply

IRSA PEI encourages all qualified people to apply, to help contribute to the further diversification of ideas and support possible for our clients.

Please submit a resume and cover letter quoting the job title in the subject field.

If you require any further support in the application or interview process, please just let us know how we can accommodate.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those individuals selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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