I'm going to post this but first I'm going to make a bit of an editorial comment.
I have a big pet peeve about social service agencies making job postings but failing to clearly identify the name of the agency. To me this is questionable and I do not understand why they are transparent and open about this. It is about accountability. Applicants have a right to know what agency they are sending their personal and private information to, or even just knowing the name of the agency so they can to do some checking around about it.
My second pet peeve is part-time jobs that are really full-time jobs in disguise. I took a part-time job last year for a large organization. I took it, because I thought it would be a good fit with my private practice. Like many people before me, I found out that the job was really a full-time job squeezed into part-time hours. It ended up creating a lot of stress for me and impacted my own practice. Please consider part-time jobs carefully and ensure you can set some boundaries on your time.
I'm not sure how the job of coordinating an agency is going to be part-time, especially when looking at the job duties, but knowing that people have different reasons for applying for jobs, I'm posting this one.
Family
Resource Non-Profit Society is seeking Part-Time Agency
Coordinator
Location: Burnaby,
BC
Job
Title: Agency
Coordinator – Part-time position
Job Purpose:
The Agency Coordinator maintains and enhances the
organization's objective of providing practical parenting information and
support to families with young children. The Coordinator is responsible for the
overall coordination and implementation of service by promoting, developing, and
evaluating the non-profit society’s programs and practices. The Coordinator
reports to the Board of Directors.
Job Duties:
·
Oversees daily
operations and coordinates program activities with other staff; prioritizes and
delegates work activities.
·
Participates in
service delivery: facilitation of workshops, individual presentations, telephone
counselling, parent coaching, and other related
activities.
·
Serves as a key
liaison with community agencies, and government, particularly in relation to
their advisory and financial support of non-profit
society.
· Prepares applications for funding of new or continuous projects and
other fundraising activities.
· Prepares periodic reports, such as records on Agency projects and
grants, progress, status or other special reports for the Board and relevant
agencies as required.
·
Controls expenditures
in accordance with budget allocations, and makes resource recommendations to the
Board of Directors. Provides related financial information to the Agency
Bookkeeper. Additionally, works with the Bookkeeper, when necessary, for
required financial reports or budgets.
·
Writes communication
and promotional literature for distribution such as, brochures or flyers;
updates website; participates in the development of new pamphlets; and
coordinates printing and distribution of Agency pamphlets.
· Coordinates, recruits new members and oversees Agency
memberships.
·
Designs, develops and
recommends to the Board new programs, projects and activities in accordance with
the Agency’s goals and budget.
·
Establishes a method
to collect data to evaluate the effectiveness of Non-profit society’s service so
as to improve programming and practices. Makes recommendations to the board
based on analysis.
·
Communicates with,
consults and supports staff in regard to their practice; provides advice and
evaluation. In addition, provides staff with clinical case consultation. Acts
as the link between the Board and staff and provides direction in implementing
the Agency’s objectives.
·
Works in
collaboration with the Board to recruit and retain Agency
staff.
·
Attends Board
Meetings; provides report to the board on programs being delivered and
considered, Helpline statistics, updates, funding, and other information as
required.
·
Coordinates with
staff in the booking and scheduling of the Agency’s services, projects, programs
and/or events.
·
Keeps informed and
up-to-date about latest literature and practices on parenting and child
development; provides staff with updates. Maintains own professional development
of skills.
·
Represents Agency in
public relations/liaison capacity on matters relating to the Agency’s service
and projects.
·
Maintains good
working relationships with the University in relation to all relevant
administrative matters, and particularly in regard to IT. Looks to enhance and
develop links with various parts of the University such as the Childcare Centre,
Elementary School and students.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of Family
and Child Development, and issues related to Parenting and Child
Rearing
- Knowledge of Brief
Solution-Focused Counselling
- Knowledge of Family
Systems Theory
- Demonstrated Program
Management ability, including budgeting and resource allocation, program
development and working with a Board of Directors.
- Demonstrated skill in
both verbal and written communication
- Demonstrated ability
to coordinate and prioritize work and activities of self and
others
- Demonstrated skill in
fostering teamwork and maintaining a healthy work
environment
- Demonstrated ability
to facilitate parenting workshops, make presentations to groups, provide
counselling and support through the Helpline and Parent
Coaching
- Basic knowledge and
working ability with Microsoft Office
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in a Social Science Field (such as
Social Work, Family Studies, Child Development, Psychology, etc…) AND at least
three years of program management/supervisory experience, and experience in
parenting; OR, Master's degree in a Social Science field (such as Social Work,
Counselling Psychology etc…), with at least two years program
management/supervisory experience and experience in parenting; OR, Any
equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable
knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
For all enquiries
on this opportunity please contact Elaine Krilanovich-Cikes at 778 898
3788.
To apply send
cover letter and resume to: emkc@shaw.ca by
August 9, 2013.
