About the Position

Wolseley Family Place requires a Program Co-ordinator. Wolseley Family Place is a family resource centre in the core area of Winnipeg, which provides a broad spectrum of programs and services primarily to families with small children. The Program Co-ordinator will manage the services provided to adult participants. These services include support for personal development work as well as advocacy support.

The successful candidate will:

• have excellent listening and empathetic skills
• understand and utilize principles of Compassionate Connection, Stages of Change, Strength Based Response, Participant Centering, and Harm Reduction
• have excellent organizational, management, networking, documentation, reporting and supervisory skills
• have a strong working knowledge of Winnipeg and other resources
• have strong advocacy skills
• have strong presentation and facilitation skills
• be able to design and develop educational materials

The role of program co-ordinator includes:

• co-ordinating a program which provides service for folks who are facing a number of barriers, with an emphasis on problematic substance use and intense family conflict
• supervising and co-ordinating the work of other program staff members
• interacting with participants in one-on-one settings and couple and family groupings
• serving as advocate and liaison with other organizations, agencies and services
• providing support for personal development work
• designing, developing, promoting, delivering and facilitating workshops
• ensuring that all evaluative measures, documentation and reporting procedures are kept up-to-date and provided in a timely manner

Terms of Employment

This position is full time, Monday to Friday, 9:00 – 5:00 with occasional evening and weekend hours.

This position is a contract position; it will be in place for a minimum of 6 months, and will be extended in 3 month increments, in relation to administrative circumstances.

Application Process:

Please send resumes by e-mail to wfp.admin@mts.net or by mail to Wolseley Family Place at 691 Wolseley Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3G1C3

Application Deadline: Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Only those applicants who have been selected for interview will be contacted.