Momentum has a unique opportunity to provide a six-month paid work experience placement to an Indigenous youth to work as a member of our Skills team. Check out Momentum’s website for our mission, vision and values, and to see how the Skills team prepares people to get good jobs. 

The Organization:

Momentum is an award-winning and nationally recognized community economic development organization utilizing innovative approaches to poverty reduction. We use financial empowerment, skills training, and small business development as tools to empower people as they exit poverty.

Momentum is an employer of choice and has been recognized as one of Alberta’s Top 70 Employers. We provide competitive compensation with an unparalleled work environment. We are professional and diverse, so you’ll find a range of people and backgrounds working here: from MBAs to Social Workers and everything in between.

Who we are looking for:

This successful candidate will be an Indigenous youth, under 30, preferably from Treaty Seven Territory, and not currently in education, training, or employment. The youth will work with our existing team of facilitators to learn about Momentum’s skills training programs, assist with program recruitment, administration, and participant support, as well as fully immerse themselves in Momentum’s activities and culture.

This person will also contribute to the design of a new technology training program for Indigenous persons, particularly the cultural considerations and opportunities. Momentum has actively been building and strengthening its relationships with Indigenous organizations over the last number of years, and this person will be an asset to us in this work.

And finally, this six-month work experience placement could lead to full time employment with Momentum as the facilitator of the new Technology Foundations for Indigenous Persons program, launching early in 2022.

If you are someone who is friendly and outgoing and great at forming relationships with different people, if you have good interpersonal and communication skills, you have experience working with Indigenous people and knowledge of Indigenous ways, you’re good at making decisions, you’re results-oriented, creative, work well independently or on a team, and you’re comfortable using a computer, then you just might be who we’re looking for.

And on our side, we’re committed to your success. Staff are non-judgmental and receptive in approach and reflect genuine concern, respect and commitment towards the individual, family and community. As a learning organization, Momentum staff are expected to continuously develop professionally and personally. We’re serious about our work but we love to celebrate and have fun along the way. We have high standards within a supportive
setting that allows us to achieve a lot and have meaningful impact in the community. We’re good corporate citizens with sustainability being one of our values and take care to reduce our environmental footprint.

This work experience placement is part of the CreateAction Inclusive Social Innovation program. The Youth Program Facilitator will be part of a network of CreateAction participants and will join in regular peer learning sessions and evaluation activities delivered by the program partners: the Canadian CED Network, the National Association of Friendship Centres, and the Social Research and Demonstration Corporation. 

To apply:

If this sounds like a place where you would want to work, please forward resume with covering letter via e-mail to job@momentum.org

Applicants must state salary expectations in their cover letter and the competition number MOM0503 in the subject line of the email.

Closing Date: Until a suitable candidate is found.

Momentum is an equal opportunity employer. Persons from diverse groups are encouraged to apply.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

For a more detailed job description and more information about Momentum visit www.momentum.org

This work experience placement is part of the CreateAction Inclusive Social Innovation program. The Youth Program Facilitator will be part of a network of CreateAction participants and will join in regular peer learning sessions and evaluation activities delivered by the program partners: the Canadian CED Network, the National Association of Friendship Centres, and the Social Research and Demonstration Corporation.

Candidates must meet the following criteria:

• be between 15 and 30 years of age (inclusive) at start of placement
• be a Canadian citizen, or permanent resident or a protected person as defined by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
• be legally entitled to work in Canada
• be legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations; and
• be experiencing one or more barriers to employment; and/or
• be not in education, employment, or training (NEET).