Program Coordinator 2023-130-Cp

Program Coordinator
Competition #2023-130-CP
Employment Type
Contract ending October 10th, 2023, Bargaining Unit
Work Hours
35 hours/week
Work Setting
Hybrid
Salary
G8 - $28.17/hour
Application Deadline
Open until filled
Program Overview – Workforce Development, Community Programs
Employer Engagement for Immigrant Integration (EEII) Engages employers with information, training, and best practices around hiring and retaining newcomer talent. The focus is on educating employers on the value of hiring newcomer talent by offering specific activities including information sessions, workshops, and networking events.
The Mentorship Pathways to Employment program supports skilled newcomers in finding employment that commensurate with education, skills, and experience by providing job search preparation, Canadian workplace engagement, mentoring, networking, employment support and settlement services
What You Will Do

• Ensure all information is collected as per agency, funder, partner requirements; compile statistics and generate reports as needed.
• Coordinate LinkedIn Learning Registration with clients.
• Ensure service coordination by identifying and making appropriate client referrals to settlement services, community resources and other appropriate services.
• Collaborate with the EEII/MPE team, organize networking events, job fairs, guest speaker events, employer training, focus groups and panel discussions.
• Contribute to program evaluation and reporting.
• Work in close collaboration with the Mentoring Pathways to Employment program (MPE), provide support to Employer Engagement for Immigrant Integration by coordinating and liaising with WoodGreen staff, employers, and partner organizations to create awareness and training to support immigrant workforce integration.
• Develop topics for curriculum and training material for employers and newcomers; provide on-boarding support to employers and new hires.
• Work in collaboration with MPE team to identify and secure work experience placements, paid employment, and mentoring support.
• Perform on-going case management, follow up, tracking.
• Provide effective support to newcomers to achieve their long-term employment/education success.
• Follow all agency health and safety policies and procedures.
• Gather modern and relevant resources to develop a resource repository for employer partners.
• Track evaluation frameworks and tools that align with project to ensure ongoing tracking and impact measurement.
• Develop/modify service delivery model, workshop material, program marketing material, delivery tools based on continuous improvement and evolving needs.
• Establish, coordinate, and manage partner relationships with other newcomer employment programs. Refer, register, and track all clients to said programs, ex. ASCEND and FAST.
• Secure relationships with new employers and expand opportunities to achieve employment goals of targeted client base.
• Conduct outreach to market programs to employers and recruit and showcase employer champions that are hiring immigrant talent.
• Develop and deliver both in person and online training modules for both employers and newcomers.

What You Bring to the Team

• Demonstrated 3+ years of experience in individual Career and Employment Counseling, employer relations and group facilitation.
• 2+ years of experience in a leadership position with demonstrated skills in program coordination.

What Will Set You Apart

• Advanced skills utilizing all Microsoft Office Applications including Outlook, Power Point and Excel, and databases and social media.
• Demonstrated sales and marketing, recruitment, and presentation skills with a proven track record to achieve service outcomes.
• Demonstrated track record assisting newcomer professionals find, maintain, and retain long term employment aligned with their career goal.
• Certification in Crisis Intervention, First Aid, Occupational Health & Safety and Life Skills an asset.
• Experience tracking targets and program deliverables, drafting reports for funders,
• Excellent English communication skills, written and verbal; strong facilitation/presentation skills.
• Strong organizational skills, able to take initiative, manage change/transitions with the ability to prioritize and multi-task and meet deadlines and targets.

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