Description
NATIONAL OCCUPATION CODE 42201
NUMBER OF POSITIONS 2
POSITION TYPE TERM (Jun 3 – Aug 23, 2024), SUMMER, 28 HOURS/WEEK (Mon-Thurs 10am-6pm)
Summer Outreach Worker Responsibilities:
The Voices Summer Outreach Worker is responsible for engaging youth in and from care by helping to plan and facilitate activities. As a Summer Outreach Worker, you represent Voices: Manitoba's Youth in Care Network in the community, creating spaces where young people in and from care can participate in activities that help them to know and practice their rights while building healthy relationships.
- Help plan and facilitate activities and events that are intended to engage and foster involvement of youth-in/from-care
- Assist in facilitating rights and advocacy workshops
- Collaborate with community organizations, schools, caregivers, service providers to advocate for and develop resources and supports for young people
- Support access to appropriate resources for participants
- Be a positive role-model
- Represent Voices in the community
- Follow-up with participants after events, meetings, activities
Experience/Qualifications:
- Understanding of Manitoba’s child welfare system
- Experience working with young people
- Value the importance of creating a safe place for young people from diverse backgrounds, cultures, abilities and lived experiences
- Basic knowledge of computer programs like MS Office (Word, Excel, Publisher), email, social media, and ZOOM
- Lived experience in Manitoba’s child welfare system (group homes, foster homes, kinship care, adoption, independent living programs) is considered an asset
- You can provide a clear Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Search and Child Abuse Registry Check prior to employment (dated within the last 6 months)
Employment Eligibility
These position are funded by Government of Manitoba - Urban Green Team and Metis Employment & Training which have eligibility criteria.
Urban Green Team funded position
- requires candidates to be between the ages of 15-29
- legally entitled to work in Canada (Canadian citizen; landed immigrant; or student with a valid visa)
Metis Employment & Training funded position
- requires candidates to be between the ages of 15-30
- Metis Citizen
- Graduating high school spring 2024 and plan to attend post secondary full time in 2024-2025
Please send a cover letter and a resume to employerrep@abcentre.org.
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