Everyone Welcome
Sunrise Memorial
to commemorate Canada’s
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Manitoba Legislative Building
8:00 a.m.
Guest Speaker: Ms. Wanda Siatecki
This year’s Guest Speaker will talk about the impact of
violence against women on friends and family.
Refreshments to follow
This year, we are collecting new unwrapped toys for children at
A Woman’s Place Contributions are welcome!
Hosted by the Manitoba Women’s Advisory Council
(Manitoba Status of Women)
Please RSVP by Monday, December 3 to 204-945-6281 or msw@gov.mb.ca
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Tuesday 20 November 2012
Memorial Day for murdered Women
Director of Administration
Aurora Family Therapy Centre (AFTC) is an independent United Way of Winnipeg agency with its own
Board of Directors. AFTC works cooperatively within the University of Winnipeg to provide a clinical
facility within which Marriage and Family Therapy Program students may learn to become family therapy
clinicians. AFTC serves the general public through providing individual, couple and family therapy to
more than a thousand persons annually through its clinical service and forty to forty-five students in
training.
Aurora Family Therapy Centre invites applications for the position of Director of Administration. The
position manages records for AFTC’s clinical program, training program, finance and administration;
provides organizational leadership; manages reception and response to persons engaging AFTC
services; participates as a team member in the administration of the AFTC program, and manages and
supervises office staff. This position reports directly to and is accountable to the Executive Director.
The work requires flexibility as the incumbent is often asked to move quickly between office
administrative functions and responding to questions and concerns presented by management, staff,
clients, students, and others. The environment is dynamic with frequent interruptions. The incumbent
must demonstrate sensitivity to a diversity of persons, ethnicity, and emotionally-stressful situations
through use of patience, tact, flexibility, good humour, self-awareness, honesty, integrity, respect, trust
and self-confidence.
QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS REQUIRED
Undergraduate degree plus two years of directly related administrative experience or an
acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
Thorough working knowledge of University regulations, programs and procedures as they relate to
AFTC
Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Word, Access and Excel and ability to use software
applications for such purposes as: data base management, word processing and financial
spreadsheet preparation
Ability to plan, organize, coordinate and establish multiple work priorities and deadlines
Effective oral and written communication skills with the ability to provide informational counselling
and develop and present informational materials
Ability to make sound independent judgements under stressful conditions and use critical thinking
and problem-solving abilities
Good working knowledge of bookkeeping principles and practices
Ability to hire, train and supervise others including organizing, assigning and allocating work and
conducting performance assessments
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of internal and
external contacts
Training in crisis intervention and conflict management required
Must complete satisfactory Criminal Records and Child Abuse Registry Searches
Please submit cover letter and resume with three references by 4:30 p.m. November 22, 2012 to:
John R. Smyth, Executive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre,
515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9 Fax: 204 772-2547 Email: j.smyth@uwinnipeg.ca
We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Aurora Family Therapy Centre (AFTC) is an independent United Way of Winnipeg agency with its own
Board of Directors. AFTC works cooperatively within the University of Winnipeg to provide a clinical
facility within which Marriage and Family Therapy Program students may learn to become family therapy
clinicians. AFTC serves the general public through providing individual, couple and family therapy to
more than a thousand persons annually through its clinical service and forty to forty-five students in
training.
Aurora Family Therapy Centre invites applications for the position of Director of Administration. The
position manages records for AFTC’s clinical program, training program, finance and administration;
provides organizational leadership; manages reception and response to persons engaging AFTC
services; participates as a team member in the administration of the AFTC program, and manages and
supervises office staff. This position reports directly to and is accountable to the Executive Director.
The work requires flexibility as the incumbent is often asked to move quickly between office
administrative functions and responding to questions and concerns presented by management, staff,
clients, students, and others. The environment is dynamic with frequent interruptions. The incumbent
must demonstrate sensitivity to a diversity of persons, ethnicity, and emotionally-stressful situations
through use of patience, tact, flexibility, good humour, self-awareness, honesty, integrity, respect, trust
and self-confidence.
QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS REQUIRED
Undergraduate degree plus two years of directly related administrative experience or an
acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
Thorough working knowledge of University regulations, programs and procedures as they relate to
AFTC
Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Word, Access and Excel and ability to use software
applications for such purposes as: data base management, word processing and financial
spreadsheet preparation
Ability to plan, organize, coordinate and establish multiple work priorities and deadlines
Effective oral and written communication skills with the ability to provide informational counselling
and develop and present informational materials
Ability to make sound independent judgements under stressful conditions and use critical thinking
and problem-solving abilities
Good working knowledge of bookkeeping principles and practices
Ability to hire, train and supervise others including organizing, assigning and allocating work and
conducting performance assessments
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of internal and
external contacts
Training in crisis intervention and conflict management required
Must complete satisfactory Criminal Records and Child Abuse Registry Searches
Please submit cover letter and resume with three references by 4:30 p.m. November 22, 2012 to:
John R. Smyth, Executive Director, Aurora Family Therapy Centre,
515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9 Fax: 204 772-2547 Email: j.smyth@uwinnipeg.ca
We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Job-Vacancy
Start Date: as soon as possible
St. Mathew’s Non Profit Housing Inc (SMNPH) is a community based organization in West Central Winnipeg. Currently, the main objective and work of SMNPH is to convert the St. Matthew’s Church at Maryland and St. Matthew’s to a multipurpose site including 25 housing units, church space and neighborhood resource centre. Goal: The overall goal of the Organizational Development Facilitator is to assist the SMNPH Board in developing a governance structure and day to day management for the Neighbourhood Resource Centre (NRC). This work will be done collaboratively, including NRC tenant input. Additionally, the Organizational Development Facilitator will strive to make the NRC a welcoming, respectful environment that encourages community support and partnership. Objectives: Create collaborative systems and infrastructures for tenants as a neighbourhood resource centre
Develop a tenant manual for NRC tenants that outline governance, their working relationship and day to day procedures
Facilitate an organizational change process in decision making, expectations and accountability Responsibilities Include Through research, facilitation and collaboration with tenants and Board, develop an NRC tenant handbook
Assist NRC tenants in understanding and following procedures and policy
Facilitate the design of a collaborative NRC tenant model ( organizational chart, values, communications plan) that foster a healthy, respectful inter-agency environment
Design and support an NRC tenant governance structure (tenant committee)
Clarify and ensure NRC tenants understand the new organizational structure
Support communications between tenants and act as a liaison between Board and NRC tenants
Assist with and problem solve day to day issues of the NRC tenants (keys, bookings, garbage)
General administrative duties including responding to external requests, bookings, inquiries Qualifications Include Proven ability to work independently and take initiative
Ability to effectively facilitate and communicate (oral, written)
Understanding of the West Central community
Ability to work in partnership, valuing collaboration and collective decision making
Experience in program or organization development
Minimum 2 years experience in non-profit organization
Experience in the non-profit housing field an asset
Application Deadline: November 23, 2012
Aboriginal, Newcomer and residents of the West Central area are encouraged to apply. Only those applicants selected for interview will be contacted.
Please send cover letter and resume to: office@thewestendcommons.ca
Citizenship and Language
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has developed a flowchart for citizenship applicants which explains the new language requirements, as well as CLB4 equivalencies.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/language-flowchart.aspDid Victoria Secret go too far
Is this a case of entitlement of the dominant culture? Before something goes to press or on the market, do businesses have a cultural check to see what could be the fallout? or they do and take their chances anyway. Sometimes this is a deliberate act to get more coverage for their products. I do not think that a company such as Victoria Secret would have done this in error.
You know what to do. If you are mad enough you show it with your dollars?
http://www.diversityinc.rsvp1.com/diversity-and-inclusion/victorias-secrets-racist-underwear-spits-on-american-indian-culture/?
You know what to do. If you are mad enough you show it with your dollars?
http://www.diversityinc.rsvp1.com/diversity-and-inclusion/victorias-secrets-racist-underwear-spits-on-american-indian-culture/?
Tuesday 13 November 2012
NEWS RELEASE The effects of precarious legal status on
immigrants’ economic outcomes are long lasting Montreal – Immigrants with precarious legal status – for example, temporary foreign workers – often end up in precarious work situations that undermine their economic prospects. Moreover, according to Luin Goldring and Patricia Landolt, the authors of a new study published by the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP), these effects are long lasting, even for those who subsequently become permanent residents. Given recent major changes in Canada’s immigration system, such as large increases in the number of temporary foreign workers and new pathways to permanent residence, this finding has important implications. In
The Impact of Precarious Legal Status on Immigrants’ Economic Outcomes, the authors define precarious work as employment that is insecure and of lower quality. They point out that immigrants with these types of jobs are often exposed to labour practices that "erode, violate or evade employment standards." This is especially of concern in a context where "a growing number of newcomers spend time navigating various forms of temporary and probationary legal status before they can apply for permanent residence," while others remain in a temporary category or stay in Canada without work or residence authorization. The authors’ quantitative and qualitative analyses are based on original data from a sample of 300 Latin American and Caribbean immigrant workers in the Greater Toronto Area. A key finding is that exposure to precarious work during the initial period in Canada had a lasting negative impact on these workers. As they put it, the effects of living with precarious legal status can be "sticky"; the transition to secure status "does not put people on par with those who entered with secure status."
In light of this, Goldring and Landolt identify a number of ways to mitigate the effects of precarious status on immigrant economic outcomes, including faster transitions to secure legal status and permanent residence, open work permits for temporary migrant workers, improvements in workplace equity and broader access to settlement services.
The Impact of Precarious Legal Status on Immigrants’ Economic Outcomes, by Luin Goldri
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