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Family Program Mentee Facilitator Volunteer Job Description



Job Overview

The Family Program mentee facilitator is a volunteer position, which can gradually become a part time paid position.

The family program mentee is responsible for working as a member of a team with the lead facilitator and co facilitator to plan, organize and implement a specific family program.

Job Responsibilities

1. Participate as a volunteer in Mosaic family programs

2. Participate in Nobody’s Perfect, Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting and other trainings to develop skills in facilitating Mosaic family programs.

3. Attend training and team meetings with the family program core team.

4. Facilitate one family program in an unpaid training mentee position to develop skills and experience.

5. Participate in weekly meetings with the lead facilitator of the family program to plan and debrief each session

6. Develop skills in co-facilitating the program according to the goals of the specific program and the details of the weekly planning sheet

7. Take shared responsibility for program details like snack, cart inventory, room set up and clean up, reminder phone calls, & incident reports

8. Promote all of Mosaic’s Family Programs

Qualifications

1. Genuine interest in and commitment to Mosaic’s mentorship program

2. Strong planning and communication skills

3. Ability to communicate in English (Minimum CLB 8) as well as in a language other than English. We are particularly interested in mentees who speak Portuguese, Bangla, Mandarin, Amharic or Punjabi.

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4. Available for training Nobody’s Perfect and Positive Discipline facilitator training. The training fees are paid by Mosaic. The mentee must give the time commitment.

5. Demonstrated ability to facilitate parenting and parent- child literacy programs such as Nobody’s Perfect, Positive Discipline, Parent-Child Mother Goose, Wiggle Giggle Munch, Family Bookmaking, etc.

6. Demonstrated interest, involvement and knowledge of community resources and programs.

7. Ability to work in a multicultural environment as part of a team.

8. Ability to work cooperatively in a non-profit and volunteer based organization.

9. Ability to work flexible hours.

10. Computer skills including email and Microsoft office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, etc.

Time Commitment -



 The successful mentees will commit 4-5 hours a week for 10 weeks. When this time commitment is completed the mentee and Mosaic family programs staff will meet to discuss possible further involvement with Mosaic mentorship program.

How to Apply:

Please email your resume and cover letter by June 30, 2014 to:

Jean Tinling Director of Family Programs

397 Carlton St


Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2K9





jtinling@mosaicnet.ca



We appreciate all applications; however, only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Job-Vacancy

St. Mathew’s Non Profit Housing Inc

Employment Opportunity: Organizational Development Facilitator Contract: 20hrs/week; 30 weeks
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