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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 - Term Position

Term Position September 2014 – December 2014



Job Posting

Mosaic – Newcomer Family Resource Network is a not for profit agency assisting in the settlement of newcomers to Winnipeg by providing community-based English as an Additional Language programmes that include child care for pre-school aged children

Job Overview



The EAL teacher is responsible for planning and implementing English as an additional language classes for newcomer adult learners.

Role and Responsibilities



 Plan and teach settlement focussed lessons each week to a group of adult learners



 Plan course content based on results of student needs assessment

 Implement collaborative language portfolio assessment (CLPA) for each learner

 Assess participants’ language learning and settlement needs on an ongoing basis

 Provide information, referral, bridging and support services to assist participants to access other community resources and programs

 Assess student progress and prepare reports based on Canadian Language Benchmarks

 Work co-operatively with the on-site child care staff to provide support to parents and their children when necessary

Qualifications



 Teaching English as a Second Language Certificate from a TESL Canada certified institution



 Undergraduate degree

 Experience teaching Canadian Language Benchmark Stage I students, in a multi-level environment

 Knowledge of the Canadian Language Benchmarks

 Experience working with adult immigrant learners

 Knowledge of and sensitivity to the settlement process for newcomers

Job Details



 Location: Mosaic – 397 Carlton Street



 Schedule: Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday 1:15 – 3:15 + meeting time

 Term: September 4, 2014 – December 19, 2014

 Class Levels: Multi-level CLB pre-2

 Salary: $38.71 per hour





How to Apply



Please email or mail your résumé and cover letter by 4:00p.m. Thursday, June 19, 2014

Stephanie Stetefeld

Mosaic – Newcomer Family Resource Network

397 Carlton Street

Winnipeg, MB R3B 2K9

sstetefeld@mosaicnet.ca



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