Job at Nor'West - Winnipeg

FOOD SKILLS PROGRAMMER



1.0 EFT, permanent

NorWest Co-op Community Health is looking for a Garden and Food Skills Programmer for the NorWest Community Food Centre project. The NorWest Community Food Centre is a new initiative which offers a shared meal program, cooking, gardening and advocacy programs that improve access to healthy food in a way that maintains dignity and builds community. We ask that applicants share our commitment to community development, food security and social justice.

The Garden and Food Skills programmer will be responsible for urban agriculture activities at and around the Community Food Centre site during the summer months. The candidate will support community members including volunteers, program participants, vulnerable adults, seniors, children and youth to use and maintain community gardening space. Thus, this dynamic position will involve hands on gardening skills (planting, weeding, watering, harvesting) and the facilitation of garden and food based educational activities (to build skills and knowledge around gardening, composting, food production and food systems). Other tasks include operating pizza-making sessions at an outdoor bake oven, conducting garden tours, organizing special community events such as field trips and workshops as well as community outreach. During winter months and as needed this position will support on site food skills development and cooking programs.

Qualifications

Post-secondary degree in a related field of study

3 years of experience with program development, group facilitation, community outreach

Experience in organic gardening (through paid employment or volunteer work)

Ability to work outdoors May – September, physical labour necessary, in hot or inclement weather

Experience working in a leadership capacity with volunteers and community members

Demonstrated ability to move people from knowledge to action; ability to inspire, teach and empower community members to engage in positive change

Demonstrated ability to work with and show sensitivity to those who experience poverty/discrimination

Commitment to social justice and knowledge of food system issues

Demonstrated ability to work with diverse communities

Commercial food preparation experience and knowledge of nutritional issues an asset

Safe food handlers training required

Salary range $20.083-$23.282/hour and benefits as per CUPE

Submit application by June 20, 2014 in confidence to

Kristina McMillan, Director, NorWest Community Food Centre

NorWest Co-op Community Health, kmcmillan3@norwestcoop.ca

We thank everyone who expressed interest but only those

Live-in Care-giver Program Needs Changes

Unlike most other temporary foreign workers in Canada, participants in the Live-In Caregiver Program (LCP) are eligible to apply for permanent residence after completing 24 months of paid employment within a period of four years. The LCP was introduced in 1992 to address a lack of live-in workers to care for dependent people. It is estimated that a total of 17,500 former caregivers, their spouses and dependants will be admitted as permanent residents in 2014.

Few studies have addressed the economic and social integration of LCP workers after the program or explored how different types of caregiving — for children, disabled people or older adults — affect integration. This study helps fill these gaps through extensive qualitative research, including interviews and focus groups with 58 live-in caregivers.

One main finding is that caregivers’ temporary status and the live-in requirement often lead to inequitable working conditions and even exploitation (e.g., no extra pay for working overtime). The authors show that caregivers of children deal more often with employers who fail to comply with their contracts than do caregivers of older adults. However, caregivers of adults experience more restrictions on their personal movement and are more socially isolated, given that they have to attend to their clients all the time.

Key factors that prevent live-in caregivers from successfully being integrated economically after they complete the LCP include losing recognition of previous training/skills, long and expensive upgrading processes, and limited use of settlement services. Successful social integration of LCP workers after the program seems to be hampered by their attachment to ethno-specific networks, and their difficulties with the procedures for obtaining permanent residence and family reunification.
To improve the economic and social integration of live-in caregivers during the LCP, the authors call for removal of the live-in requirement. In their assessment, caregivers would thus be less likely to experience some of the inequitable working conditions that they reported. The authors also suggest that consideration be given to allowing caregivers to apply for permanent residence upon arrival in Canada.

Noting that the federal government introduced regulatory changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program in 2013, the authors call for stronger enforcement of employment and labour standards, including on the part of provincial governments. They further suggest the removal of the requirement that caregivers obtain a study permit for credit courses longer than six months while in the program; and they recommend increasing funding for immigrant organizations to make their services more widely available to caregivers in the LCP and to make former LCP workers more aware of such services after completing the program.

L'Accueil francophone Job Vacancy

L’Accueil francophone recherche des candidatures pour le poste de :

Réseau de bénévoles – Traduction et interprétation

Heure                     :         35h/semaine

 

Responsabilités

·       Coordonner toutes les activités reliées au réseau de bénévoles;

·       Planifier et coordonner le recrutement, la sélection, la formation, l’évaluation et le soutien des bénévoles;

·       Élaborer et adapter un cahier pour outiller les bénévoles; 

·       Organiser un programme de traduction et d’interprétation;

·       Faire une programmation avec des bénévoles pour traduire des documents du français à l’anglais;

·       Organiser un réseau d’accompagnement pour l’interprétation; 

·       Consulter divers intervenants dans le domaine;

·       Créer un lien de partenariat et d’échange  avec les réseaux déjà existants;

·       Mettre en place des réseaux pour mieux faire connaître les activités dans le voisinage;

·       Continuer à faire de la sensibilisation à travers le réseau;

·       Faire la promotion du programme;

·       Faire une évaluation continuelle du programme;

·       Identifier deux objectifs pour l’année à faire valider et à mettre en marche ;

·       Représenter l’Accueil francophone aux sessions, ateliers, colloques, séminaires, forums et réunions;

·       Faire des rapports mensuels et remettre à la Gestionnaire de l’Accueil francophone;

·       Remettre un rapport à la fin du programme avec une évaluation ainsi que des solutions pour énumérer les défis des nouveaux arrivants;

·       Assister la Gestionnaire dans toutes autres tâches connexes.

 

Qualification :

• Une formation en travail social, un diplôme ou certificat  en gestion et/ou en traduction ou une formation équivalente serait un atout ;

·       Être parfaitement bilingue (Français et Anglais);

• Excellente connaissance de la communauté franco-manitobaine  et de la communauté immigrante ;
• Expérience de travail avec les personnes immigrantes ou dans un milieu connexe à des services d’accueil ;
• Expérience de travail avec plusieurs groupes communautaires;
• Capacité de travailler avec des personnes de tout âge ;
• Très bonnes connaissances des procédures d’établissement et des différentes démarches de l’immigration ;
• Connaissances en informatique, plus particulièrement la suite Microsoft Office (bonnes habiletés en Word et Excel) ;
• La personne doit avoir de l’initiative, l’entregent, posséder un bon sens de l’organisation, de débrouillardise et un bon esprit d’équipe ;
• Habiletés à communiquer dans les deux langues officielles du Canada : le français et l’anglais, parlé et écrit.

 

Condition d’embauche

·       Avoir un permis de conduire valide;

·       Détenir une voiture;

·       Être disponible de travailler des heures supplémentaires (ou bien des heures à l’extérieur des heures de bureau).

 

Entrée en fonction : Le plus tôt possible.

 

Prière d’envoyer son curriculum vitae et une lettre de motivation par courrier postal ou électronique au plus tard  20 juin 2014  à l’attention de :

 

Madame Bintou Sacko

Gestionnaire

Accueil francophone du Manitoba

420 rue Des Meurons – Unité 104

Saint-Boniface (MB) R2H 2N9

bsacko@sfm.mb.ca

 

Nous remercions toutes les personnes qui présentent leurs candidatures. Nous

communiquerons uniquement avec les personnes sélectionnées pour une entrevue.

 

Note : Le masculin est utilisé pour alléger le texte, et ce, sans préjudice pour la forme.

 

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

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Education and Advanced Learning Minister James Allum, Health Minister Erin Selby, MLA Bidhu Jha and Louis Riel School Division Board Chair Hugh Coburn with Gr. 12 students from Collège Béliveau, where Minister Allum today announced new funding for 21 science labs in schools across the province

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Education and Advanced Learning Minister James Allum, Health Minister Erin Selby, MLA Bidhu Jha and Louis Riel School Division Board Chair Hugh Coburn with Gr. 12 students from Collège Béliveau, where Minister Allum today announced new funding for 21 science labs in schools across the province
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Children and Youth Opportunities Minister Kevin Chief and Councillor Mike Pagtakhan join students enjoying the new playground equipment at King Edward School.
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Connecting Youths to Career Opportunities

June 10, 2014

NEW SUMMER CAMPS, WORK EXPERIENCE CO-OPS TO CONNECT YOUTH TO CAREERS IN THE SKILLED TRADES: MINISTER OSWALD

More than 230 youth will gain awareness and exposure to the skilled trades through the Manitoba government’s new Building for Tomorrow summer program, Jobs and the Economy Minister Theresa Oswald announced today.

“This summer, many of our children will have new opportunities to have fun while learning about a potential future career in various trades including construction and transportation, trade and technology, hospitality and the culinary arts,” said Minister Oswald.  “Our government is focused on helping families and youth in exploring the many paths to good jobs and rewarding careers right here in Manitoba, and starting that conversation while kids are still in school.”

The province will support more than a dozen new camps during the summer delivered by a variety of business, community and educational partners.  Minister Oswald made the announcement at Red River College’s Notre Dame campus, where two Girls Exploring the Trades camps for girls aged 12 to 14 will give participants the opportunity to build a go-cart and race it on the last day of camp.

Other camps include:

• University College of the North will offer 80 Aboriginal youth in grades 7 to 9 in Flin Flon with the basic skills needed for a successful career in the skilled trades;
• Career Trek Inc. in partnership with the Manitoba Construction Sector Council and Winnipeg Technical College will provide 24 Grade 9 youth exposure to the carpentry trade;
• Assiniboine Community College is offering 15 grades 6 to 8 participants introductory experiences in carpentry or culinary arts and Red River College’s Portage la Prairie campus will offer two
  one-week programs, introducing a total of 32 Aboriginal youth from grades 6 to 8 to various skilled trades; and
• Winnipeg Aboriginal Sport and Recreation Association Inc. in partnership with Red River College will offer 15 Aboriginal youths in grades 9 and 10 with an opportunity to experience different trades, with a special focus on the culinary trades, while learning about the apprenticeship training model and participants will receive certified food-handler training and workplace hazard information system training. 

“Red River College (RRC) is a proud partner in the delivery of the Building for Tomorrow summer program at both our rural and Winnipeg campuses,” said Stephanie Forsyth, president and CEO, RRC.  “Providing youth with hands-on exposure in educational opportunities in skilled trades helps grow Manitoba’s workforce through building awareness in training available at post-secondary institutes.  It’s important to start these conversations early so youth can be made aware of benefits from a career in skilled trades.”                                                               

Minister Oswald also announced the launch of a new student apprenticeship work experience program, which creates new paid-training opportunities in the trades for students within the Manitoba government.

“As Manitoba continues to make record investments in infrastructure, there is an ongoing need to ensure Manitobans have the skills they need to take advantage of the jobs and opportunities these investments will create.  The new student apprenticeship work experience program supports this by creating new opportunities for students to gain experience with the Manitoba government toward an apprenticeship in the trades such as carpentry, plumbing, electrical, mechanics and landscaping,” said Minister Oswald.

The government will work with school divisions and colleges to identify students with an interest in work experience in the trade and applications will also be available at www.manitoba.ca/tradecareers.

“Our keystone belief for the High School Apprenticeship Program (HSAP) is that we need to create more opportunities for students to succeed,” said Reg Toews, HSAP co-ordinator, technical vocational area, RRC.  “These initiatives benefit both students and employers and will foster stronger communities through these partnerships.”

The new student apprenticeship work experience co-op is part of the government’s public sector apprenticeship strategy, which also includes proposed legislation that would require apprenticeship opportunities be made available when contractors are working on public projects.

“We’ve heard loud and clear from employers in the trades that business is good in Manitoba and that journeypeople are in high demand,” said Minister Oswald.  “We are working in partnership with employers and through our own programs to train more journeypeople, as part of Manitoba’s commitment to grow the workforce by 75,000 by 2020, while providing more opportunities for youth.”

Enjoy an evening out June 24

 

The Honourable Flor Marcelino, Minister of Multiculturalism and Literacy,

cordially invites you to an

 

 

 

Appreciation Event

 

 

 

To thank the members of the 2011-2014 Manitoba Ethnocultural Advisory and Advocacy Council for their valuable efforts and recommendations on ethnocultural matters on behalf of Manitoba’s ethnocultural communities.

 

 

 

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

5.30 to 7.30 pm.

Room 200, Legislative Building, 450 Broadway Avenue

Reception in the Rotunda

 

 

Light refreshments provided.

 

 

 

RSVP:   

Please advise the Multiculturalism Secretariat of your attendance by Monday, June 16, 2014.  Phone: (204) 945-5632; Email: multisec@gov.mb.ca.