Program Coordinator, Immigrant Women Asset Building program

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Employment Opportunity / Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers
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0 R5 v0 Q1 l/ }4 x5 F2 X) wPosition: Program Coordinator, Immigrant Women Asset Building program / Terms: contract position from April 2010 to November 2011 / Closing Date: 04.15.10.                                             

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. u5 z# Q9 x3 B! `Responsibilities: To coordinate the Immigrant Women Asset Building Program; To work as part of a holistic team and with the cultural community to recruit participants, provide service delivery and evaluate the program. Staff and the cultural community will provide on-going support and direction to participants under the leadership of the Program Coordinator; To deliver and evaluate the program; To supervise staff and volunteers; To case manage the participants in the program by developing Capacity Mapping for immigrant women and ensuring a Portfolio Development experience.

PLUS: To support immigrant women in the development of social networks and community supports, including outreach (home visits), if needed; To advocate on the participants’ behalf to programs, institutions and service providers; To ensure financial coordination and compliance of the program; To ensure documentation coordination of the program; report writing and the gathering of statistical information.
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Skills & Experience: Demonstrates strong initiative & commitment to providing quality services working in an intercultural environment with immigrant women; Experience in holistic case management;  
; O, ^( w0 {' s) QExperience working in multi-disciplinary/collaborative environment; Knowledge of Asset Based Approach, Portfolio and Leadership Development; Ability to manage time effectively, flexibility/open-minded; Ability to perform a variety of diverse tasks; Proficiency in both official languages is an asset, as is fluency in languages other than English/French; Ability to create a team/work collaboratively with other colleagues & other service providers; Ability to research; library, internet; Evening/weekend work required.
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6 O; P4 v7 G' x8 n: l) EEducation / Technical Skills: Post-secondary education, diploma or degree, preferably in community development, other fields (education, social work, or related fields) will be considered; Proficiency in Word, Excel and Power Point; A clean driving abstract and car is needed for this position.
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TO APPLY – Submit CV in confidence to:
Helen Rusich / email: hrusich@emcn.ab.ca