Outreach Youth Worker

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Employment Opportunity / Edmonton Mennonite Centre for New Comers
Learn about our community development work online: www.emcn.ab.ca

+ X  y7 V4 R+ PPosition: Outreach Youth Worker / Program: Community Development / Terms: Full time 37.5. hrs week. This is a One year contract October 12, 2009 to October 15, 2010 / Reports to: Manager, CD / Probation Period: 3 months / Supervises: Practicum Students & Volunteers / Closing Date: 4:00 p.m. 10.07.09.

EMCN works with a multi-cultural community to provide support to youth (ages 9 – 27) through mentorship, recreation and education.
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Responsibilities: build relationships with existing immigrant/refugee youth and their community; provide workshops or work with other agencies to provide workshops on racism, bullying, conflict resolution, leadership, public speaking and others advocate for immigrant youth in the community; creatively plan, organize and evaluate small group activities; support Settlement Practitioners in Schools in their work with families and schools through mentoring, educational sessions and other capacity building activities; learn about EMCN and other programs, services and resources for youth and families for referral.
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3 h4 |0 ]  r: @. j+ y9 FDesired Skills, education/experience: strong commitment to providing quality services working in an intercultural environment; ability to document and complete reports in an accurate manner; facilitation skills required; development and delivery of workshops; ability to prioritize duties ,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; experience with Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point and Internet Usage; extensive evening and weekend work required.
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- w5 w# L4 h( k' \3 ]Education/Technical Skills: Post-secondary education, diploma or degree, preferably in Youth Development, Social Work, Psychology, Community Development, however work experience will be considered. A clean driving abstract and car is needed for this position.

TO APPLY – Submit CV and cover letter in confidence to:
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Helen Rusich, EMCNC Director
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e-mail:hrusich@emcn.ab.ca