sustainability program coordinator
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Program Coordinator
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September 16, 2024
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Choices for Youth
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Choices for Youth Inc. (CFY) is a professional service, youth-focused, non-profit, charitable organization that creates spaces and conversations, and operates programs and social enterprises to help vulnerable youth secure stable housing, employment, and education while improving health and family stability. With a focus on prevention, intervention, and support, we help youth and young families break cycles of poverty and homelessness and transition to healthy, stable, and independent lives. We are currently hiring one (1) full-time, temporary *Program Coordinator *to oversee our *Soft Landing and Rapid Rehousing *program until March 31, 2025 (with a possibility of extension)*.*
Young people arrive at Choices for Youth (CFY) from all over the province and approximately 50% of the homeless population in St. John?s have arrived into the city within the past 5 years. For youth who are new to the city, arriving alone and without support elevates pre-existing risks while also introducing new ones. Youth who come to St. John?s in seek of services are often running away from challenges, or need specific types of support that they cannot receive in their home communities. Unfortunately, without an adequately resourced and coordinated response from service providers, the first few days of their arrival represent a series of crises as these young people often have nowhere to sleep, no money, no food, and no local networks of support. There is a significant opportunity to embed coordination of rural, remote, and urban services to ensure smoother transitions for the young people we serve.
The *Program Coordinator* will provide day-to-day leadership, mentoring, and support to program staff, ensuring that the team works effectively together and delivers high-quality services to clients. The coordinator will supervise a team consisting of Housing Support workers, and other professionals providing varying levels of services and supports to a diverse client base. Interfacing closely with planning Coordinated Access initiatives and the CFY?s Outreach & Youth Engagement Centre, the Program Coordinator would work towards formalizing critical functions in partnership with the broader community.
This program will be undergoing a full review and relaunch, which could change a variety of the roles and responsibilities expected of the successful candidate. The Program Coordinator will be expected to assist with this process and lead new changes and direction for the Soft Landing team.
*DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:*
· Directly supervise staff within the Soft Landing team and ensure they have the support, training, and tools they need to be successful in their roles
· Working in collaboration with the Manager of Housing Programs and staff to further the goals and objectives of the program and ensure performance targets are being met.
· Liaise with health authorities to establish a referral and transition protocol specific to housing and post transition support requirements or plans. This may include identifying safe, coordinated, and planned returns to home communities.
· Working with the Manager of Programs to inform the development of policies and procedures relevant to the staff team and delivery of services.
· Lead the centralization and standardization of the intake and referral process. This is inclusive of the receipt of client referrals and conducting assessments for individuals who fit the Program criteria, assigning staff to clients with attention to balancing caseload and client complexity.
· Coordinate services and supports (mental health, employment, family, etc.) beyond accessing shelters and housing.
· Link St. John?s systems coordination efforts with regional, remote, and rural needs. This is inclusive of anticipating the impact of Integrated Service Delivery sites across the province.
· Assisting participants in the search for safe, affordable housing and selection of housing that best meets their individual needs and person
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LocationSt. John's, NL
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Workplace information
On site
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Salary$62,517 to $69,942.6YEAR annually
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Terms of employment
Full time
- Start date
Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies
1 vacancy
- Source
indeed.com
#9448232751
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