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
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% u3 ]6 y: o6 h- q% D  N7 T' yPosition: 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.

( k4 G7 c. \- |, f. C" YEMCN works with a multi-cultural community to provide support to youth (ages 9 – 27) through mentorship, recreation and education.
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2 u+ B$ p7 v; a, XResponsibilities: 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.

# L' o6 l( a# |% u& ?* I! s0 p/ {Desired 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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9 N- ?$ A* Y9 V# ^) zEducation/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.
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/ l! A7 F8 L+ `$ ETO APPLY – Submit CV and cover letter in confidence to:

# X) j6 p; H7 Y, r1 f2 a5 SHelen Rusich, EMCNC Director
Human Resources & Operations
+ _3 [7 \* [4 ]% s% se-mail:hrusich@emcn.ab.ca