Street Youth Job Action Program Coordinator
Street Youth Job Action Program Coordinator
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03-05-2025
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Street Youth Job Action Program Coordinator
Street Youth Job Action Program Coordinator Competition #2625
About this Role
Street Youth Job Action (SYJA) is a lowbarrier preemployment same day work and peer engagement program for marginalized homeless and at risk young people aged 1624. The SYJA program operates Monday Tuesday Thursday and Friday from 8:004:00 PM. The SYJA Coordinator oversees the day to day operations reporting requirements and supporting the Youth Support Worker. SYJA supports participants by identifying their unique barriers to employment; help develop basic life and job readiness skills. This position involves travel throughout the day to provide outreach support and supervision to street youth crews on designated street cleaning routes (Downtown Core including Downtown South and the West End) and assisting youth in the navigation of services as they transition to accessing safer lifestyles. The SYJA Program Coordinator is a 35 hr/week position that reports to the Directions Youth Services Manager. This role is a term position until December 31 2025.
About our Opportunity:
Our Valued Benefits:
- Two paid Wellness Days a year
- Paid sick days
- A work culture that values transparency teamwork learning fairness and integrity
Pension: Pension plan enrollment for eligible employees
Work Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: GS10 Step 1 $30.83 per hour
Location: Directions Youth Services Centre 1138 Burrard St Vancouver BC
Posting End Date: Posting will remain open until filled
What you bring:
Education Training Experience
- Bachelors degree in social work youth care or related field
- Three (3) years experience working with homeless and/or atrisk youth plus one (1) year experience with program coordination and leadership
- Or an equivalent combination of education training and experience
Knowledge Skills Abilities
- Knowledge of program management and development procedures
- Knowledge of community social and health resources that is relevant to youth specifically MCFD
- Knowledge of the systemic issues that affect low income and marginalized young people
- Knowledge of adolescent development and issues relating to at risk and homeless youth; these include mental health issues alcohol and drug misuse and addictions and sexual exploitation
- Knowledge of youth empowerment youth engagement and working with diverse groups
- Knowledge of and belief in the Harm Reduction model
- Ability to work in a gender and culturally diverse population
- Ability to deal effectively with conflict situations mediates manage aggressive behavior and use nonviolent crisis intervention and behavioral management techniques
- Knowledge of computers and relevant software: word processing database systems internet and email
- Excellent time management skills ability to prioritize and manage a varied list of responsibilities and challenges and meeting deadlines
Additional Requirements
- Successful completion of criminal record check
- Current First Aid CPR
- Non Violent Intervention Training
- Food Safe Level
How to apply:
If this describes you please submit your application to us through our website candidates will be contacted for interviews. We thank all candidates and searchers for your interest.
We believe in the power of inclusion and the power of enabling all our staff to thrive by embracing diversity and fostering equality. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all staff that dismantles barriers and creates opportunities. Our organization is committed to recruiting a diverse workforce representing the communities we proudly serve while encompassing the principles of equity inclusion and diversity. Decisions regarding recruitment hiring promotion compensation and all other terms and conditions of employment will be made without regard to race colour ancestry place of origin political beliefs religion marital status family status physical or mental disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age or nonapplicable criminal condition.
If you require a disabilityrelated accommodation to participate in the recruitment process or are an internal candidate please email your resume and cover letter (indicating the competition number #2625 in the email subject line) to .
We gratefully acknowledge that our programs are delivered on traditional and ancestral lands and waters of the Coast Salish peoples including the Xmkym (Musqueam) Skwxw7mesh xwumixw (Squamish) Sellwitulh (Tsleil Waututh) Qayqayt Katzie Kwantlen Kwekwetlem Semiahmoo Matsqui and Tsawwassen First Nations. Huy ch qu.
JOIN US FOR A MEANINGFUL CAREER HELPING OTHERS AND BRING YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF!
About Us
When you work with us you will join a caring team of people who will value you as a whole person. You will also have the opportunity to do meaningful leadingedge work that has a direct impact on the local community.
Directions Youth Services is a division of Family Services of Greater Vancouver (FSGV) which for more than 90 years has provided a variety of essential resources for children families and individuals in the Greater Vancouver community. We believe in the resiliency of Vancouvers youth who are atrisk homeless and streetinvolved. We assist youth under the age of 25 to get counselling for trauma mental health or substance issues. Our teams strive to create spaces and build connections with youth who are facing challenges of street life substance use mental health concerns and disconnection from their communities. Directions inclusive programs of shelter and dropin safe houses and other unique programs are committed to being a community leader in harm reduction work and fostering lowbarrier spaces where all youth are welcome.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Hourly
Key Skills
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