Coordinator, Financial Empowerment (CP)

• Coordinate the intake/appointment booking functions for the FE and Income Tax services and provide training/oversight to students and volunteers.
• Perform light-touch financial empowerment interventions with clients (e.g. tax returns access Notices of Assessment from CRA records support clients in completing financial applications).
• Maintain timely documentation/case notes in program database regarding any direct client services provided and support volunteers and students in accurate data entry.
• In collaboration with other staff coordinate the scheduling and operation of tax volunteer training and tax clinic service delivery and provide instruction/oversight to volunteers.
• Monitor volunteer performance provide constructive feedback and conflict resolution.
• Collaborate with leadership-level volunteers to support skill development of new volunteers prioritizing high quality and respectful customer service.
• Develop and facilitate Financial Literacy Workshops to a diverse group of clients on a variety of financial topics relevant to living on a low income (tax filing and benefits access debt and credit management budgeting and money management banking low-income retirement planning etc.).
• Coordinate and maintain schedule of workshop bookings and book appropriate volunteer support where needed.
• Perform outreach and networking activities as needed to build relationships with strategic community partners to reach target client groups.
• Collect attendance records client feedback forms and administer research and evaluation surveys with participants.
• Participate in program planning and development activities.
• Collaborate with FE Supervisor & FE Manager to develop and execute plans for new client service intake and delivery innovations as part of newly funded projects.
• Provide support to other programs looking to connect their clients with FE services.

• Bachelors Degree in Social Work Finance Business Administration or a related field.
• 2 years experience coordinating program delivery and facilitating workshops in the social services sector.
• Experience performing intake or outreach with marginalized and vulnerable populations participation with a Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) and/or coordinating a large volunteer program is considered an asset.

• Ability to adjust communication or teaching style to meet the needs of diverse groups of clients facing a variety of personal and systemic barriers.
• Experience working from a client-centered anti-oppressive framework.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
• Detail-oriented independent worker with strong organizational and time management skills.
• Comfortable setting up mobile technology (e.g. laptops WiFi hub projector etc.).
• Strong computer skills including MS Outlook Word Power Point and Excel.
• Experience working with and mentoring volunteers and students with varied skill sets.
• Strong understanding of intersectionality of race age sexuality gender ability and the associated risks of poverty and homelessness.
• Those with lived experience of one or several of these dynamics are highly encouraged to apply.

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