Facilitator and Outreach worker
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Job Summary
Employment OpportunityFacilitator and Outreach worker
Location:Windsor/West Hants and Sackville NS
Salary Range:$25/hrat 35 hours per week
Number of Candidates:1
Employment Term:June 15 2026 March 312027with possibility of extension
Reports To:POSSE Project Director & VIPES Coordinator
Job Overview:
Operating in Partnership with the Mikmaw Native Friendship Center Peer Outreach Support Services & Education is ayouth driven peer based harm reduction and human rights education support services and street level outreach project for youth ages 15-35. Weoperatein Windsor / West HantsSipeknekatik Sackville with a home base in POSSE project engages youth young adults and community members with lived and living experience toassistthem with developing the skills needed to be peer support workers and to engage with their peers who may be struggling within their communities.
This position will be reporting to the POSSE Project Director and VIPES Coordinator to provide harm reduction and human-rights driven care and support to youth and other community members in the Sackville and Windsor/West Hants regions. Successful candidates must be able tomaintainconfidentiality provide a safe non-judgmental presence for marginalized groups and uphold harm reduction and human rights values. This position will include facilitating training and education programming street-level outreach West Hants drop-in support some crisis support and more. It may also include some project-based work based around the interests and skills of the candidate. At POSSE we hope tofacilitatea team environment and at times this may include supporting team members with tasks navigatingcrisisand supporting clients on a rolling basis.
- Key Responsibilities:
- Using a trauma-informed community-based approachidentifythe needs resources available and gaps in service delivery within our community through engaging with partners stakeholders peers and community members
- Engage in street-level outreach distribute harm reduction supplies connect folx to services and build relationships with community members
- Facilitate weeklyeveningeducation and training programming for young people aged 15-35in Windsor and Sackville
- Build relationships with community partners to co-host education sessions
- Participate in committees trainings and other project activities asrequired
- Connect with peers youth colleaguesandoutside agenciesvia a variety of communication methods (emails phone in-person video call etc.)
- Provide mental health support to youth and adults from a harm reduction and human rights approach
- Explore options with individuals in crisis provide accompaniments as needed and makeappropriate referralsto other organizations as needed and with consent from the individual(s) you are supporting
- Recognize youth/clients as experts in their own lives and their own needs
- Maintainahigh levelof confidentialityat all times
- Work collaboratively as well as independently and at home when necessary
- Work within a budget to plan organize and host activities
- Assistwith project development and delivery as needed
- Maintain a safe non-judgmentalandconfidential workspace
- Adapt well to various situations and provide creative interventions and solutions within changing scenarios
- Administrative tasks:
- Data collection and data entry
- Submit reimbursements and travel claims
- Use of Outlook including calendar emailOneDrive and online Microsoft software
- Writereports and document contacts with clients as needed
- Book training / consultation sessions/trainers develop training
- Work within a budget to plan organize and host activities
- Develop and complete Performance measurement and evaluation tools
- Maintain client contacts asrequired
- Assess and mitigate youth barriers ifrequired
- Other assigned duties asrequired
- Adhere toPOSSE andMNFCspolicies
Qualification and Experience:
- Experience in the realm of mental health substance use being unhoused and/or youth engagement (can include a combination of academic work and/or lived experience)
- Demonstratea high levelof initiative interpersonal skills adaptability accountability innovation and commitment to quality
- A strong understanding of harm reduction policies and practices human rights-basedapproachesand practices
- A strong ability to work meaningfully with youth and young people
- Be able tomaintaina high degree of confidentiality
- Be able to multi-task work in a busy environment and meet multiple competing deadlines
- Be able to work well with diverse and marginalized youth populations including: all youth 2SLGBTQIA First Nations African Nova Scotians new immigrants people experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity substance users sexually exploited youth people living with mental illness sex workers etc.
- Be willing and able to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends
- Have a valid drivers license be able to provide a drivers abstract and access to a reliable vehicle (required)
- Previously certified in First Aid Mental Health First Aid Mandt NCI and/or Healthy Relationships training and other relevant training
- Previousor current experience volunteering or working with POSSE is an asset
- Previouslived experienceis an asset
- Indigenous identity an asset pleaseself identify
Application Deadline:May 24 2026
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skillsrequired ofpersonnel working within this job title.
The Mikmaw Native Friendship Centre is an equal opportunityemployer;andcomplies withall fair employment practices laws. We are committed to providing a workplace free from unlawful discrimination and harassment and prohibit the same against employees applicantsor other covered persons by co-workers supervisors managers or third parties based on a persons race color religion creed sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin ancestry ageveteranstatus disability unrelated to job requirements ethnicity genetic information military service political affiliation marital status and pregnancy or other protected status.
The Mikmaw Native Friendship Centre (MNFC) and POSSE Projectreservesthe right to refuse all applications for MNFC will not assume any expenses related to this or any job application process included and not limited to travel relocation and application development.
Only candidates invited to an interview will be contacted.
About Company
We are a non-profit and a charitable organization that provides culture-focused programs, services, and support to urban Indigenous people and their families in Halifax, Nova Scotia, since 1973.
