Youth Program Facilitator - Toronto, Canada - Canadian Training Institute

Description

At The Canadian Training Institute, we assist individuals to recognize their strengths, achieve their goals and improve their lives. CTI promotes positive change for vulnerable youth and adults with various challenges. We are dedicated to delivering innovative and evidence-informed services and developing creative partnerships that enhance lives and communities.

Our employees are respected in the community for being responsive and client-centred; we value their contributions and offer a competitive salary and benefits remuneration package.

The incumbent for this position will have a minimum Bachelor of Social Work Degree from an accredited university and/or an equivalent combination of experience plus a diploma from a community college in a related field.

The focus of work for this position will include responsibility for the development of individual participant goals and plans, facilitation of workshops geared to personal development and opportunities for positive change for program participants.

You will also be expected to coach/mentor and provide participants with relevant and evidence-informed service interventions to promote assets, competency, and resiliency.

You will assume service coordination functions while acting as an advocate and providing information and referrals to program participants.

Other duties include mentoring and counselling program participants to encourage social inclusion and engaging these program participants to identify issues, needs, goals, aspirations, skills, abilities, and services needed as well as barriers to accessing these services.

The incumbent will have both knowledge of and experience with employment and educational challenges in order to address individual barriers to personal growth and to support the acquisition of skills and assets to manage their personal challenges.

The incumbent will demonstrate the ability to carry out brokerage/advocacy/resourcing functions that ensure participants have access to programs, services and opportunities needed for healthy development by building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders and demonstrating appropriate behaviours consistent with CTI Mission, Vision, and Values.

The Program Facilitator will liaise with a variety of community resources, referral sources, colleges, skills training centres and specialized services, community agencies and employers in facilitating the achievement of client goals.

You are collaborative, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and bring creativity to developing current and relevant employment and educational opportunities for and with program participants.

MAJOR DUTIES

The Program Facilitator shall be responsible for day-to-day supervision of clients assisting in the intake and referral function, delivery of the skills development training for program participants, developing and supporting individual plans and implementing a case management process that includes assessments, formulation of individual goals, implementation of activities designed to achieve plans, facilitating personal development sessions, liaising with referral sources, employers, external resources, and providing on-site support to the participants in the community.

The Incumbent for this position will be responsible for the following:
Intake and Assessment including Individual Planning and Case Management

Maintaining case recording on client interactions as appropriate and as per agency guidelines, leading to an overall assessment of client performance and the impact of service

Co-Facilitation of Personal Development Workshops and Individual Sessions including de-briefing and compliance with internal/external reporting requirements

Outreach to engage potential participants and employers/businesses to secure partnerships for participant placement experiences. Developing and maintaining a broad base of diverse partnerships, including community partners and businesses

Developing and maintaining a broad base of diverse partnerships, including community partners and businesses where relevant, for brokerage and collaborative purposes

Assigned Other Duties in Accomplishing the Goals of the Program

Ensuring accuracy, confidentiality and safekeeping of agency records

Participating constructively in clinical supervision with the Manager of Programs and exercising due diligence with respect to self-care and accountability for practice

The Program Facilitator will work collaboratively with team members and will be under the direct supervision of the Manager of Programs.

Although the majority of the work will take place between 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, some evenings and/or weekend work may be required.


Salary Range:
$50,000 to $60,000 prorated based on experience. A valid Ontario driver's license with access to a reliable vehicle for local travel is preferred. A Vulnerable Sector Screen (VSS) will be required


Term:
Contract end date March 31st, 2024
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