Wiseguyz Facilitator - Calgary, Canada - Centre for Sexuality (formerly Calgary Sexual Health Centre)

Description

SALARY:

CAD PER YEAR

• PUBLISHED: FEBRUARY 7, 2024

• EXPIRY: MARCH 1, 202
• ONSITE
• CALGARY (INGLEWOOD / BURNSLAND / CHINATOWN / EAST VICTORIA PARK / SADDLEDOME), ALBERTA
• FULL TIME
• SOCIAL SERVICES

Summary:


Description:

Centre for Sexuality is a community-based organization that provides access to non-judgmental sexual and reproductive health services and support.

We are hiring an amazing facilitator to join our motivated team with a mission to normalize sexual health in Alberta.

This position will have a strong focus on our WiseGuyz Community Programming.

The WiseGuyz Program is a community-facilitated, gender-transformative healthy relationships program developed by the Centre for Sexuality.

It facilitates mid-adolescent, male-identified youth to critically examine and deconstruct male gender role stereotypes and expectations, with the objective of improving the mental and sexual health of young men and reducing male-perpetrated dating violence.

As an internationally recognized inclusive masculinity program, WiseGuyz benefits from significant academic research partnerships.

• Implement and facilitate the WiseGuyz community program curriculum tailored to specific community settings with maleidentified participants aged 122
• Implement and facilitate the WiseGuyz curriculum to program fidelity in schoolbased settings with grade 8 and 9, maleidentified students.

Maintain positive and mutually beneficial relationships with school and community partners.

• Create safer learning environments for youth to participate in transformational learning experiences.
• Remain up to date with, and employ, best and promising practices in pedagogy, socialemotional learning, sexual health promotion, gender equity and masculinity, relationship education and violence prevention.
• Participate as an active member of the WiseGuyz team to ensure curriculum content is uptodate and relevant to the needs of the youth we serve.
• Participate in program evaluations and reporting by collecting, entering, and analyzing program data and outcomes.
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with community partners for seamless referrals.
• Actively participate in agency and community collaborations, initiatives, and activities.
• Participate in regular performance planning and review.
• Participate in the creation of program promotional material including posters, brochures, and other types of print and online media.

Qualifications and Attributes required:

• Bachelor's degree in child and youth studies, education, public health, or social work, and/or a minimum of 2 years of related work experience.
• Strong group facilitation experience.
• Strong knowledge of communitybased resources, an understanding of early childhood development, trauma, adverse childhood experiences, family systems, and risk factors associated with potential victimization and criminal involvement.
• Knowledge of the Youth Criminal Justice System
• Knowledge of and/or experience facilitating core topics related to the WiseGuyz curriculum.
• Demonstrated experience with community engagement values and practice.
• Knowledge of community resources and ability to make appropriate referrals.
• Commitment to organizational values: Social Justice/Feminism, Prevention, Collaboration and Curiosity.
• Knowledge of and commitment to the Natural Supports framework.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective conflict resolution, problemsolving, and decisionmaking skills.
• Demonstration of empathy and compassion.
• Experience addressing homophobia, transphobia, sexism, racism, and ableism that commonly arise in universal education spaces experiencing transformational learning.
• Demonstration of curiosity and commitment to lifelong learning.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills, in a fast pace, openspace work environment.
• Ability to facilitate effectively in a virtual setting including operating various online delivery platforms.
• Follow policy and procedures regarding tracking of time worked, requesting and scheduling time off, requesting program supplies, claiming expenses, and requesting and participating in professional development opportunities.

This posting will close on Sunday 25th February 224.