Program Overview:

Frontline Workers Initiative is a collaboration of grassroots groups, mainstream organizations and individuals working in some capacity with frontline or direct service workers to create an improved degree of consistency amongst frontline or direct service workers who serve youth.  The initiative will build on the abilities and competencies of frontline or direct service workers to engage and help develop the youth they serve through a more wholesome and holistic understanding of their needs and of the need to affect change in their community.

Position Summary:

Facilitate the strategic and practical development of the Frontline Workers Initiative by:

• Coordinating the research for the long-term sustainability of FLW initiative

• Ensuring that all timeliness are being met

• Co-ordinating  the delivery of all relevant training to
Front lin Workers

• Communicating with various stakeholders to ensure that initiative objectives are being met

• Providing superior co-ordination and project management skills, team co-ordination and planning abilities.

• Bringing a  proven track record of designing and developing curriculum using popular education principles

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

  Project Management and Administration

·        Liaise with and report to FLW Steering Committee

·        Monitor required and relevant documentation and data collection

·        Develop proposals for new partnerships

·        Provide leadership and team building

·        Ensure timely and accurate documentation of all activities

·        Ensure that all financial matters are managed efficiently

·         Prepare and present regular quantitative and qualitative reports and updates as required

 Community Relations And Communication

·          Participate in local committees and activities of relevance to FLW initiative

·          Encourage opportunities for intra/interagency collaboration, community advisory groups, and citizen participation 

Advocacy

·          Actively push to have FLW initiative to be sector acknowledged, approved and ultimately accredited

·          Keep up-to-date on issues affecting frontline workers, and on issues which relate to the development of FLW.  In collaboration with the Steering Committee take appropriate action in response to issues or concerns 

·          Advocate on various levels to ensure sustainability of FLW initiative

·          In conjunction with the FLW Steering Committee be prepared to engage in appropriate advocacy and actions to respond to the developmental needs of FLW

 Experience:

• 3 years direct work experience in program and curriculum development including all aspects of process development and implementation. 

• Demonstrated experience in training methodologies and delivery 

• Highly developed writing skills.

Key Skills And Abilities

·       Demonstrated history of working in community building including engagement, program design and facilitation

• Sound understanding of community issues facing youth in priority neighborhoods

• Strong understanding, experience and working knowledge of issues confronting youth workers.

• Demonstrated ability in public relations, community development, project planning, design  and advocacy

• Knowledge of Adult Education / training principles

• Proven ability to build healthy teams, manage the human element and provide strong conflict resolution supports

• Demonstrated skills in both verbal and written communication, organizational and administrative tasks (proficient in MS Office including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

• Successful history of proposal/grant writing

• Demonstrated experience working from an Anti-oppressive framework with a commitment to healthy conflict resolution

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple budgets (petty cash, cheque requisitions, monthly variance reports)

• Familiarity and proven ability to work with government and community systems

• Analytical skills to identify and resolve problems, assess project needs, formulate recommendations, develop appropriate partnership proposals, and determine actions to address issues as they arise

• A creative thinker with a collaborative and strengths based leadership style

• History of partnership development with the ability to work effectively with external stakeholders

• Detail oriented with proven capacity for initiative development and ability to carry out projects

Please submit Resume and Cover Letter.