Top Benefits
About the role
Job Title : Outreach Worker
Based at : Calgary
Reports to : Calgary Program Manager
Hours of work : 40 hours/week
Start date : Immediate
Status : Full-time,permanent
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OUR MISSION
Because of the life-changing gospel of Jesus Christ, Hope Mission exists to serve the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of those in search of help, healing, and hope.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Job Summary: As an Outreach Worker, you will work with the outreach team to run after school programs in Calgary in alignment with the Vision, Mission, Core Values, and Statement of Faith of Hope Mission. You will support with activity preparation, hosting and interacting with students, and a variety of other tasks to serve, strengthen, and uplift children and families.
Key Attributes:
- Teamwork: Able to serve alongside a team of outreach workers to run an engaging program for kids and youth.
- Passion for & Commitment to working with children, youth and families who face a variety of obstacles and challenges in their lives.
- Program Facilitation: Able to engage a group of children and youth by leading games, Bible lessons, crafts, and activities.
- Multi-Tasking: Able to juggle competing needs and prioritize completion of tasks and projects.
- Crisis Response: Able to use conflict resolution & de-escalation techniques to manage crisis & conflict situations.
- Flexibility: Willingness to adapt as program needs and opportunities change with a joyful attitude.
Major Duties & Responsibilities:
- Develop supportive mentoring relationships with children and youth.
- Build rapport with families, schools, and community partners.
- Plan, prepare, and implement active and emotionally supportive programs & events for children and youth.
- Lead groups of children and youth in games, perform skits, and lead object lessons and biblical devotions. Lesson planning for activities listed above.
- Promote positive relationships and choices during program times through effective behaviour management techniques.
- Responsible for entering & filing registration forms and documentation of critical incidents.
- Responsible for set up and clean-up of program space.
- Provide and serve snacks and meals for children & youth.
- During the summer months of July and August, all outreach workers will be assigned shifts at Camp Hope to support summer camp activities. Overnight stays at Camp Hope may be required as part of these responsibilities.
- Able to help in the kitchen, performing tasks and duties as required.
- Other related tasks and duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications & Skills:
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience working with children and youth
- Experience planning and facilitating children and youth programs
- Conflict resolution and verbal de-escalation skills
- Degree in Youth Work, Child & Youth Care, or related education an asset
- Physically able to lift up to 50 lbs, run and play active sports and games with children and youth
- Class 5 Driver’s License
- Standard First Aid certification not required but an asset
Other Requirements:
- Being a non-denominational Christian Organization, we require our employees to be in agreement and sign the Hope Mission Statement of Faith.
- Must be legally entitled to work in Canada on a full-time basis.
- Able to provide Criminal Record Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search and a Child Intervention Record Check
- A letter of reference from a ministry or church is an asset
- Adherence to Hope Mission’s Policies and Procedures
To apply, please send:
- Resume and
- Cover letter stating why you would like to work in a Christian organization and why you would be a good candidate to work with at-risk children and youth.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Weekends as needed
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Calgary, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Please express why you would like to work with a Christian organization. You can include this in your cover letter or below.
Work Location: In person
About Hope Mission
Hope Mission is a not-for-profit Christian social care agency founded in 1929.
Today Hope Mission cares for impoverished and homeless people in the city of Edmonton. Basic and emergency care are provided to over 800 people daily as well as counsel and referral services for men, women, and youth. In 2010 we provided 183,650 Emergency Shelter bed nights and our Food Services provided 361,545 meals. Specialized care and treatment is offered through faith-based addiction treatment programs. Hope Mission also facilitates an after school recreation and hot meal program for children, summer camps for inner-city children and youth and operates a year-round Youth Sports Centre.
Hope Mission continues to reach out to the inner city community through special seasonal meals and events and personal contact. We operate a 24/7 Rescue Van which provides emergency care for people in need as well as an inner city community church. Counselors, chaplains and volunteers visit people on the street, in prisons, hospitals and other agencies. Furthermore, Hope Mission's Hope Bargain Shoppe provides clients with clothing, blankets and workwear while generating revenue which directly supports our programs and services.
In all, our desire is to provide compassionate care and offer hope to hurting, hungry and homeless people in Edmonton.
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Title : Outreach Worker
Based at : Calgary
Reports to : Calgary Program Manager
Hours of work : 40 hours/week
Start date : Immediate
Status : Full-time,permanent
_____________________________________________________________________________________
OUR MISSION
Because of the life-changing gospel of Jesus Christ, Hope Mission exists to serve the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of those in search of help, healing, and hope.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Job Summary: As an Outreach Worker, you will work with the outreach team to run after school programs in Calgary in alignment with the Vision, Mission, Core Values, and Statement of Faith of Hope Mission. You will support with activity preparation, hosting and interacting with students, and a variety of other tasks to serve, strengthen, and uplift children and families.
Key Attributes:
- Teamwork: Able to serve alongside a team of outreach workers to run an engaging program for kids and youth.
- Passion for & Commitment to working with children, youth and families who face a variety of obstacles and challenges in their lives.
- Program Facilitation: Able to engage a group of children and youth by leading games, Bible lessons, crafts, and activities.
- Multi-Tasking: Able to juggle competing needs and prioritize completion of tasks and projects.
- Crisis Response: Able to use conflict resolution & de-escalation techniques to manage crisis & conflict situations.
- Flexibility: Willingness to adapt as program needs and opportunities change with a joyful attitude.
Major Duties & Responsibilities:
- Develop supportive mentoring relationships with children and youth.
- Build rapport with families, schools, and community partners.
- Plan, prepare, and implement active and emotionally supportive programs & events for children and youth.
- Lead groups of children and youth in games, perform skits, and lead object lessons and biblical devotions. Lesson planning for activities listed above.
- Promote positive relationships and choices during program times through effective behaviour management techniques.
- Responsible for entering & filing registration forms and documentation of critical incidents.
- Responsible for set up and clean-up of program space.
- Provide and serve snacks and meals for children & youth.
- During the summer months of July and August, all outreach workers will be assigned shifts at Camp Hope to support summer camp activities. Overnight stays at Camp Hope may be required as part of these responsibilities.
- Able to help in the kitchen, performing tasks and duties as required.
- Other related tasks and duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications & Skills:
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience working with children and youth
- Experience planning and facilitating children and youth programs
- Conflict resolution and verbal de-escalation skills
- Degree in Youth Work, Child & Youth Care, or related education an asset
- Physically able to lift up to 50 lbs, run and play active sports and games with children and youth
- Class 5 Driver’s License
- Standard First Aid certification not required but an asset
Other Requirements:
- Being a non-denominational Christian Organization, we require our employees to be in agreement and sign the Hope Mission Statement of Faith.
- Must be legally entitled to work in Canada on a full-time basis.
- Able to provide Criminal Record Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search and a Child Intervention Record Check
- A letter of reference from a ministry or church is an asset
- Adherence to Hope Mission’s Policies and Procedures
To apply, please send:
- Resume and
- Cover letter stating why you would like to work in a Christian organization and why you would be a good candidate to work with at-risk children and youth.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Weekends as needed
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Calgary, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Please express why you would like to work with a Christian organization. You can include this in your cover letter or below.
Work Location: In person
About Hope Mission
Hope Mission is a not-for-profit Christian social care agency founded in 1929.
Today Hope Mission cares for impoverished and homeless people in the city of Edmonton. Basic and emergency care are provided to over 800 people daily as well as counsel and referral services for men, women, and youth. In 2010 we provided 183,650 Emergency Shelter bed nights and our Food Services provided 361,545 meals. Specialized care and treatment is offered through faith-based addiction treatment programs. Hope Mission also facilitates an after school recreation and hot meal program for children, summer camps for inner-city children and youth and operates a year-round Youth Sports Centre.
Hope Mission continues to reach out to the inner city community through special seasonal meals and events and personal contact. We operate a 24/7 Rescue Van which provides emergency care for people in need as well as an inner city community church. Counselors, chaplains and volunteers visit people on the street, in prisons, hospitals and other agencies. Furthermore, Hope Mission's Hope Bargain Shoppe provides clients with clothing, blankets and workwear while generating revenue which directly supports our programs and services.
In all, our desire is to provide compassionate care and offer hope to hurting, hungry and homeless people in Edmonton.