Location

535 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC, (including other in-person locations across Metro Vancouver)

Posting Period

Open until filled

Job Description

The Youth Education & Violence Prevention (YEVP) Hub is a unified, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive service model designed to equip youth, including multi-barriered youth, with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to build healthy relationships, navigate identity and power, and prevent violence before it begins. The Hub is grounded in ongoing partnership and learning with youth and community. We center an approach by actively gathering feedback from youth and using it to continuously refine and evolve the program as needs change. The Hub extends beyond school-based classroom delivery by strengthening partnerships with neighbourhood houses, community centres, Foundry, youth programs, and other appropriate community-based settings, so diverse groups of young people can access learning opportunities where they are. Through these relationships, the Hub also supports the development and delivery of violence prevention programming in the community.

The YEVP Hub is led by a Program Manager who provides strategic direction, oversees program streams, and ensures consistent, high quality‑ frontline delivery across school and community settings. Facilitators recruit participants, deliver curriculum, and maintain strong partnerships with schools and community organizations. Together, the team delivers adaptable programming for youth of varying ages and backgrounds, including multi-barriered youth, while offering a leadership and development pathway that equips emerging community leaders with facilitation skills and meaningful work experience.

Facilitators deliver front-line, trauma-informed, and culturally inclusive education to youth through the Youth Education & Violence Prevention (YEVP) Hub. Working in group settings across schools and community partner locations, they create safe, supportive learning environments while delivering curriculum on topics such as healthy relationships, consent, bystander intervention, social media safety, identity, and self-awareness. Through engaging facilitation and relationship-building, Facilitators help youth develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to navigate relationships and make informed, empowered decisions.

Reporting to the Program Manager of Youth Education & Violence Prevention, Facilitators are responsible for participant recruitment, program planning, workshop and module facilitation, ongoing partner liaison, and administrative duties. They deliver high-quality, participant-centered education that aligns with program standards, funder expectations, and YWCA values, while contributing to curriculum development and continuous program improvement.

What you’ll be doing:

• Foster supportive, strengths-based relationships with youth aged 12–30.

• Recruit participants through outreach, partnerships, and engagement strategies aligned with program goals and community needs.

• Work collaboratively with YWCA staff and community partners to support participant recruitment, referrals and program visibility.

• Apply trauma informed‑informed practice across rapport building, workshop facilitation, and all aspects of participant engagement.

• Develop and facilitate in person workshops focused on healthy relationships, boundaries, identity, power dynamics, bullying and harassment, and related topics.

• Effectively manage behavioral challenges during workshops with empathy, professionalism and appropriate boundaries.

• Maintain accurate and confidential participant records in accordance with organizational and funder requirements.

• Support youth to access external community resources as needed.

• Participate in regular team meetings to collaborate on program updates, address youth needs, and coordinate service planning.

• Perform other duties as required, including administrative tasks that support effective service delivery.

What you’ll need:

• Minimum 1-2 years of experience supporting diverse youth populations, including multi-barriered or at-risk youth, including those facing challenges such as but not limited to housing instability, single parenthood, substance abuse, or mental health concerns in community-based services, or related settings.

• Relevant post-secondary education, or a combination of education and work experience.

• Ability to travel throughout Metro Vancouver.

• Demonstrated experience facilitating groups of youth aged 12–30 from diverse backgrounds, including newcomer, multi-barriered, and Indigenous youth.

• Commitment to collaboration across the Hub streams to deliver holistic, coordinated support to youth, that prioritize youth safety, empowerment and wellbeing.

• Experience building and maintaining relationships with community partners to enhance program delivery and connect participants with meaningful resources.

• Strong knowledge of trauma-informed practices, culturally inclusive education and holistic support for youth.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends as required to meet program needs

• Confidence using Microsoft Office 365 applications (Word, Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, OneDrive).

• A valid Criminal Record Check, including a Vulnerable Sector Screening (CRC-VSS) is required.

Assets (nice-to-have):

• Lived experience relevant to the communities served is considered an asset.

• Current Emergency First Aid and CPR Certification.

• Experience working in a hub-based, multi-site, or multi-stream operational structure.

• Additional language(s).

What we offer:

We offer our eligible employees the following benefits as part of their total rewards package:

• Extended medical and dental benefits

• A defined benefit pension plan (MPP)

• Pregnancy, parental and adoption leave top up

• 22 vacation days and 3 personal days

• Employee Family Assistance Program, a confidential and voluntary support service for employees and their eligible family members

• Flexible working arrangements for applicable positions

• A workplace that prioritizes employee health, safety and well-being, including many learning and growth opportunities such as our employee mentorship program and three equity committees that help to support our goals towards achieving meaningful equity and inclusion.

• Free staff membership to our Health + Fitness Centre

• Discounts at our Hotel Willo

• Priority in YWCA Child Care centres

Pay Rate as of April 1, 2026: $31.94 per hour*

• Employees currently within this band will retain their existing step.

How to Apply

If you're seeking a workplace where your values align with your work, and where every voice drives meaningful change, we’d love to hear from you. Please submit your resume and cover letter to:

Lindsay White, Executive Project Manager, Employment and Community Programs

Email: lwhite@ywcabc.org

We’re committed to increasing representation and equity across our organization. We strongly encourage applications from women, Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities and others from marginalized communities. We’re also focused on creating leadership opportunities for Indigenous, Black, and gender-diverse individuals. If you'd like to learn more about our inclusive culture before applying, feel free to contact our Equity and Engagement Manager at people@ywcabc.org

Accessibility is a priority for us. If you need any accommodation to apply or have questions about the process, please reach out to the hiring manager listed. We make hiring decisions based on qualifications, transferable skills, lived experience and organizational needs. Thank you to everyone who applies — only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Want to learn more about working at the YWCA? Explore our careers page**.**

We respectfully acknowledge that our main office and many of our programs are located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and that our work across British Columbia spans the territories of more than 200 First Nations. We also acknowledge the First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples who live in our communities.

YWCA BC is committed to truth and reconciliation. This includes understanding the truth and impact of our shared colonial history, making positive changes within our organization and taking actions that advance safety, justice and equity for Indigenous peoples.