YOUTH ENGAGEMENT & EMPOWERMENT

Hiring: Project Leaders (National Experience Program)
Projects: Katimavik National Experience
Location: one of Katimavik's project communities across the country

Term & Salary: One-year contract, all contracts renew for one year in June, 40-hour work week. The salary is $34,000 per year and Katimavik will cover living expenses (rent, utilities, travel at the beginning and end of the project)

WHO ARE YOU?

• Are you a natural leader and creative in problem solving?
• Do you like taking up new challenges?
• Are you comfortable in a group, are you sociable?
• Want to give back to the community?
• Do you like to inspire others?
• Conversations and difficult times don't scare you?
• Want to set your own schedule, based on work needs?

Katimavik is looking for open-minded, resourceful individuals to lead youth development groups. This challenging and rewarding position provides leadership for up to 11 youth at a time, guiding them through an intense six-month experience of volunteerism, learning, discovery, growth, and accountability. The Project Leader resides in-house with the group.

WHO ARE WE?

Since 1977, Katimavik has been facilitating youth development initiatives across Canada. Our approach is based on developing long-term, mutually beneficial relationships between youth volunteers and local communities. Our programs aim to provide hands-on learning opportunities that enable youth to develop social and professional skills that will help them thrive in today's

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Oversee the continuous development and program activities of a group of 11 youth.
• Build strong community partnerships.
• Use Katimavik's competency-based learning modules, tools, and resources to facilitate group learning.
• Lead group discussions, activities, and reflection exercises.
• Foster meaningful partnerships with local Indigenous communities and organizations to facilitate Truth and Reconciliation learning and activities.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE A SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE

• Previous leadership experience working directly with youth and/or groups.
• Experience in crisis management and the personal judgment to identify and refer youth with high-risk behaviours to the appropriate support.
• A strong understanding of equity issues, and the ability to support youth from historically under-serviced communities, including Indigenous, newcomer, and 2SLGBTQ+ communities.
• An open-minded and respectful character that embraces diversity and adapts to competing needs and interests.
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English, and the ability to communicate in both official languages.
• The ability to manage a house and the house inventory, manage a budget, and perform various administrative duties.
• A driver's license is required.
• A positive and fun attitude.

HOW TO APPLY

Send your cover letter and resume to jobs@katimavik.org

Please indicate you saw this posting at GoodWork.

We appreciate all applications but will only be contacting those who are moving forward in the selection process.

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ABOUT THE KATIMAVIK NATIONAL EXPERIENCE

The Katimavik National Experience challenges young people in Canada with a transformative experience to empower them to become:

• Supporters of Truth and Reconciliation across Canada;
• Contributors to an eco-friendly and sustainable world;
• Advocates for inclusiveness and diversity; and
• Confident change-makers working towards a better Canada.

Katimavik National Experience
katimavik.org/en/we-offer/national-experience/