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Duties:
Recruit, process, schedule & introduce volunteers for the Centre and Mumford House. Interview and distribute Thrift Store vouchers for furniture, household items and clothing. Keep daily stats for admin. Stats on numbers in coffee house, how many breakfasts prepared, home visits and phone interviews. Senior visitation outreach. Make contact and visit seniors in their homes. Assist with community activities & programs: Breakfast program, Coffee Houses, Community Dinners, Back Pack Program, Christmas Hamper program. Do monthly stats and synopsis of events.
Requirements:
- Grade 12 and related specialized courses
- Physically strong enough to work outside if required and to lift boxes of food
- Computer knowledge
- Valid driver's licence
- Police Record Check
- 1 to 3 years related experience including experience working with multi-barriered persons
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
Additional Skills
- Supervise staff, trainees or volunteers
- Food preparation
Specific Skills
- Obtain information and prepare reports or case histories
- Develop, coordinate and implement the delivery of specific services within the community
- Resolve conflict situations
- Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
- Screen, recruit and train volunteers and support staff
Work Setting
- Community or neighbourhood centre
Ability to Supervise
- Working groups
Security and Safety
- Basic security clearance
- Child abuse registry check
- Driving record check (abstract)
Target Groups or Clients
- Seniors
- Children
- Street population