The mandate of the Cape Breton Family Resource Coalition is "families working together to build healthier families." We work to enhance the health and well-being of families with young children (newborn to sixteen years of age, along with expectant parents). We are currently seeking highly motivated, self-directed applicants interested in joining our Island-wide team, working in an accepting, non-judgmental work environment.

Family Place values the diversity of the people it hires and serves. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Family Place are based on Employer needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Family Place encourages applications of all ages. Family Place will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on these characteristics. Family Place policy requires that the successful candidate be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.

Program Coordinators - Two Part-Time Positions: Inverness County (1) and Port Hawkesbury/Richmond County (1)

The work will focus on organizing, implementing, and overseeing the organization's day-to-day operations, including staff supervision, partnership management, work plans/schedules, program statistics and reports, site visits, occupational health and safety, evaluation (program and staff), and administrative work.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Program Coordinators help ensure that the organization works within its mission to meet its overall goals and objectives. While the work takes place in a unionized environment, this position is not a bargaining unit position. The office locations for these positions are Lennox Passage and Inverness. Hours to be determined.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• University degree in Human Resources, Early Childhood Education, Social Sciences or related degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Understanding of population health promotion and adult education principles;
• Minimum five years of Management experience in community development or related field;
• Previous experience working with families with children who are part of the intended population of the organization;
• Human Resource/Services managerial training;
• A working knowledge of government and community-based programs and services that relate to the intended population's needs;
• Knowledge of applicable Employment Support Income Assistance, Day Care, and Child Welfare legislation

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving and mediation skills
• Group facilitation skills
• Ability to communicate in both English and French
• Demonstrated teamwork and leadership skills
• Excellent time and general management skills
• Ability to work effectively with participants, volunteers, staff, management, non-profit or publicly funded groups, agencies and organizations, and government departmental staff
• Non-judgmental and accepting attitude
• Demonstrated understanding and application of community development principles
• Demonstrated ability to work with families living in difficult life circumstances
• Excellent computer literacy

Additional Information

This position requires:

1. The ability to function both independently and collaboratively
2. The ability to accommodate a flexible work schedule, including evenings and occasional weekends
3. The ability and willingness to travel
4. Satisfactory Child Abuse Registry checks and Police Checks
5. Access to reliable transportation
6. Packing, lifting, setting up, and delivering community-based program-related materials.

Salary: Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience

All applicants must demonstrate in their cover letter and resume that they meet essential qualifications of education and experience to be considered for further assessment.

Please forward the cover letter, resume, and three references electronically, in Word format to Jane at [email protected]. Alternatively, please forward same to:

Cape Breton's Family Place Resource Centre
714 Alexandra Street
Sydney, NS B1S 2H4
Attention: Jane MacIntyre

Application Deadline: June 20, 2025.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest. Given time and volume constraints, only those applicants screened through to the interview stage will be contacted.