Employment type: full time Job Posting: Group Coordinator & Lead Facilitator Sandgate Women’s Shelter of York Region Inc. is a feminist organization, dedicated to empowering all persons who identify as women and their children through safe shelter, resources, information and advocacy in order to eliminate violence in their lives. Established in 1992, Sandgate Women’s Shelter of York Region strives to meet the needs of all women and their children in an inclusive and respectful manner. Job Title: Group Coordinator & Lead Facilitator Number of positions: 1 Terms : 32 hours per week. This is a unionized position. Must be available to work onsite at Sandgate Women’s Shelter sites (Jackson’s Point and Richmond Hill shelters) and in the community in York region. Compensation : $27.23 per hour + benefits Major Responsibilities The Group Coordinator & Lead Facilitator provides early intervention to child witnesses of violence against women and their mothers by supporting them through the healing process. The Group facilitator provides assistance with ongoing group development and service delivery. The incumbent will plan, organize, and facilitate the Child Witness groups throughout the region; as well as co facilitate other support groups as required. Service delivery includes crisis counselling, information dissemination, supportive counselling, advocacy, safety planning, group facilitation, workshops, problem solving and goal setting. Sandgate Women’s Shelter of York Region Inc. works within a harm reduction, feminist and intersectional framework; following the mission, vision and guiding principles of the organization. Group Coordinator & Lead Facilitator, Roles and Responsibilities Counseling/Individual Support Services : Develop and deliver child-centered, proactive safety planning for children and their mothers, appropriate for in person at the shelter(s) Develop and deliver child-centered, proactive safety planning for children and their mothers, appropriate for the crisis support line and support work provided in the community Provide supportive individual counselling to child and youth witnesses of violence against women Provide supportive individual counselling to adult survivors of violence against women Assist mothers navigating the social services and legal systems, and provide relevant referrals, as per the woman’s individual needs Provide relevant referrals, as per children and youth’s individual needs Provide advocacy on behalf of women, children and youth that have experienced or witnessed violence against women Provide three months of individual follow up support for women, children and youth after the close of group participation Group Coordination, Planning and Outreach Ability to create a safe, respectful, and affirming environment for mothers, children and youth from diverse family structures, including immigrant and refugee families, same-sex parents and 2SLGBTQ families. This includes: using age-appropriate and inclusive language, validating the lived experiences of all families, including 2SLGBTQ families, and ensuring that all discussions are free from bias or judgment Liaise and build relationships with relevant service providers, schools, and child and youth organizations in the community, and share information on to the Let’s Talk Child Witness Program for women, children and youth that have experienced or witnessed violence Lead outreach activities related to the Let’s Talk Child Witness Program: i.e. creating outreach tools, creating an outreach plan (example: making contact with relevant service providers, schools, and child and youth organizations in the community), disseminating outreach materials widely in York region Lead outreach activities related to other Sandgate Women’s Shelter group programs: i.e. creating outreach tools, creating an outreach plan (example: making contact with relevant service providers, diverse community space and organizations in the community), disseminating outreach materials widely in York region Receive referrals to the Let’s Talk Child Witness Program from service providers, schools, and child and youth organizations in the community Lead program planning for the Let’s Talk Child Witness Program: i.e. identify group program locations and venues, create program schedules, plan group program cofacilitator training, lead group program cofacilitator training, liaise with cofacilitators ongoing Receive referrals to and lead program planning for other group programming offered through Sandgate Women’s Shelter Conduct the intake process for all women, children and youth who access group programming through Sandgate Women’s Shelter Facilitate ongoing service-user evaluation of all group programming offered through Sandgate Women’s Shelter: i.e. provide accessible women, children and youth-friendly group feedback surveys, collect completed feedback, and maintain an organized summary of collated feedback Group Facilitation Be the lead group facilitator for the Let’s Talk Child Witness Program, and provide group facilitation in one or more groups (women’s group, children’s groups, youth groups) Be the lead group facilitator for other support groups taking place at Sandgate’s Women’s Shelter, as required Plan, arrange and maintain group program details (location, facilitation, transportation, orientation, participation, etc.) Lead planning for all group program refreshments planning and purchasing (including awareness and responsiveness to any participant dietary restrictions or allergies), group program supplies/art materials planning and purchasing, and other group program resources planning and purchasing Assess for and lead planning for all group program participants’ practical assistance needs: i.e. child or elder care, transportation assistance, language interpretation, responding to participant special needs/abilities Be responsible for the readiness and upkeep of all group program group rooms and meeting spaces (i.e. signage, materials) Manage all group program