Responsibilities include:

• Facilitate the weekly peer support group meetings (Thursday eves 6-8pm) responsibility for content, continuity and tone of the group meetings; creating safe and supportive environment for women
• Support with set up and clean up before and after meeting including sanitizing common areas
• Purchasing snacks for the meeting ($30 snack allowance per session)
• Conduct intake of potential group members;
• Assist coordination with community partner for the group meetings;
• Provide YWCA and partner agency with monthly group reports as required;
• Attend monthly facilitator meetings to share information and resources with other group facilitators;
• Provide community resources, information and referral to individual group members as needed
•  Ability to facilitate meetings in person and on Zoom

Qualifications:

• Must have solid experience in group facilitation
• Knowledge in group process and dynamics. Demonstrated ability to manage group dynamics to achieve positive outcomes.
• Training and experience in the social services field, such as social work, counseling or community support.
• Excellent communications skills, including conflict management.
• Solid understanding of the issues faced by single mothers today. Experience of single parenthood an asset.
• Solid knowledge of the various local community services in Abbotsford and resources available to single moms and their children.
• Experience working with multi-barriered women and people from diverse backgrounds
• Believe in empowering women and passionate about supporting women in their journey towards personal and economic independence
• Applicants are invited to indicate any firsthand/ personal experience with parenting or single parenting in their cover letter.