Job Details

Jewish Family Service Agency is seeking a part-time Special Needs Coordinator for its Special Needs program, part of the Basic Resources Department with proven administrative/community development skills.

Responsibilities include:

• Act as an information, support and referral hub to families of children living with special needs.
• Offer family support groups, if enough interest from families.
• With permission, act as a connector of families of children living with the same disability. (family to family model)
• Act as a community resource to Jewish community institutions wanting to make their organizations more inclusive.
• Maintain and regularly update the JFSA Disability Blog
• Maintaining program statistics for reporting purposes

Skills required:

• Undergraduate degree in social sciences, psychology or a related discipline and/or relevant experience
• Knowledge, understanding and preferably experience and /or education related to working with families of children living with Special Needs
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially in relation to computers.
• Excellent organizational ability, with a high degree of flexibility
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• A demonstrated ability to maintain appropriate records (i.e. data collection).
• Knowledge of applicable computer software programs
• Knowledge of Jewish culture an asset.

Compensation:

This is a 14 hour a week position with a wage of $18.14-$22.07 per hour, dependent on experience.