Competition Number:   MCB0123- Mentoring Facilitator- Community Based      

Status:                                  Full-Time Position (37.5 hours per week)

Salary Range:                    $45,659- $51,659 annually

The key responsibilities of this position will include:

• Providing support to mentoring matches to ensure that children and youth are in safe, constructive, satisfying relationships that are having a positive impact.
• Overseeing a caseload of mentoring matches and supporting that caseload by facilitating initial match meetings, completing phone and in person follow-up and providing activities and ideas to keep matches engaged. Home visits are required.
• Working to create and foster constructive, strength based and satisfying mentoring relationships between children, youth and volunteers.
• Working as a team to communicate the needs of children, youth and families who are accessing programs.
• Building relationships with other service providers and resources to further assist the children, youth, families and volunteers they support.
• Fulfilling the one to one program standards and expectations from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada and the agency to support mentoring matches.
• Maintaining up-to-date electronic casework notes, statistics and other required reporting in compliance with relevant standards, policies and processes.

The successful candidate will have:

• A degree or diploma in the areas of child and youth care, volunteer management, and/or social work.
• A minimum of 3 years combined experience in a role involved with child and youth programming, case management, volunteer management and partnership development.
• The ability to work effectively with children and youth and have a solid understanding of the need of child and youth.
• Experience working with volunteers and an understanding of volunteer processes.
• Demonstrated good communication skills (both written and oral)
• Ability to exercise good judgement and sound decision making.
• Ability to work 2-3 evenings per week (until 8pm).
• A valid driver’s license and vehicle.