Position Summary

At Big Brothers Big Sisters of Langley, we enable life-changing mentoring relationships to ignite the power and potential of young people. Since 1974, we have been matching children with adult role models in professionally supported mentoring relationships that help them achieve their biggest possible futures. With the guidance and support of a mentor, youth are reminded that they can be anything they dream of being. Mentoring relationships change young people's lives. With training and professional support, Big Brothers Big Sisters mentors form strong developmental relationships with their mentees that express care, challenge growth, share power, and expand possibilities.

We have an exciting opportunity for a positive, creative person to join the team at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Langley. We are currently seeking applications for the position of Mentoring Coordinator, with a focus on managing the recruitment, training, screening, and matching process for all mentors and families involved in the agency’s mentoring programs.

Is this you?

You are an energetic, responsible and positive person, with a strong commitment to our mission. You will assist in the recruitment, screening, and training of potential volunteers and families, and provide ongoing support and monitoring to mentoring matches. You demonstrate self-awareness, are detail-oriented, and have strong case management skills as a Mentoring Coordinator. You jump at the chance to collaborate with others and you genuinely enjoy connecting with colleagues and look forward to working collectively with families and volunteers to achieve positive mentoring relationships. The ideal candidate has excellent time management and organization skills, thrives in a fast-paced work environment, and enjoys variety in their day.

What you will be doing:

▪ Prospects, recruits, and processes inquiries and applications from potential volunteers and clients including parents, guardians, children, and youth.
▪ Provides a variety of levels of assessment for children, youth and their families to determine the best program fit from initial program inquiry through the enrolment process.
▪ Conduct the Pre-Match training program with volunteers, children, youth, and parents/guardians. Delivering messages to volunteers, children and their families about program expectations, guidelines and safety.
▪ Building relationships with other service providers and resources to further assist the children, youth, families and volunteers they support.
▪ Working to create and foster constructive, strength-based and satisfying relationships between children, youth and volunteers.
▪ Providing support and monitoring to mentoring matches to ensure that children and youth are in safe, constructive, satisfying relationships that are having a positive impact.
▪ Maintaining up-to-date electronic casework notes, statistics and other required reporting in compliance with relevant standards, policies and processes.
▪ Maintains the National mentor database by establishing, recording and updating data records.
▪ Working as a team to communicate the needs of children, youth and families who are accessing programs.
▪ Performs administrative functions as required to administer and report on mentorship programs and caseloads.
▪ Initiates, implements and/or participates in activity programming supporting mentorship programs.
▪ Participates on committees and in short and long-range Agency planning, public relations, marketing, special events, and fundraising initiatives and activities.
▪ Performs other duties as assigned that relate to the overall management and administration of Agency programs, special events, public relations, recruitment, marketing, and fundraising activities.

What you bring:

▪ You have a minimum 2-year post-secondary diploma with related work experience (required) or you have a bachelor’s degree in social sciences or humanities (preferred)

▪ You have 1 to 3 years of direct program delivery experience working with children and families
▪ Excellent communication (oral, written and presentation) skills

▪ You are a well-organized, mature, self-starter with the ability to work independently and in a team

▪ You are skilled at facilitation, interviewing and training
▪ You are able to work effectively with children and have a solid understanding of child and adolescent development theory

▪ You have experience working with a culturally diverse client and volunteer base ▪ Skilled in the use of standard office, database, and communication applications (e.g., Word, Excel, File-maker, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.). Experience working with a case management database is an asset

▪ You have a flexible schedule, with the ability to work some evenings

▪ You are able to adapt your approach and behaviour in real-time to match the shifting demands of situations

▪ You are skilled at motivating and supporting volunteers
▪ You are able to exercise good judgment and sound decision-making.

▪ You have a valid driver’s license and access to a car for out-of-office appointments (required)

What we offer:

• An opportunity to do meaningful work and make a positive impact in the community

• A supportive, positive and engaging work environment

• A commitment to work/life balance for employees

• An hourly salary of $24.00 plus 2 weeks vacation

• An excellent benefits package including extended health care and matched RRSP

If this position sounds like you, please let us know why by submitting your resume and cover letter to Roslyn Henderson at .  Please use the Subject Line: Mentoring Coordinator Applications will be reviewed as they are received so we encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible.

If your background and qualifications match the position requirements, we will contact you.