Salary: $58,240-$59,592
Child Care Worker and Activities Coordinator
The Native Women's Shelter of Montreal (NWSM) is seeking a Child Care and Activities Coordinatorin order to provide childcare services and programming that are culturally grounded and based on a trauma-informed approach for children staying at the shelter.
APPLICATION: Please send a cover letter, your CurriculumVitae and two letters of reference to the attentionof:The Native Womens Shelter of Montrealhr@nwsm.info
Indigenous Candidates are strongly encouraged toapply.
SCHEDULE: Varies: two to three days per week, including Saturdays. TBD in collaboration with the in-house programming schedule and client needs.
PROBATION: Three (3) months probation period, after which an evaluation will be conducted.
Indigenous candidates are encouraged to apply.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Executive Director and the supervision Programming Coordinator, the Childcare and Activities Coordinator will be responsible for the following tasks:
- Provide developmentally appropriate and culturally relevant childcare services to families staying at the shelter (primarily for children aged 0 to 8, occasionally including older children and adolescents).
- Supervise and ensure the safety of children, including during outings.
- In collaboration with the Program Coordinator, develop culturally relevant activities that respond to childrens needs and align with programming offered to parents.
- Facilitate developmentally appropriate and culturally grounded activities (games, crafts, reading, sharing circles, outings, etc.).
- Provide active listening and intervene in crisis situations as needed.
- Offer homework support as required (direct assistance and/or communication with external services).
- Create and maintain a safe environment within the residence.
- Participate in weekly case management meetings to share relevant updates.
- Meet weekly with the Programming Coordinator to plan activities and the childcare schedule.
- Collaborate closely with the family care team to meet the needs of families staying at the shelter.
- Develop the shelters family room into a multifunctional space for children.
- Participate in the annual healing retreat (usually 5 days in the summer, dates to be confirmed) to provide childcare support.
- Perform any other related duties as requested by the Programming Coordinator.
Education
- College diploma (DEC) or university degree in social work, social service techniques, early childhood education, Indigenous studies, or a related field.
Experience
- Minimum of 1 to 2 years of experience working with children and youth, ideally in a community, homelessness, or intervention context.
- Experience in crisis intervention and trauma-informed approaches.
- Strong knowledge of child development from an Indigenous cultural perspective.
Additional Requirements
- Proficiency in French and English.
- Knowledge of an Indigenous language (an asset).
- Valid first aid certification.
- Criminal record and vulnerable sector check prior to hiring.
- Excellent interpersonal and relational skills.
- Creativity, initiative, and planning abilities.
- Ability to manage stressful situations.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Intervenant(e) en Garde dEnfants et Coordination des Activits
Le Foyer pour Femmes Autochtones de Montral (FFAM) est la recherche dun(e) intervenant(e) expriment(e) en garde denfants et coordination des activits afin doffrir des services de garde et une programmation culturellement ancrs et fonds sur une approche sensible aux traumatismes pour les enfants hbergs au foyer.
Veuillez faire parvenir votre lettre de prsentation, votre curriculum vitae et deux lettres de rffrences lattention de: Foyer pour femmes autochtones de Montreal hr@nwsm.info
Horaire: Variable: deux trois jours par semaine, incluant les samedis. dterminer en collaboration avec lhoraire de programmation interne et les besoins des familles.
Probation: Priode de probation de trois (3) mois, suivie dune valuation.
Les candidatures Autochtones sont fortementencourages.
Tches et Responsabilits
Sous lautorit de la Directrice Excutive et sous la supervision de la Coordonnatrice la Programmation, la personne titulaire du poste est responsable de:
- Offrir des services de garde adapts au dveloppement et culturellement pertinents aux familles hberges (principalement pour les enfants de 0 8 ans, incluant parfois des enfants plus gs et des adolescent(e)s).
- Superviser et assurer la scurit des enfants, y compris lors des sorties.
- En collaboration avec la coordonnatrice la programmation, dvelopper des activits culturellement pertinentes rpondant aux besoins des enfants et cohrentes avec la programmation offerte aux parents.
- Animer des activits adaptes au dveloppement et la culture (jeux, bricolages, lecture, cercles de partage, sorties, etc.).
- Offrir de lcoute active et intervenir en situation de crise au besoin.
- Apporter un soutien aux devoirs, au besoin (aide directe et/ou communication avec des services externes).
- Crer et maintenir un environnement scuritaire au sein de la rsidence.
- Participer aux rencontres hebdomadaires de gestion de cas afin de partager les mises jour pertinentes.
- Rencontrer hebdomadairement la coordonnatrice la programmation pour planifier les activits et lhoraire de garde.
- Collaborer troitement avec lquipe de soins familiaux afin de rpondre aux besoins des familles hberges.
- Dvelopper la salle familiale du refuge en espace multifonctionnel pour les enfants.
- Participer la retraite annuelle de gurison (habituellement 5 jours en t, dates confirmer) afin doffrir un soutien en garde denfants.
- Effectuer toute autre tche connexe demande par la coordonnatrice la programmation.
Formation
- Diplme dtudes collgiales (DEC) ou diplme universitaire en travail social, techniques de travail social, ducation lenfance, tudes autochtones ou domaine connexe.
Exprience
- Minimum de 1 2 ans dexprience auprs denfants et de jeunes, idalement en contexte communautaire, ditinrance ou dintervention.
- Exprience en intervention de crise et en approche sensible aux traumatismes.
- Bonne connaissance du dveloppement de lenfant dans une perspective culturelle autochtone.
Autres Exigences
- Matrise du franais et de langlais.
- Connaissance dune langue autochtone (atout).
- Certification valide en premiers soins.
- Vrification des antcdents judiciaires et du secteur vulnrable avant l'embauche.
- Excellentes habilets interpersonnelles et relationnelles.
- Crativit, sens de linitiative et capacit de planification.
- Capacit grer des situations stressantes.
- Aptitude travailler de faon autonome et en quipe.
