Employment Opportunities
Safe Home Program Coordinator – Temporary
Castlegar & District Community Services Society invites internal and external applications to temporarily fill the vacant half-time Safe Home Program Coordinator position. The following is a summary of this position.
The Safe Home Program Coordinator is responsible for coordinating a system of short-term, safe shelter options for women and their dependent children who have been victims of relationship violence. Following BC Housing’s Safe Home Program Framework, the Coordinator provides women with initial crisis intervention followed by needs assessment, development of a support plan, practical support, appropriate referrals, and supportive counselling. The position involves ensuring a safe home is ready and available for women in need and/or arranging for temporary hotel accommodation, meals, etc. The Coordinator works closely with the police-based Victim Services Program and other women-serving programs at CDCSS and in the broader community/region. The position may include the coordination and supervision of volunteers.
For a full description of the duties and responsibilities, please view the complete job description.
Send via email your letter of interest and updated resume by Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. to info@cdcss.ca. Please put Safe Home Program Coordinator Application in the subject line.
Women’s Centre (Chrissy’s Place)
Program Coordinator – Temporary
Castlegar & District Community Services Society invites internal and external applications to fill the vacant temporary Women’s Centre Program Coordinator position.
The Women’s Centre is intended to be a welcoming place for support, socialization, education, information, referrals, and meaningful activities for women from diverse backgrounds and ages in Castlegar and Area. The Program Coordinator plans, implements, promotes, and oversees all program activities. Services will include actively listening to women’s needs, designing activities that align with those needs, providing referrals, advocacy support, facilitating support and educational groups, organizing guest speakers, and arranging for refreshments, activity supplies, etc. The Women’s Centre Coordinator will work collaboratively with other CDCSS women-serving programs to ensure good coordination of services and to avoid overlap.
For a full description of the duties and responsibilities, please view the complete job description.
Send via email your letter of interest and updated resume by Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. to info@cdcss.ca. Please put Women’s Centre Program Coordinator Application in the subject line.