Youth Center Coordinator of Inukjuak - NYHA

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YOUTH CENTER COORDINATOR OF INUKJUAK

Under the authority of the Director General of the Nunavik Youth Houses Association, the Youth Center Coordinator will be responsible of managing the Inukjuak Youth Center purchases and staff in order to offer a variety of activities (cultural, leisure, prevention, games, discussions, etc.) to school aged youth (5 to 19).  The Youth Center Coordinator will receive training and supervision from the NYHA Administration. 

He or she has to:

•    Assure the functioning of the youth center by organizing activities with the staff for youth aged 5 to 19 according to a schedule determined with his/her supervisor.

•    Purchase all the material and equipment needed for the activities.

•    Manage the budget according to the criteria of the program.

•    Have a daily follow-up with the animators on what happened in the youth center.

•    Do the staff schedule every month (revise every month with them).

•    Do the youth centre activity schedule every month with the staff and have it approved by the NYHA Director General.

•    Organize team meetings.

•    Assure the youth centre meets all the criteria of security for youth.

•    Organize special activities for youth with the animators (movie night, pool tournament, cooking activities, etc.)

•    Assure that the animators know the rules and consequences in the youth center and that the animators have them respected by the youth.

•    Review the daily reports done by the animators, and make a monthly activity report using the daily reports.

•    Give suggestions to the animators to improve the functioning of the youth center (suggestions of activities, purchasing of equipment, on security, etc.)

•    Support the animators dealing with youth having behaviour problems.

•    Assure that all the material is ready for the activities of the day or the night.

•    Give training to any new Youth Center Animator: schedule, equipment, how to deal with youth, rules, consequences, security, etc.

•    Assure that the youth center is clean by hiring a janitor or adding extra hours to animators.

•    Present project proposals to the regional resources for every project and for purchasing equipment.

•    Participate to the NYHA monthly conferences calls and to the training sessions organized 3 or 4 times a year.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The Youth Center Coordinator will have to work 35 hours a week on a flexible schedule to assure a minimum of 30 hours of presence while the clientele is in the youth center in order to give better services and supervise the staff during opening hours.  Working conditions and salary scales will take into consideration those requirements. 

-    The NYHA salary scale for Youth Center Coordinator starts at $25.28/hour up to 40.68/hour according to the experience the candidate has with youth in a job with similar responsibilities.

-    According to the NYHA working conditions, each permanent employees has a six months (910 hours) probation period after which he/she is entitled to the same benefits of the NYHA regional employees, which includes statutory holidays, vacations, special leaves and allocation for annual trips.

REQUIREMENTS

-    Youth aged from 18 to 30 will be prioritized but other candidates can be considered.

-    The schedule is flexible, the coordinator can start at 9 AM to 5 PM or 1 to 8 PM.

-    The person must be very responsible, organized and known as a leader.

-    Experience in animation of activities with the youth is a must.

-    Experience of collaboration with different organizations is an asset.

-    Secondary V. Exceptional experience, knowledge and abilities could compensate for education.

-    Reading and writing in Inuktitut and English must be strong.

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Deadline for Applications:  Friday, March 21, 2025

AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONDUCTED

 TO SUBMIT YOUR APPILCATION OR RESUME, SEND IT TO TuniqNYHA@outlook.com, OR AT YOUTH CENTER (ATTENTION ISA NALUKTURUK) OR AT THE NYHA OFFICE LOCATED AT THE COOP STORE (ATTENTION STANLEY-MAINA)