Every day, Kids Help Phone unlocks the hope young people need to thrive in their world. We are reshaping the landscape of youth mental health in Canada and we’re building an innovative team who will help fuel this mission! If the thought of making a positive impact on the mental health of young people in Canada inspires you, this could be for you.

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The Opportunity

The Inuit Engagement Coordinator (IEC) will work closely with Indigenous communities with focus on Inuit communities to advance Finding Hope: Kids Help Phone’s Action Plan for Supporting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Young People. The Inuit Engagement Coordinator will increase access to, and awareness of Kids Help Phone services and other resources among Indigenous youth and communities.

The IEC will support volunteers in Weaving Threads: An Indigenous Engagement Program and coordinate sessions of Brighter Days: An Indigenous Wellness Program supported by Sun Life. The IEC will also support Kids Help Phone’s broader Indigenous initiatives through volunteer recruitment, donor support, event and meeting coordination, and Indigenous advocacy efforts.

The Inuit Engagement Coordinator will work directly with Indigenous youth and add an Indigenous perspective to Kids Help Phone programs and services therefore Inuit applicants are preferred and only First Nations, Inuit or Metis candidates will be considered.

What You’ll Contribute:

• Support volunteers in Weaving Threads: An Indigenous Engagement Program through onboarding and training, regular check-ins, and assisting volunteers in their role of building awareness of Kids Help Phone services, providing ongoing input, connecting youth with resources and more
• Coordinate Brighter Days: An Indigenous Wellness Program supported by Sun Life including booking sessions and ensuring participating groups receive all program materials
• Coordinate the distribution of outreach materials to Indigenous communities
• Assist Indigenous communities who wish to increase access to and awareness of Kids Help Phone services
• Coordinates and supports meetings and events including booking travel and accommodations, processing expense claims, and preparing meeting packages
• Contributes to Kids Help Phone committees and supports Indigenous advocacy efforts
• Identifies potential Indigenous partners, vendors, and trainers to support Kids Help Phone’s Indigenous and diversity initiatives
• Contributes to program and service development and evaluation

What You’ll Need:

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in relevant discipline (e.g. public health, social work, education, applied social sciences, communications)
• Two years of experience supporting youth volunteers
• Able to manage projects and tight deadlines in a fast paced, resource-lean environment
• Strong sense of professionalism, confidentiality and commitment to maintaining a safe environment for youth
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office suite of products
• Demonstrated commitment to volunteerism, non-profit and/or mental health sector

Don’t meet every single qualification and requirement? Studies have shown that women and racialized people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At KHP we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles that our organization is recruiting for.

Applications will close at 11:59 pm EDT on January 16,2023

• A full job description is attached to this posting
• Reasonable accommodations are available on request from a candidate with a disability
• No recruitment agencies please

Benefits:

• Hybrid Work Model Health care
• Life insurance Vision care
• Wellness Program RRSP Matching
• Flextime Dental care
• Life Insurance Emergency Travel Assistance
• Accidental Death Insurance