JOIN THE  PARENT SUPPORT SERVICES TEAM!

VISION STATEMENT
Communities where all families and children are empowered and valued.

About PSS: 
For 50 years, Parent Support Services Society of BC has supported parents, grandparents, and kinship caregivers through free emotional, educational, and advocacy services, regardless of immigration status. We offer Parenting Support Groups in 7+ languages and operate a kinship care support line. PSS is a Living Wage Employer.

Role: Community Development Worker
Type: Full-time, permanent (Start ASAP) (Will consider part-time applicants)
Hours: Maximum 35 hours/week, Monday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm with flexibility (some evenings and weekends required)
Location: Provincial office is located in Burnaby, supporting a remote position within BC is a possibility depending on skills of the person hired.

Role Summary:
The Community Development Worker will work with and support the team to ensure that we meet the needs of the families we serve. This is a role that you can develop and build depending on your skills and interests, combined with PSS’s needs and values.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting and supporting the development of:
• Indigenous programming/community outreach
• Newcomer programming/community outreach
• Policy, research, and evaluation
• Volunteer Facilitator training
• Workshops and short-term courses
• Peer-to-Peer Support Groups
• Data collection and analysis

YOU OFFER PARENT SUPPORT SERVICES SOCIETY OF BC

Qualifications: 

• Strong teamwork/collaborative skills
• Education and/or lived experience in the areas of community development, social work, community-based organizing
• Commitment to anti-oppressive practices, decolonization, and social justice
• Understanding of family violence, parenting, and inclusion
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage time, work independently, and under pressure

Assets: 

• Additional languages
• Event planning experience
• Marketing and social media experience
• Comfortable in a culturally diverse workplace
• Strong advocacy skills
• Project management experience or training
• Non-profit sector knowledge
• Knowledge of community services/resources
• Counselling skills
• Strong written communication skills
• Experience working with Indigenous communities
• Experience with newcomer communities
• Fundraising and grant writing experience

PARENT SUPPORT SERVICES SOCIETY OFFERS YOU: 

• • Opportunity to work with a team committed to collaboration, inclusion, empowerment, social justice, decolonization, and cultural safety.
  • Excellent employee benefit package
  • Internal paid time off such as National Indigenous Day
  • Learning opportunities
  • Starting hourly ranges from $25.00 to $28.00 dependent upon qualifications/experience
  • Professional development opportunities

Application Deadline: Friday, Sept. 27 at 5 pm (PST)

Position will remain open until the right candidate is found. Even if you are not sure you meet all the qualifications, please apply. 2SLGBTQ+, Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, and persons with disabilities encouraged to apply.

Please send a cover letter and resume detailing how you feel you meet or exceed these qualifications via email to: office@parentsupportbc.ca
Subject: “Community Development Worker”

Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Thank you for your interest.