Training and Contract Opportunity  

Facilitator for Young Women’s Gender Violence Awareness & Healthy Sexuality Program 

The North Shore Women’s Centre works to improve the social, economic, legal and political status of women, and to encourage and support self-empowerment by acting as a resource and a catalyst for change, from feminist perspectives. The organization runs a drop-in resource centre and offers a wide range of programs and services. We provide over 7,000 service contacts per year to individuals from diverse backgrounds across the community.

Position Summary  
Facilitators will deliver (in pairs) a 12-hour gender violence awareness/healthy sexuality program to young women aged 16 – 19. This evidence-based program educates young women on the extent and nature of gender violence in their communities, trains them to recognize and call out rape culture when they see it, and teaches them to support other young women. It also teaches positive sexuality & relationships and emancipatory sexual assault resistance.
Facilitators must be available for 6 days of training, between the last week of April and first week of May (exact dates TBD). Training is a prerequisite for program delivery and is provided to successful candidates free of charge. Facilitators who successfully complete the training session are guaranteed payment for the delivery of at least two sessions in the following year, or equivalent financial remuneration.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities 

• Deliver (in pairs) a 12-hour gender violence awareness/healthy sexuality program to young women aged 16 – 19.
• Programs are 12 hours long and will be delivered either in two eight-hour sessions or four three-hour sessions. An additional one hour of setup and one hour of cleanup are required for each session.

Facilitators who successfully complete training will be paid $1,300 for each program they deliver and are guaranteed two programs.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal skills including excellent verbal skills
• Comfort discussing sexual topics including sexual coercion and assault, as well as healthy sexuality and relationships
• Must be capable of resolving conflict with participants. The ability to correct rape myths and women-blaming among high school-aged participants without discouraging their continued attendance is critical (training and practice in this area is provided)
• Previous work and experience with violence against women is an asset
• Previous work or experience as a facilitator, or work with teenagers or young women is an asset
• Must be capable of demonstrating physical resistance techniques

Due to licensing restrictions, this position is open to women 28 or younger with a post-secondary degree or equivalent experience

How to Apply  
Please email, fax or drop off your cover letter and resume by Wednesday April 12, 2023, to:

North Shore Women’s Centre
Attention: Oreofeoluwa Adeyonu
131 East 2nd Street, North Vancouver, BC V7L 1C2
Fax: 604-980-4661
Email: oreofeoluwa@northshorewomen.ca

We encourage applications from Indigenous women, racialized women and women from other marginalized communities.

We thank all applicants in advance, however only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.