Summary
Description
Calgary Youth Justice Society
Provincial Youth Justice Committee
Volunteer and Community Engagement Coordinator
(*NEW*)
A Provincial Youth Justice Committee (YJC) Volunteer and Community Engagement Coordinator is required to support First Nation, Metis, Northern, Central, and Southern Alberta Youth Justice Committees (YJCs). This position is a new and evolving position that will work with and strengthen Alberta YJCs. The coordinator will work 35 hours per week with an ability to work from home and in the evening. Travel around Alberta may be required and the successful candidate is not required to reside in Calgary.
Be a part of an amazing team and positive culture and use your unique strengths, skills, and experience to help young people in Alberta access an impactful diversion opportunity.
About Youth Justice Committees
Youth Justice Committees use restorative practices to offer young people an alternative to the court system. Community volunteers bring together young people, their families, victims, and justice system representatives to address harm, encourage accountability, and find meaningful ways to move forward. Through open dialogue and community-based resolutions, these committees support healing, responsibility, and positive change.
For more information about Alberta Youth Justice Committees please visit albertayjc.ca
About Calgary Youth Justice Society (CYJS)
For 28 years the Calgary Youth Justice Society has been helping young people find what is strong in their lives through programs proven to build resilience, reduce risk and nurture community connections. Our approach is always strength focused, seeing beyond what’s wrong to nurture what’s strong. Our impact is young people who feel valued and supported to be a part of our community in a meaningful way.
For more information about CYJS please visit cyjs.ca
About the Role
The Provincial YJC Volunteer and Community Engagement Coordinator is responsible for supporting YJCs with volunteer management and coordination throughout Alberta. The coordinator will support volunteers to ensure they have access to training, best practices, resources, and support to fulfill their role. The coordinator will support YJCs with new volunteers by offering recruiting, screening, interviewing, and onboarding strategies. The coordinator will support new and existing YJC volunteers by developing volunteer processes, resources, tools, manuals, and recognition plans that strengthen Alberta YJCs.
The coordinator will support community awareness and engagement with the public, law enforcement agencies, and crown’s office. By providing educational and informational sessions throughout the province and support current YJCs who promote their program to further the youth diversion reach and garner interest in establishing more YJCs in communities where they do not exist.
The Provincial YJC Volunteer and Community Engagement Coordinator’s primary goal is to support YJCs in developing and retaining a robust pool of volunteers across the province that support current and emerging Youth Justice Committees.
The Provincial YJC Volunteer and Community Engagement Coordinator reports directly to the CYJS Program Director and works closely with the provincial team that includes Government of Alberta, Justice, and Public Safey and Emergency Services Ministries.
What You Do:
Administration
- Develop a provincial volunteer manual to meet current and emerging YJCs needs
- Support recruitment through job postings, applications, screening, and interviewing
- Coordinate, together with YJCs, onboarding and orientation with new volunteers
- Support ongoing volunteer training and skill development
- Maintain records and volunteer milestones
- Provide volunteers support and resources
Volunteer Management
- Develop resources and processes and support YJC’s with recruiting, screening, interviewing, and onboarding volunteers
- Assist volunteers in obtaining and maintaining security checks (CPIC, Child Intervention)
- Maintain volunteer records in database and tracking systems
- Guide YJC committees in maintaining volunteer records
- Coordinate and deliver training
- Develop and support YJC’s with volunteer appreciation and retention strategies
Community Engagement
- Attend community resource and job fairs
- Market volunteer opportunities to communities throughout Alberta
- Represent the Alberta YJC program at events and with community partners
- Support awareness through website and social media
What You Bring:
Competencies and attributes required for success in this role:
- Energetic and self-directed, with effective time management, project management, and organizational skills
- Strong understanding of volunteer services, including recruitment, intake and engagement processes, and best practices
- Program development experience
- Proven passion and experience in supporting volunteers
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills – verbal, written and presentation
- Proficiency in data management, reporting and standard Microsoft office software
- Proven skills and experience managing relationships
Other Requirements
- Post-secondary education or diploma in volunteer management or related field is preferred.
- A minimum of 2 years experience in volunteer management, community engagement, or a related role is preferred
- Experience working within the justice system is an asset
- Clear Police Check including Vulnerable Sector Search and Child Intervention Record Check
- Private and reliable home office with sufficient internet coverage for delivering programming and working from home
- Reliable vehicle for travel
- Ability to work flexible hours (evenings and weekends)
Compensation
Competitive compensation with the following benefits:
- Employer-paid extended health, dental, life and disability and AD&D benefits
- Employer-matched GRSP contributions
- Employee & Family Assistance Program
- Annual vacation days entitlement starting at three weeks, wellness days, 13 paid statutory holidays, additional time off between Christmas and New Years
- Annual Professional Development allowance
How You Apply:
Please direct your cover letter and resume combined in one document indicating “Job Opening – Provincial YJC Volunteer and Community Engagement Coordinator” in the subject line of your email to hr@cyjs.ca.
Posting will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. No phone calls. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
At CYJS we strive to recognize, nurture and celebrate the diversity of the youth and volunteers we serve, and we are committed to removing barriers to inclusion in all aspects of our organization and service delivery. It is our intent to have a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve, and we encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, abilities and experience to apply. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities in the employment application process.
With respect, gratitude, and accountability, Calgary Youth Justice Society acknowledges the traditional lands of the Blackfoot Confederacy which includes the Siksika, Kainai, Piikani Nations, the Îyârhe Nakoda Nation, Tsuut’ina Nation, the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 and we honour all people who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta. We see and celebrate the many strengths of Indigenous people and commit to reflect upon and change our ways of knowing, being, and doing so that we can truly work towards reconciliation in a meaningful way.
