Multicultural Outreach ECD Worker - Arabic

Job Title: Multicultural Outreach ECD Worker - Arabic 
Location: Delta, BC
Department: Early Years Services

The Opportunity:

DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society is currently seeking applications from qualified candidates for a temporary, part-time position: Multicultural Outreach ECD Worker - Arabic speaking.

Reporting to the Manager of Early Years Services, the Multicultural Outreach ECD Worker, is responsible for the supporting families with children 0-6 years old to build school readiness, confidence, and a sense of belonging to the greater communities in Delta. Typical duties include: home visits, integration visits and activities relevant to parenting, school readiness, and community connections. 

As the successful candidate, you are passionate about supporting children and their families from diverse backgrounds in high quality, experiential learning opportunities.  You believe in the knowledge, experience, and strengths of parents and their children and you see children as the center of families and community.  You are willing to challenge authoritarian principles that value the power and control of parents over children.  Typical duties include facilitating group workshop and activities relevant to parenting, school readiness, and community connections.  You provide case managed support for families, relevant accompaniments, referrals, outreach services, report writing, and more.

You have a combination of education and experience that prepares you for this role.  This may include a post-secondary degree in social services, humanities, or other relevant field of work and more than 2 years of relevant work in the community/social services sector.  You have demonstrated experience in developing adaptive and innovative group activities, in response to identified community needs.  You are experienced in case management and working alongside families through a service plan.  You can easily build rapport and relationships with families, schools, and local service providers through genuine connection. While you can work independently with ease, you also thrive as a part of a large, multidisciplinary team. 

Qualified candidates will possess:

1.  A post-secondary degree in social services, humanities, or other relevant field of work and more than 2 years of relevant work in the community/ social services sector. 

2. Demonstrated experienced in case management and working alongside families through a service plan. 

3. Easily builds rapport and relationships with families school, and local services providers through genuine connection. 

4. Experience working with diverse and multi-lingual groups.

5.  Knowledge of refugees, newcomers, and migration challenges. 

6. Knowledge of community resources for families with young children.

7. Excellent problem solving ability, communication skills, discretion and judgement. 

8. The ability to work collectively in a team environment. 

9. Strong English language written skills and fluency in Arabic is required. 

A Criminal Record Check is a requirement of employment. 

Please note that we currently have staff on the recall list. If an applicant on the recall list applies to this vacancy, the provisions under Article 13.5 "Recall" of the Collective Agreement will apply and we will not consider internal applications from those with less seniority.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: 

To apply, please upload your resume and cover letter as separate attachments. Please note that only Word or PDF formats can be accepted as part of the application process, you will be prompted to complete a short questionnaire. Please ensure all questions are answered. This position is not available for sponsorship, only candidates legally entitled to work in Canada can be considered. 

To view all opportunities at DIVERSEcity visit www.dcrs.ca/work-with-us/. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

This position is based in our Surrey office and is currently a blend of remote and in-person services.  DIVERSEcity has implemented new safety procedures for in-office and in-person work, to view our safety plan, please visit https://www.dcrs.ca/news/diversecity-re-opening-plan/.  Successful candidates will be provided with the training and equipment to safely carry out their duties, ensuring the best protection for our staff and clients. 

A comprehensive job description will be provided to all candidates shortlisted for interviews.

DIVERSEcity is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from people of all gender identities and expressions, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples and visible minorities. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application and hiring process may contact our HR department at (recruitment@dcrs.ca). Any personal information provided will be maintained in confidence. 

About DIVERSEcity 

DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society is a registered charity devoted to helping newcomers. For 40 years we have focused on providing specialized services newcomers to find employment, learn English, find housing, deal with family challenges, work through mental health issues and access medical care. DIVERSEcity is a client-centred organization committed to quality and accountability. We value growth, respect, integrity and compassion. To learn more about DIVERSEcity visit us at https://www.dcrs.ca/. 

We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.