YMCA of Cape Breton

Full-Time Contract

Weekdays Evenings

Description

Title: Youth Leadership Coordinator

Reports to: Manager of Community Employment and Special Projects

Position Status: Full-time Term (to March 31, 2028)

Salary: $52,747.50 annually

Start Date: July 13, 2026

Office Locations: Based in Glace Bay, travel is required across CBRM

  Position Summary

 YESS is the Government of Canada's commitment to help young people, particularly those facing barriers to employment, get the information and gain the skills, work experience and abilities they need to make a successful transition into the labour market. The Youth Leadership Coordinator is responsible for the delivery of the YMCA of Cape Breton Youth Employment Strategy programming  and serves as a youth advisor, empowering and advocating on behalf of participants.

 Responsibilities:

•  Plan the delivery of the overall program and its activities in accordance with the mission and the goals of the organization and project;
• Develop and implement long-term goals and objectives to achieve the successful outcomes of the program;
• Coordinate training sessions for participants;
• Deliver a variety of employment readiness workshops;
• Develop/administer a program evaluation framework to assess the strengths of the program and to identify areas for improvement;
• Ensure that program activities operate within the policies and procedures of the
• organization;
• Develop/utilize forms and records to document program
• Oversee the collection and maintenance of records on the clients of the program for statistical purposes, meanwhile adhering to prescribed privacy and confidentiality policies;
• In consultation with Nova Scotia Works Employment Services Centres and other community organizations, as required, recruit, interview and select participants – with an emphasis on underrepresented persons in the labour market in Nova Scotia;
• Implement the human resources policies, procedures and practices of the organization;
• Collaborate with service providers, to develop comprehensive programming and offer true wrap around services to the participants, and;
• Establish partnerships and leverage resources within the community to offer comprehensive life, work and learning experiences to participants

Qualifications:

•  Degree or post-secondary education in Human Services field or related field of study or a combination of education and work-related experience;
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills - experience working with cloud computing considered an asset;
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple, competing deadlines and tasks;
• Demonstrated discretion and sound judgement in the handling of confidential information;
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail in the resolution of issues, process
• improvement and evaluation;
• High level of initiative is needed to work independently and respond to unanticipated items;
• Committed to professional development and career self-management;
• Strong communication and presentation skills – experience facilitating considered an asset, and;
• Schedule flexibility to accommodate variations outside of regular business hours, as
• needed.
• Travel required.

Note: Successful candidates will be required to provide a current and satisfactory Criminal Record Check/ Vulnerable Sector Check and Child Abuse Registry Check. They will also be required to attend YMCA Child Safeguarding Training, as well as successfully complete First Aid and CPR training.

 We offer

•  Comprehensive Benefit and Pension Plan
• Strong Work Life Balance Programs – Paid time off (15 days paid vacation, 11 wellness days per year, paid holidays)
• YMCA employee or family membership
• Discounted Childcare and Program Rates
• We are an AIP (Atlantic Immigration Program) designated employer