South Asian Women’s Community Centre

1035 rue Rachel Est3ème étageMontréal, Qc. H2J 2J5Téléphone: 514-528-8812Télécopier:514-528-0896E-mail: sawcc@cam.org

South Asian Women’s Community CentreContract job opportunity

The South Asian Women’s Community Centre (SAWCC) is dedicated to the empowerment of women of South Asian origin. We are committed to supporting South Asian women and their families facing discrimination on the basis of physical and mental ability, religion, colour, nationality, age, sexual orientation and identity, caste, and class.  We are guided by the international Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the Canadian and Quebec Charters of Human Rights.  We are informed by a feminist ethos and sisterhood, and we are guided in our work by principles of intersectionality, equality, equity, and transparency.

Position: Community worker

Salary: $12/ hour

Apply by: July 15th, 2016 Duration: 6 monthsSupervisor: Centre coordinator

Hours: 40 hours / week 

Requirements:

Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.Fluent in Dari, Farsi, English, and French. Functional knowledge of Pashto is an assetHave knowledge of social services in MontrealUnderstanding of community needs and issuesMotivation to provide services to all age groups

Skills:

Excellent Communication skillsExceptional listening skillsOrganizational and motivational skillsConfidence in talking to people in groups and one to one basisPatience, tact and ability to earn trustCreative thinking and problem solvingAbility to handle general administrative dutiesCan take initiative

Task and responsibilities for community workerThe community worker will be responsible for taking phone calls and appointments with women and families who communicate mainly in Farsi and Dari. The community worker will be responsible for offering one-on-one support, accompaniment services, translation services, support and filling out paperwork as well as offering counsel and advice regarding social services within the city.The community worker will be expected to do some administrative work. The community worker will be supported [daily] by the Centre coordinator as well as her colleagues.

Please send your CV and a cover page, addressed to the Hiring Committee, by July 15th, 2016 via email to sawcc@bellnet.ca.  For further information, please contact: (514) 528-8812 ext. 104