Start date: Immediate
Full time position: 37.5 hours per week
Wage: Hourly rate: $28
Compensation package includes benefits and generous paid holiday time
Application deadline: October 12th, 2022

Organizational Information: FCJ Refugee Centre strives to meet the diverse needs of uprooted people in communities across Ontario and attempts to address the problems of poverty and lack of resources, isolation, and discrimination through community-based programs which promote self-help, personal growth, community economic development and social justice.

Job Description – Resource Development Coordinator: For this role, the Resource Development Coordinator is responsible for supporting day-to-day fundraising and special event activities, enhance the funding portfolio, foster relationships with new and existing donors, connect with stakeholders, and ensure financial stability & sustainability. Supervised by the Senior Director and Executive Director, the Resource Development Coordinator also works closely with the Finance & Operations Manager as well as each member of the management team. As with all roles within the office, there are overarching responsibilities that apply including attendance to all staff and program specific meetings, following the policies of anti-oppression, confidentiality, the maintenance of accurate client records & files, and reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain the organization’s fundraising database, including the efficient and timely processing of data relating to donations, and grants.
• Recruitment and management of monthly donors.
• Organizing and coordination of fundraising and organization/community events.
• Development and promotion of fundraising campaigns.
• Collaborate with the bookkeeper to appropriately follow up with grants and donations.
• Assist with all aspects of fundraising including telephone calls, donor relations, correspondence, and fundraising proposals and applications.
• Organize and oversee fundraising mailings.
• Organize, update, and build contact lists.
• Research potential new funders utilizing various online data base of foundations and corporations.
• Maintain a high level of customer service to all donors, volunteers, and supporters.
• Research community needs and work with staff, students and volunteers to develop responses.
• Required to access resources to initiate new programs and develop community response mechanisms.
• Responsible for correspondence thanking donors for their contributions.

Qualifications:

• Ability to speak a second language is an asset.
• Excellent program and project management skills.
• Results oriented, highly motivated, and able to work effectively independently or within a team setting.
• Strong interpersonal skills and background in working with individuals from diverse communities
• Strong foundation in settlement and refugee-serving sectors
• Excellent organizational, time management, and planning skills and the ability to multi-task.
• Demonstrated experience working with a wide variety of agencies in a community-based setting and within an anti-oppression framework.
• Effective cross-cultural communication skills.
• Computer literacy skills including Microsoft Office, the Internet, and email.
• Must be able to adapt a flexible work arrangement which may include a combination of virtual remote work from home and work in office arrangements. This will be based on organization and program needs as determined by supervisor.

As an employer who values diversity in its workforce, we encourage candidates to self-identify as members of the following designated groups: refugees/migrants, women, visible minorities, aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities.

Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and résumé by email only (in word format) by October 12th, 2022, 5.00 pm, to: Loly Rico, via email alexandra.garcia@fcjrefugeecentre.org.

We thank all applicants; however, due to the volume of applicants, only candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

Application deadline: June 17th, 2022
Salary: $22.5/hr
Hours: 37.5 hours weekly
Start date: Immediately
Contract position until March 31st, 2023

The Anti-Human Trafficking (AHT) Women’s Coordinator is tasked with developing and implementing the women’s programming, through an anti-human trafficking lens at the FCJ Refugee Centre. This work directly involves participation and coordination of the Migrant Women’s Counter Human Trafficking Alliance.

The Migrant Women’s Counter Human Trafficking Alliance approaches women through a peer led model to provide them with holistic information and access to wrap around supports. This enhanced access to knowledge will equip women with the tools they need to make informed decisions about their lives and futures. These efforts will work to circumvent emerging international cases of human trafficking for the intent of labour and sex exploitation within Canada.

The program connects women to safe housing and offers a safe space for these vulnerable women to share their experiences in a nonjudgmental and supportive environment while also providing critical information through workshops, materials, information sessions and open discussions, and the collaborative creation of best practices.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and lead the Migrant Women’s Counter Human Trafficking Alliance program.
• Provide ongoing case management with holistic approach connecting at-risk women and survivors of human trafficking to specialized services, working on immigration applications, providing settlement services including access to safe housing and health and advocacy.
• Provide access to resources through information and guidance to program participants on their rights as migrant women, as well as labour rights as they related to exploited women, at-risk women and survivors of human trafficking.
• Conduct outreach to partner organizations, service providers, shelters and other spaces where women migrants are present such as the hospitality industry, cleaning services, factory workers, and hotels.
• Organize and facilitate 2 steering committees- The first with women with lived-experience, conducting monthly meetings. The second with community organizations, having meetings every 3 months.
• Organize and facilitate capacity building sessions for migrant women and for front-line workers and service providers.
• Organize and facilitate weekly community building and social connection sessions who are at-risk and survivors of human trafficking.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date client records.
• Collaborate with the Anti-Human trafficking team and Women’s Programs in writing program tool-kits, reports (including program/service evaluations), and collaborate in the creation of advocacy letters, pamphlets, posters and other promotional material which contributes to advocacy work.
• Contribute to creating awareness and community building capacity through participating in meetings, representing FCJ in coalitions such CCR, TCHTN among others, and attending training for stake holder organizations and partners, informing on possible different types of issues which affect migrant women (including human trafficking).
• Adhere to organization policies including confidentiality, reporting and anti-oppression.

Qualifications:

• Second language capabilities an asset.
• Results oriented, highly motivated, and able to work effectively independently or within a team setting.
• Previous experience writing evaluations, reports and/or tool-kits is required.
• Experience in working with newcomer women (immigrant, refugee, or non-status), and providing individual and group supports to marginalized women.
• Knowledgeable about community resources.
• Strong community engagement skills for program development and delivery is required.
• Experience working from an intersectional and anti-oppression based framework is required.
• Adept in public speaking with experience in facilitating workshops, meetings and information sessions.
• Knowledgeable in media production such as podcasts, videos, and technological expertise in Zoom, Go To Meeting and social media, considered an asset
• Lived experience with human trafficking and/or migration will be recognized.
  Must be willing and able to work in a flexible environment, and collaborate with other program areas as needed.
• Must be able to adapt a flexible work arrangement which may include a combination of virtual remote work from home and work in office arrangements. This will be based on organization and program needs as determined by supervisor.

As an employer who values diversity in its workforce, we encourage candidates to self-identify as members of the following designated groups: women, visible minority, aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities.

Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and résumé by email only (in word format) by June 17th, 2022, 5pm, to: Loly Rico, via email alexandra.garcia@fcjrefugeecentre.org

We thank all applicants; however, due to the volume of applicants, only candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

To learn more about FCJ Refugee Centre please visit our website at: www.fcjrefugeecentre.org.

Application deadline: May 26, 2022
Salary: $22.5/hr
Hours: 37.5 hours weekly
Start date: Immediately
Contract position until March 31st, 2023

The Anti-Human Trafficking (AHT) Women’s Coordinator is tasked with developing and implementing the women’s programming, through an anti-human trafficking lens at the FCJ Refugee Centre. This work directly involves participation and coordination of the Migrant Women’s Counter Human Trafficking Alliance.

The Migrant Women’s Counter Human Trafficking Alliance approaches women through a peer led model to provide them with holistic information and access to wrap around supports. This enhanced access to knowledge will equip women with the tools they need to make informed decisions about their lives and futures. These efforts will work to circumvent emerging international cases of human trafficking for the intent of labour and sex exploitation within Canada.

The program connects women to safe housing and offers a safe space for these vulnerable women to share their experiences in a nonjudgmental and supportive environment while also providing critical information through workshops, materials, information sessions and open discussions, and the collaborative creation of best practices.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and lead the Migrant Women’s Counter Human Trafficking Alliance program.
• Provide ongoing case management with holistic approach connecting at-risk women and survivors of human trafficking to specialized services, working on immigration applications, providing settlement services including access to safe housing and health and advocacy.
• Provide access to resources through information and guidance to program participants on their rights as migrant women, as well as labour rights as they related to exploited women, at-risk women and survivors of human trafficking.
• Conduct outreach to partner organizations, service providers, shelters and other spaces where women migrants are present such as the hospitality industry, cleaning services, factory workers, and hotels.
• Organize and facilitate 2 steering committees- The first with women with lived-experience, conducting monthly meetings. The second with community organizations, having meetings every 3 months.
• Organize and facilitate capacity building sessions for migrant women and for front-line workers and service providers.
• Organize and facilitate weekly community building and social connection sessions who are at-risk and survivors of human trafficking.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date client records.
• Collaborate with the Anti-Human trafficking team and Women’s Programs in writing program tool-kits, reports (including program/service evaluations), and collaborate in the creation of advocacy letters, pamphlets, posters and other promotional material which contributes to advocacy work.
• Contribute to creating awareness and community building capacity through participating in meetings, representing FCJ in coalitions such CCR, TCHTN among others, and attending training for stake holder organizations and partners, informing on possible different types of issues which affect migrant women (including human trafficking).
• Adhere to organization policies including confidentiality, reporting and anti-oppression.

Qualifications:

• Second language capabilities an asset.
• Results oriented, highly motivated, and able to work effectively independently or within a team setting.
• Previous experience writing evaluations, reports and/or tool-kits is required.
• Experience in working with newcomer women (immigrant, refugee, or non-status), and providing individual and group supports to marginalized women.
• Knowledgeable about community resources.
• Strong community engagement skills for program development and delivery is required.
• Experience working from an intersectional and anti-oppression based framework is required.
• Adept in public speaking with experience in facilitating workshops, meetings and information sessions.
• Knowledgeable in media production such as podcasts, videos, and technological expertise in Zoom, Go To Meeting and social media, considered an asset
• Lived experience with human trafficking and/or migration will be recognized.
  Must be willing and able to work in a flexible environment, and collaborate with other program areas as needed.
• Must be able to adapt a flexible work arrangement which may include a combination of virtual remote work from home and work in office arrangements. This will be based on organization and program needs as determined by supervisor.

As an employer who values diversity in its workforce, we encourage candidates to self-identify as members of the following designated groups: women, visible minority, aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities.

Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and résumé by email only (in word format) by May 26, 2022, 5pm, to: Loly Rico, via email alexandra.garcia@fcjrefugeecentre.org

We thank all applicants; however, due to the volume of applicants, only candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

To learn more about FCJ Refugee Centre please visit our website at: www.fcjrefugeecentre.org.

Application deadline: October 1st 2021, 5.00 pm
Salary: $20 – $22/hr according to relevant experience
Hours: 37.5 hours weekly

The FCJ Refugee Centre strives to meet the diverse needs of uprooted people in communities across Ontario. The Anti-Human Trafficking Migrant Case worker is tasked to offer a holistic approach in supporting and responding to the needs of migrant workers who have experienced, who are experiencing or who are at-risk of human trafficking, with a special focus on international cases of labour exploitation. You will be providing ongoing services to clients, from intake to follow-up as our doors are always open for returning clients. FCJ Refugee Centre has been providing service to those with precarious immigration status for the past 30 years.

No two days are the same at FCJ Refugee Centre. As part of working in a small grassroots organization, you need to be open to adapt yourself to any situation. You will be a core part of the Anti-Human Trafficking team, but will be working in collaboration with the organization as a whole and might be asked to support other teams with evolving tasks. The Anti-Human Trafficking team also supports remote and rural communities by contributing to create awareness and building capacity through meetings, information sessions and trainings to these organizations. Currently, while working in office most appointments with clients are done over the phone and online but you may be required to travel to locations around Ontario to provide information sessions and client support.

While our main focus is immigration support, we also provide client with assistance to access social services like Legal Aid, Ontario Works, housing, food security, etc. Knowledge of services available to those in need is critical. We are part of multiple local, provincial and federal networks that fight for migrant rights and other social issues. You will be required to attend network meetings and share with them the resources and news from FCJ Refugee Centre.

Responsibilities:

• Provide ongoing intensive holistic case management independently and in collaboration with the Anti-Human Trafficking team.
• Perform intake with clients to better understand their needs and create a work plan based on information gathered during intake.
• Refer and support clients in applying for social services such as Legal Aid Ontario, Ontario Works, ODSP when eligible.
• Provide accurate and up-to-date information about various labour rights and human trafficking for labour exploitation as they relate to exploited or at-risk migrant workers under the supervision of the project coordinator.
• Provide individualized support, information and guidance on labour rights and human trafficking, including supporting clients in filling out forms and helping with case management in regards to wider settlement and other issues.
• Organize and prepare critical applications such as Work Permits for Vulnerable Workers, Temporary Resident Permits, or Humanitarian and Compassionate applications.
• Collect and analyze data related to the case support.
• Maintain accurate records and statistics. Prepare statistical and narrative reports for the project coordinator.
• Adhere to organizational policies, including confidentiality, reporting and anti-oppression.
• Provide accurate/up-to-date information about labour rights and other processes as they relate to exploited or at risk migrant workers, under the supervision of the FCJ Co-director and/or HT program coordinator.
• Support the project coordinator in the individual case management as well as the implementation of other activities related to the project.
• Closely monitor service delivery. Conduct and coordinate follow-up and reporting.
• Support and participate in the meetings with the Advisory Committee.
• Contribute to creating awareness and building capacity through participating I meetings, representing FCJ in coalitions, and attending training for stake holder organizations and partners, informing on possible different types of issues which affect precarious migrants.
• Aid in improving and developing our outreach to organizations and migrant workers in rural and remote areas.

Qualifications:

• Second language capabilities required- fluency in Spanish, and/or Portuguese. French an asset.
• Results oriented, highly motivated, and able to work effectively independently or within a team setting.
• Committed to working from intersectional, anti-oppression, feminist anti-racist framework.
• Experience working with newcomers, precarious migrants, diverse communities and vulnerable populations.
• Previous experience writing evaluations, reports and/or tool-kits is required.
• Knowledge and understanding of labour and other processes as they relate to exploited and at-risk migrant workers, and community resources
• Adept in public speaking with experience in facilitating workshops, meetings and information sessions, with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Lived experience with human trafficking and /or migration will be recognized.
• Must be able to adapt a flexible work arrangement which may include a combination of virtual remote work from home and work in office arrangements. This will be based on organization and program needs as determined by supervisor.

As an employer who values diversity in its workforce, we encourage candidates to self-identify as members of the following groups: women, visible minority, aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities.

Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and resume by email only (in word format) by October 1st, 5pm to: Natasha Rollings via natasha.rollings@fcjrefugeecentre.org with the subject line Migrant Caseworker Application.

We thank all applicants; however, due to the volume of applicants, only candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

Application deadline: August 6th, 2021
Salary and Hours: 37.5 hours weekly / 20$/hr
Start Date: immediately
(One year contract with a possibility for renewal and extension)

The AHT youth coordinator is tasked with developing and implementing the youth led programming, through an anti-human trafficking lens at the FCJ Refugee Centre. This work directly involves participation and coordination with the centre’s Youth Network, and the Youth Alliance Against Human Trafficking.

The FCJ Youth Network offers positive and inclusive space that works from an anti-oppressive, trauma informed intersectional framework and welcomes anyone regardless of aspect of their identity including their immigration status, race, gender identity, sexual identity, or language abilities. As a youth-led initiative, the group meets weekly to socialize, participate in workshops, and engage in discussions about issues which impact them. In addition to being a space migrant youth to connect with youth who share their lived experiences, the group also provide a platform for migrant youth to be leaders and advocate for their rights.

The Youth Alliance Against HT is a program which provides access to information, resources and wrap-around supports for youth at-risk of and in conditions of human trafficking, and implements a peer-to-peer approach in connecting individuals with lived experiences to inclusive and appropriate resources.  The program conducts a youth-led preventative strategy in providing materials and hosting information sessions with the goal of increasing awareness about the intersectionality of youth and Human Trafficking, and increasing the capacity of service providers to support youth.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and lead the Youth Network, and the Youth Alliance Against Human Trafficking program.
• Provide interpersonal case management through appropriate individualized support, and access to information to vulnerable young precarious migrants, at-risk youth and young survivors of human trafficking.
• Provide ongoing case management with holistic approach connecting youth to specialized services, working on immigration applications, providing settlement services including access to education, housing and health and advocacy.
• Provide access to resources through information and guidance to program participants on their rights as migrant youth, as well as labour rights as they related to exploited youth, at-risk youth and youth survivors of human trafficking.
• Conduct outreach to partner organizations, youth service providers, schools, shelters and other spaces where youth are present about the Youth Alliance program and the FCJ Youth Network.
• Organize and facilitate bi-monthly steering committee meetings for the Youth Alliance program.
• Organize and facilitate weekly meetings for the FCJ Youth Network.
• Facilitate and develop youth social events, activities, outings, and informative workshops for the Youth Alliance program and the FCJ Youth Network. This includes facilitating workshops on Human Trafficking and its related themes, and hosting the weekly FCJ Youth Network meetings.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date client records.
• Collaborate with the Youth and Anti-Human trafficking teams in writing program tool-kits, reports (including program/service evaluations), and collaborate in the creation of advocacy letters, pamphlets, posters and other promotional material which contributes to advocacy work.
• Contribute to creating awareness and community building capacity through participating in meetings, representing FCJ in coalitions such CCR, TCHTN among others, and attending training for stake holder organizations and partners, informing on possible different types of issues which affect migrant youth (including human trafficking).
• Adhere to organization policies including confidentiality, reporting and anti-oppression.

Qualifications:

• Second language capabilities required – fluency in French, Portuguese or Spanish.
  Previous experience writing evaluations, reports and/or tool-kits is required.
• Experience in working with newcomer youth (immigrant, refugee, or non-status), and providing individual and group supports to marginalized youth.
• Knowledgeable about community resources.
• Strong youth engagement skills for program development and delivery is required.
• Experience working from an intersectional and anti-oppression based framework is required.
• Adept in public speaking with experience in facilitating workshops, meetings and information sessions.
• Knowledgeable in media production such as podcasts, videos, and technological expertise in Zoom, Go To Meeting and social media, considered an asset
• Lived experience with human trafficking and/or migration will be recognized.
  Must be willing and able to work in a flexible environment, and collaborate with other program areas as needed.
• Must be able to adapt a flexible work arrangement which may include a combination of virtual remote work from home and work in office arrangements. This will be based on organization and program needs as determined by supervisor.

Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and résumé by email by August 6th 2021 at 5:00 pm to Natasha Rollings: natasha.rollings@fcjrefugeecentre.org. Please send it with the subject line: AHT Youth Coordinator Application.

Anti-Human Trafficking Youth Worker

The Youth Worker will support in the development and implementation of the Youth Alliance against Human Trafficking, a program which provides holistic support to young people from conditions of human trafficking, labour exploitation and sex trafficking. The project also established preventative measures by providing comprehensive access to information to equip vulnerable young people with the information they need to make informed decisions, mitigate the risks that they face, and advocate for their rights.

Join us and be part of an exceptional team.

For more details about this job position click here:

Start date: September 5^th  2017
Salary and Hours: $15.50/hr, 25 hours a week for one year (52 weeks)
Deadline to apply: August 31^st  .,2017.

The Migrant Support Worker will work with existing staff, students and volunteers to develop collective solutions to address individual needs and problems associated with immigration and settlement issues.