Acorn Family Place is a multi-service family resource centre providing support, enhancing education, and fostering community. We work together to strengthen children and families on the challenging journey of living and growing.
The goal of the Caring Dads Facilitator is to support male-identifying parents and caregivers to build skills and enhance safety and wellbeing within their family relationships through engagement with the Caring Dads workshop series. This role will focus primarily on creating a safe and engaging group environment and facilitation weekly workshops.
Hours: 15 Hours/week
Compensation: $22-24/hour commensurate with experience and qualifications, plus 6% vacation, and benefits including group disability, life insurance, pension, EAP, health and dental package
Location: Work in-person on location at 222 Furby Street.

• Plan, promote, and facilitate two 17 week sessions of Caring Dads per year
• Work in collaboration with AFP Parenting Coordinator to ensure empowering participant enrollment, engagement and retention in workshop series
• Complete Caring Dads Facilitator Training and other related trainings as directed
• Ahere to Caring Dads program model including facilitating mid-point meetings with participants and their supports, and writing final letters of support for participants
• Maintain positive partnerships with stakeholders and referral partners
• Complete effective, organized, and accurate documentation for reporting and evaluation
• Support individual parents and caregivers with their parenting-related goals and challenges through coaching in workshops, information sharing, referrals, and advocacy