As a member of Carya’s Families in Community team, the Family & Community Facilitator supports families with children aged 0–6 by fostering connections, strengthening parenting skills and relationships, and deepening understanding of early childhood development. We serve the following Calgary neighbourhoods: the EAST team supports East Village, Downtown, Inglewood, Ramsay, and Bridgeland, while the WEST team serves Bowness, Montgomery, and surrounding NW areas.
WHO YOU ARE
- You build trust through meaningful relationships and thrive in spaces where people feel seen, supported, and welcome.
- You bring curiosity, empathy, and a strengths-based lens to every interaction—with families, community partners, and colleagues.
- You are creative and adaptable, able to hold space for both structure and spontaneity in ever-evolving environments.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Responsibilities
- Build meaningful relationships with families across various settings, including one-on-one support, cohort group facilitation such as Parent Child Mother Goose, Infant Massage, Circle of Security, Parent Chat and informal groups such as Drop-in Play.
- Respond to the developmental and relational needs of families and individual members by supporting natural connections, nurturing confidence, and providing relevant learning, resources and information.
- Foster trust and strong relationships by creating welcoming environments, offering purposeful activities, and responding to community needs. This includes maintaining strong connections with families, community partners, and colleagues.
- Apply a strength-based approach in all family and community interactions, focusing on what is right, possible, and strong.
- Demonstrate creativity, adaptability, and a solutions-focused mindset when working in dynamic, evolving, and sometimes ambiguous environments.
This task list is not intended to be exhaustive, and other tasks may be identified from time to time.
WHAT YOU BRING
- Bachelor’s degree in social work or a related field, or a combination of education and experience.
- Minimum of 2–3 years of experience working with families including engagement with young children (ages 0–6) and providing opportunities for adult learning.
- Strong knowledge of early childhood development and attachment theory an asset.
- Strong presentation and facilitation skills, along with effective communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Ability to utilize a strength-based, participant-centered approach.
- Enthusiasm for and experience in working with families and young children age 0-6, in various community spaces and community partners.
- A positive attitude and the ability to balance a commitment to quality service are essential.
- Exceptional teamwork and collaboration skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Completion of, or experience with family programs such as Parent-Child Mother Goose, Circle of Security, Theraplay, and Infant Massage is considered an asset.
- Experience and knowledge in supporting families in 1-1 settings an asset.
- Completion of Natural Supports Framework training required is an asset.
- Certification with the Alberta Family Wellness Initiative’s Core Brain Story is an asset.
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365 with a focus on SharePoint, Word, Teams, and Outlook.
- Ability to effectively manage and prioritize your emails and calendar.
- Valid driver’s license, vehicle, and insurance are required.
WHY JOIN TEAM CARYA
When you join team Carya, you are joining over 100 passionate professionals who exemplify our values of Respect, Kindness, Creativity, Collaboration, Belonging, Wellness. Our employees are the heart of our organization and work collaboratively to meet the unique and evolving needs of over 40,000 Calgarians.
At Carya, we take care of our people and proudly provide our employees with:
- Exceptional work life balance including paid vacation time off, personal time off each month and office closures during the year.
- A supportive and flexible work environment that includes professional development opportunities.
- A focus on health and wellbeing including access to virtual mental and physical health supports, employer paid extended health benefits, dental benefits, an annual health spending account and Employer matched RRSP contributions.
- Recognition that peoples are a combination of many intersecting identities; we work to cultivate an environment that welcomes the whole person and harnesses the strength that is available in our diversity, creating a rich and inclusive workplace.
The successful applicant will receive a comprehensive total compensation package including:
- Employer-paid premiums for extended health benefits and 50/50 share of dental premiums.
- Up to 7% RRSP matching.
- Annual Health Spending Account.
- Three (3) weeks paid vacation pro-rated to start date and eligible for use in the first year of employment.
- Monthly Personal Time Off (PTO) day.
- Paid office closure days between Christmas and New Year.
- Discretionary Day of Observation each year for use on a day that is of personal significance.
- Agency provided property as needed by the role.
HOW TO APPLY
- Submit a single PDF containing your cover letter and resume through our Career Centre portal.
- Applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered.
We thank all those who expressed their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Equal Employment Opportunities, Requesting an Accommodation, and Other Employment Statements
Carya is deeply committed to building a workplace where inclusion is not only valued but prioritized. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, neurodiversity, disability, age, or veteran status, or any other non-merit based or legally protected grounds.
Carya is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the employment application process. To request an accommodation, please contact People & Culture by email at [email protected] in advance of your interview.
The successful candidate must satisfactorily complete a Police Information Check with Vulnerable Sector Search and a Child Intervention Record Check.
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