| Date Posted: | Mar 26, 2026 | |
| Closing Date: | Apr 12, 2026 |
| Location: | Medicine Hat & area | |
| Status: | Summer / Seasonal | |
| Number of Positions: | 2 |
Description
The Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society supports families and individuals who are experiencing family violence by providing them with safe shelter, education, advocacy, and access to community resources. We are currently looking for an individual to join our children’s program.
We are committed to being inclusive and treating all individuals with respect and dignity. We provide employees with relevant training (cultural awareness, foundations of family violence, etc.), mentorship, and various social supports.
Qualifications
Our ideal candidate will have:
•Currently enrolled, or recent graduate of a post-secondary institution, preference given to those in the human services field.
•Experience working with children and youth is considered an asset.
•Knowledge and understanding of family violence is considered an asset.
•Group facilitation and public speaking experience.
•Strong organizational and time management skills.
•Strong communication and collaboration skills.
•Current Standard First Aid/CPR.
•Valid Alberta driver’s license.
•Must be under 30 years of age as per the Canada Summer Jobs grant requirements.
Responsibilities
Duties Include (but are not limited to):
•Support children and youth, ages 6 – 12, impacted by family violence.
•Facilitate programming to assist with building and developing life skills that promote healthy living, stress reduction and social responsibility.
•Schedule, coordinate, facilitate, and participate in educational, recreational, and social activities.
•Actively contributes to a healthy, safe, and supportive environment.
•Work collaboratively with clients, volunteers, coworkers, and community partners to ensure effective service delivery.
Pay Rate
18.50
Term Of Appointment
Contract Date: starting June 22nd, 2026, and concludes August 28th, 2026.
Rate of Pay: $18.50/hr.
Hours of Work: 8:00am – 4:00pm (40 hours/week), Monday to Friday.
Excluding Canada Day (July 1st) and Heritage Day (August 1st).
All candidates must undergo a criminal record check and an Alberta Child Services Intervention Check showing no substantiated instances of child abuse or neglect.
Hours Per Week
40
How To Apply
Please submit your resume by April 12th, 2026, to:
Kali Carlson, Director of Human Resources
Email: kalic@mhwss.ca