Are you led by a spirit of innovation, imagination, and community-making?
The Bedford House Board invites your interest in a part-time Project Coordination position. We are seeking an adult educator and community animator with Non-profit management experience.
Responsible for project development and evaluation, you will tell the stories of success and struggles in social media, reports, and grant proposals.
The focus ensures that fun, food, and learning happen in highly participatory small group gatherings as you co-facilitate weekly Bridging Team sessions and monthly Neighbour Network gatherings.
You will support the Bedford House Board of Directors in its decisions around: planning, leadership development priorities, financial budgeting and accountability, and volunteer and contract personnel management.
• Bedford House is a small, grassroots group; the Innovator of the Bridging Teams model of small group weekly gathering that has successfully created transformative relationships across class, gender, race, and ages.
• The Bedford House Board of Directors encourages applicants to dream about growing the organization. The Project Coordinator position could also grow into a full-time role. Our organization remains “Financially precarious” yet has survived a decade so far…
Qualities we admire:
•. Loves to have fun, share food, and gather people for learning in a safe and “courageous” environment using practices of Dignity, Hospitality, and Curiosity
•. Able to lead workshops/ training events with strong facilitation skills
•. Able to bring, or appreciate the value of: “Lived Experience” of living with poverty/being under resourced and/or marginalized.
•. Comfortable working with organized religion with a multi-faith appreciation.
•. Able to evaluate communication strategies with an eye to translating “middle-class speak” and/or “church-speak” into everyday language.
• Able to translate the story/vision into Projects and co-write grant proposals.
• Appreciation of an Asset-based Community Development approach versus a Charitable top-down approach
• Willingness to “follow the energy” through times of precarity
• Willingness to experiment, evaluate, consult community partners, and begin the spiral again
• Half-time contract equivalent to $40g/yr. range ($45 – 50/hr range)
If this sounds intriguing to you, please reach out to Lynn and Allan Smith-Reeve Bedfordhouse551@gmail.com by November 1st for an anticipated start date of January 1st.
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