The Nanny Angel Network is a not-for-profit organization that provides free childcare for parents experiencing cancer. We believe that no mother should have to choose between their own health and care for their children. We also believe that no child should have to endure a parent’s illness or death due to cancer without support. Our mission is to lessen the impact of cancer on families through a network of specially trained volunteer Nanny Angels.
If you are looking for a change from the corporate world and would like to join an organization that truly makes a difference in the world, this is an opportunity you should consider.
Recruitment Specialist
Are you a recruiter searching for a purpose, not just to fill an open job order? Do you want to make a difference in the lives of families facing a cancer journey?
Help us fill our pipeline of qualified, deeply committed volunteers who provide childcare for moms with cancer.
NAN is a growing not-for-profit organization that is always focused on taking the best care of our volunteer Nanny Angels and providing excellent specialized childcare for moms with cancer since 2009. Nanny Angel Network has an unbelievable opportunity for someone with a proven background in recruitment. Someone with experience recruiting nurses, teachers, volunteers or other helping professionals would be ideal.
We are looking for:
- Someone who knows how to make things happen, bringing a diverse group of qualified people together to accomplish a goal of 300 volunteers with a 20% increase annually
- A thinker who can participate in a team environment to design and execute new recruitment campaigns and concepts, using creative content, videos, graphics, etc. That supports the need for volunteers and increased applicants.
- A self-starter who isn’t afraid to work hard.
- Someone who knows what it means to take ownership and run with it.
- A planner who can map out the steps to success and follow through.
- Someone adaptable and quick on their feet – can be brainstorming one minute, talking to a potential referral source the next and ensuring that every detail of a recruitment campaign is managed successfully.
- Someone curious- always on the lookout for the next opportunity, always asking questions, always learning and always eager to meet new and exciting people.
- We need you to source, recruit and screen for volunteers
- Protect the viability of the organization by ensuring a consistent flow of qualified volunteers.
Key Deliverables:
- Recruit, screen and select 300 new volunteers annually; ensure compliance with all supporting documents, verbally verify references
- With the support of the Volunteer Experience Manager, create and implement recruitment strategies and objectives to meet program targets
- Maintain accurate data on all volunteers and referral partners; provide monthly reports
- Collaborate with team members and create content for marketing collateral and social media about volunteer opportunities
- Perform additional tasks as required by the Manager of Volunteer Experience that supports the mission of Nanny Angel Network
Qualifications:
- Completion of University degree Community College or University and experience recruiting in a professional setting
- Demonstrated ability to engage with stakeholders and relationship builder
- An analytical mindset with excellent problem-solving abilities
- Passion and commitment to supporting Nanny Angel Network’s mission
- Ability to think outside the box and make a difference
- Excellent communication skills
- Fantastic customer service
- Ability to manage competing priorities with staff and volunteers
Benefits:
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
Experience:
- Recruitment: 1 year
- Location:
- Toronto, ON (Required)
- Excellent English (Required)
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: $50,000.00 per year
Schedule: 8-hour shift
COVID-19 considerations:
We are in a ground floor office. No elevator. All visitors are screened and rapid tested for Covid-19. Our workstations are divided and separate. All staff wear masks
Work remotely: No
COVID-19 precaution(s):
- Personal protective equipment provided or required
- Temperature screenings
- Social distancing guidelines in place
- Virtual meetings
- Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place
How To Apply: Please submit your resume and cover letter to a.guth@nannyangelnetwork.com.
Job description
This position provides Child Life support to parents and their children experiencing a cancer journey, leads Child Life inspired training and support of volunteers, and networking and advocacy with referral sources in the Greater Toronto Area.
Nanny Angel Network (NAN) is the only charity of its kind globally which provides Child Life-inspired, free, specialized in-home relief childcare for families experiencing cancer. NAN’s mission is to lessen the impact of cancer on families across the GTA, Kingston and Hamilton areas through in-home and virtual programming and support.
This individual will act as an advocate on Nanny Angel’s behalf in the community, will conduct assessments and provide one on one counselling for parents and children in our programs and will protect the viability of the organization by ensuring service excellence. Initially, this position will be split between the Toronto office and Hamilton.
We are looking for a Child Life Specialist to join our amazing team:
Who can deliver Nanny Angel Network’s proprietary programs designed to support children and their families throughout the cancer journey.
Who is a self-starter who isn’t afraid to work hard, knows what it means to take ownership and runs with it and is a planner who can map out the steps to success and follow-through.
Who understands the impact a community-based program has on the long-term psycho-social development of children experiencing trauma.
Accountability Roles
- Responsible to deliver the NAN Program for Children in GTA.
- Responsible for supporting the volunteers in delivering the NAN Program for Children
- Responsible for creating new content, coping kits, programs to enhance the family experience. In collaboration with NAN’s GTA team, implement training programs.
- May act as a supervisor mentoring students from the medical and educational fields.
- Performs additional tasks as assigned that support the mission of Nanny Angel Network
Responsibilities: Key Deliverables
- Assessing eligibility of applicant families to NAN in-home, virtual and meal support programs
- Match eligible families to available NAN volunteers
- Review with the family NAN’s service agreement
- Attends first visits and supports the graduation process
- Conducts safety assessment of the home
- Perform scoping assessment of children
- Responsible for the planning, implementation, assessment and administration of educational and therapeutic play-based programs for children in our network.
- Develop care plans for volunteers supporting in-home that promote and maintain normalcy, play opportunities and coping tools
- Nurture a sustainable family referral network with collaboration from nurse navigators, social workers, teachers and community leaders
- Coordinates and books all child life specialist visits
- Maintains NAN database with accuracy for clients
- Records all contacts and correspondence with active families and referral sources
Qualifications
- Certified Child Life Specialist.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience in Child Life.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite of products
- Solid communication and customer service skills
- Able to make decisive judgements and take appropriate actions in a highly interactive, high paced team environment
- Experience with client management systems, client Tracking preferred
- Highly detail-oriented
- Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle.
- Vulnerable sector police clearance
Physical Requirements
- Ability to operate office equipment and personal computer
- May require extended periods of sitting and frequent standing.
- May be required to lift up to 25 pounds.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
COVID-19 considerations: Covid Protocol strictly enforced. Rapid testing is done on all visitors
How To Apply: Please submit your resume and cover letter to a.guth@nannyangelnetwork.com.
Operations Coordinator Responsibilities
- General administrative support to the program team
- Maintain NAN Shopify store and inventory including filling store orders and mailing to volunteers
- Maintains the inventory of supplies, toys, books, uniforms, etc.
- Memos, letters, and general office correspondence related to the volunteer program
- Coordinates: volunteer engagement and appreciation activities, send thank you cards, bereavement cards and birthday cards
- Assemble coping kit packages for visits
- Maintain general office environment and equipment
- Other operations duties as assigned by the Director of Operations
Volunteer Coordinator Responsibilities:
- Monitor, follow-up and update expiring volunteer documents
- Coordinate incoming and outgoing volunteer documents
- Coordinate volunteer enrollment in Learning Management System online training and zoom meetings, Bereavement training
- Coordinate scheduling activities including monitoring volunteer scheduled shifts to ensure all shifts have been scheduled ahead of time and volunteers have logged in hours at end of shift
- Complete post-training documentation and volunteer status updates
- Maintain accurate data on all volunteers
- Perform additional tasks as assigned by the Manager of Volunteer Experience that supports the mission of Nanny Angel Network
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Volunteer Coordination, or related field preferred.
- Additional progressively responsible experience may offset degree requirement
Complexity of Work:
- Requires multitasking, critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to function in a highly interactive team environment.
- Highly detail-oriented
- Must be able to take appropriate action in a stressful environment.
- Solid communication and customer service skills
- Strong computer skills.
- Open concept office environment
Qualifications
- Self-starter
- Solid interpersonal skills
- organizational skills to the complexity of work and the ability to effectively prioritize competing tasks
- Passion and commitment to supporting Nanny Angel Network’s mission
- Excellent technology skills including Microsoft office 365
- Excellent English is written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to think outside the box and make a difference
- Able to work in a high paced, diverse office environment
- Minimum of two years administrative experience in healthcare services or volunteer environment preferred.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to operate office equipment and personal computer.
- May require extended periods of sitting and frequent standing.
- Good visual acuity through normal or corrected vision.
- May be required to lift up to 25 pounds.
Job Types: Full-time
COVID-19 considerations: Covid Protocol strictly enforced. Rapid testing is done on all visitors
How To Apply: Please submit your resume and cover letter to a.guth@nannyangelnetwork.com.
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