HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters) Program Worker

Full Time Position with Salary Range starting at $23.14 per hour, 37.5 hours per week**

Charlottetown, PE

** Salary based on applicant experience and qualifications

Immigrant & Refugee Services Association PEI (IRSA), a not-for-profit settlement support organization, is seeking a HIPPY Program Worker in our office, to join us on our mission of building a welcoming and inclusive province by bringing diverse groups together and empowering newcomers to build a future in PEI.

Why Join IRSA?

You will have an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of newcomers, enriching our communities through programming or case management supports, while having fun and joining a team of like-minded individuals in the process!

For all that work, you will also be compensated with:

- Market Competitive Wages
- Matching Group RRSP program up to 5%
- Mandatory Group Health Advantages Coverage & Free Employee Assistance Program
- Generous Time-Off programs for work-life balance (3 weeks paid vacation possible after a year)
- Paid Sick Time (Up to 12 days a year)

What’s The Job? As a HIPPY Program Worker, you will be a crucial part of the HIPPY Team, reporting to the program manager, helping to provide the delivery of established HIPPY programming for newcomer parents of 3, 4, and 5-year-old pre-school children.

This program includes the recruitment of HIPPY families, assessment of their developmental needs, and then the delivery of the parent education program in their homes and/or via group sessions.

You will

- Conduct regular visits to parents in their own homes, providing them with weekly learning materials, and role play activities,



which are curriculum-based and age appropriate as part of the HIPPY program
- Facilitate group meetings to develop newcomer parenting skills to better support their children, strengthen the parent-child relationship, aid parents in gaining English skills, gain confidence as a parent, build families’ community network
- Act as liaison for HIPPY program participants to newcomer supports to help reduce language and cultural barriers
- Coordinate and facilitate pre-school group events to assist HIPPY children participants in learning social skills and expectations

Some of the standard daily work you will do involves, Client Meetings, Phone/Computer Usage, Group Information sessions or presentations, Data Entry, Case Work & Follow Ups, and reporting. This role collaborates across departments to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to promote IRSA’s vision, mission and core values.

What Skills or Qualification will help me succeed?

Programming work requires organization, project management, clear standards for performance and an effective communications style. Given the timing and work of supporting programs, a flexible personal schedule would also be considered a key asset to this role. You will be working with the public, so comfort in speaking to groups and networking would be essential to your success. Also, our programming is aimed to support newcomers,



cultural competence and empathy to their needs are also key.

The following list of skills would also be considered assets:

- You have a post-secondary degree or diploma in Education, Human Services, Social Work, or a related discipline, with a minimum of 1-year experience in role (or an equivalent combination of education, training and work experience).
- Experience working with a Client Management System (CMS)
- Ability to communicate in other languages
- Working knowledge of local supports and community resources
- Having a valid provincial driver license with access to reliable transportation
- This position entails a mixture of in and out of office work, with frequent travel locally and infrequent travel regionally
- Our office open hours are Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, availability will be required after hours and on weekends for client sessions regularly.

How to Apply IRSA PEI encourages all qualified people to apply, to help contribute to the further diversification of ideas and support possible for our clients.

Please submit a resume and cover letter to [email protected] quoting the job title in the email subject field or drop your application off in person to IRSA PEI – 49 Water Street, Charlottetown, PE.

If you require any further support in the application or interview process, please just let us know how we can accommodate.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those individuals selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Pay: From $23.14 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 37.5 per week

Benefits

- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Paid time off
- RRSP match

Work Location: In person

📌 HIPPY Program Worker (Charlottetown)
🏢 Immigrant u0026 Refugee Services Association PEI
📍 Charlottetown