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Our values

We work with purpose.

We are determined, intentional, and ambitious. We are committed to making a meaningful contribution so that everyone thrives.

  • We recognize we are all connected to an effort that’s greater than each of us.
  • We are thoughtful and deliberate with our choices.
  • We pursue change for the better.
  • We build enduring relationships and foster collaboration.

We aspire to improve.

We strive for continuous learning and mutual growth. We seek new ideas to create opportunities and prepare for challenges.  

  • We persevere, despite obstacles and hardship. 
  • Whatever we do, we do it with passion.  
  • We do our best, and “when we know better, we do better.”  
  • We test and implement innovative solutions. 

We cultivate belonging.

We meet everyone with empathy, acceptance, and respect. We work with others to build more welcoming and inclusive communities.  

  • We embrace diversity. Come as you are!
  • We work to break down the barriers that hold back equity, justice, and a sense of belonging.
  • We celebrate and enhance people’s unique strengths, supporting them to reach their full potential.
  • We respect the identities and traditions of diverse groups and cultures.

We are genuine.

We demonstrate humility and openness. We are empathetic and seek to inspire confidence and earn trust. We are ‘in it together.’  

  • We strive to ensure every interaction is a moment of authentic connection.  
  • We look for and celebrate the best in others.  
  • We ‘show up’ as our full selves.  
  • We accept that we don’t have all the answers. 

Open Positions

We are committed to the principles of equal employment opportunities and welcome all applications.

ADMINISTRATION
   

 

 

Senior Manager, Quality Assurance

Vancouver Welcome Center

Job ID: 24083-Admin Location: Vancouver Welcome Center
Job Type:Temporary full-time position (hybrid or fully remote as negotiated) at 35 hours per week Monday to Friday or Tuesday to Saturday, starting as soon as possible, until January 12, 2026 (maternity leave coverage). Program: Admin 
   

 

Job Summary:

The Senior Manager for Quality Assurance (QA) is responsible for supporting and overseeing key quality processes, systems, and initiatives within the organization to promote high standards of services and client well-being. Reporting to the organization’s two Program Directors and working with a range of executive and other organizational leaders, the Senior Manager for QA will help ensure compliance with external regulations and standards, as well as help identify internal opportunities for quality improvement and / or corrective actions.

Reports to Program Director 

*Please include the Job ID in the subject line when applying.

 

 

Payroll and Benefits Administrator, Finance

Vancouver

Job ID: 24063-Admin Location: Vancouver Welcome Center
Job Type: Regular full-time position at 35 hours per week starting as soon as possible. Program: Admin 

 

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Controller, is responsible for ensuring the administration and processing of the organization’s payroll in the Payworks system, employee benefits function and for providing support to other finance and accounting functions as required.

*Please include the Job ID in the subject line when applying.

 

 

EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
Employment Facilitator

Vancouver Metro

Job ID: 24081-JQ-EF Location: Vancouver, Coquitlam, and other locations
Job Type:

Temporary Part-Time position at 20 hours per week starting as soon as possible until March 31st, 2025

Interested applicants can apply to this position in conjunction with Job ID # 24082-JQ-EF-Youth to make it a full-time position until the end of March 31, 2025

Program:  Job Quest
   

Job Summary:

The Employment Facilitator will work within the Job Quest program to provide tailored support and resources directly support unemployed clients in creating job search portfolios (e.g., development and re-targeting of resumes, cover letters, references lists etc.) Vulnerable populations that will access these services include newcomer immigrant and refugee youth (including clients from IRCC-funded Moving Ahead Program), newly-arrived GAR and immigrant clients with low English levels and/or digital skills.

Reports to Senior Manager & Assistant Manager Job Quest

*Please include the Job ID in the subject line when applying.

Employment Facilitator – Youth

Burnaby and Vancouver

Job ID: 24082-JQ-EF-Youth Location: Byrne Creek Community School and ISSofBC WC
Job Type:

Temporary Part-Time position (Hybrid) at 15 hours per week. Starting on September 1st, 2024 until March 31st, 2025

Interested applicants can apply to this position in conjunction with Job ID # 24081-JQ-EF  to make it a full-time position until the end of March 31,2025.

Program:  Job Quest
   

Job Summary:

The Burnaby School District’s Immigrant Youth in School Program requires a community partner to support the district in meeting the employment needs of vulnerable multi-barrier newcomer students in programs at Byrne Creek Secondary School and other secondary school/s where the need is apparent.

The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting and empowering youths by providing essential career guidance and fostering meaningful connections between students and employers. This includes setting up one-on-one meetings with youth to assess their assets, employment needs, community involvement, and support, as well as employment skills and training. Additionally, the candidate will facilitate the development of realistic personal action plans for the youth clients’ employment or further training. The role involves monitoring clients’ progress, providing follow-up counseling and support until the action plan is completed, and preparing prescribed reports for each client. The candidate will also produce resumes and letters of application as needed, and contribute to client recruitment, program marketing, and project evaluation activities.

Reports to the Senior Manager, Job Quest Program

*Please include the Job ID in the subject line when applying.

Employment Resources Centre Advisor

WorkBC City Centre

Job ID: 24088-WorkBC Location: WorkBC Employment Centre – City Centre Location
Job Type: Regular Full-Time position at 35 hours per week-Monday to Friday. Starting as soon as possible until March 31st, 2027. Program: WorkBC
   

Job Summary:

Reporting to the WorkBC Senior Manager and Associate Program Director – WorkBC City Centre, the Employment Resources Centre Advisor is the primary point of contact for customers visiting and contacting Open Door Group centers. This role focuses on delivering an exceptional customer experience to a diverse clientele by providing a warm welcome, effectively navigating clients to appropriate services, responding to inquiries, supporting service applications, and orienting clients to the center’s resources.

The Employment Resources Centre Advisor also plays a critical role in supporting the center’s operations by performing administrative tasks such as data entry, maintaining resource centre information, scheduling appointments, answering, and directing incoming calls. This role may also provide support by covering the duties of the Administrative Assistant if operationally required.

*Please include the Job ID in the subject line when applying.

Employment Specialist

Kootenays

Job ID: 24089-WorkBC Location: WorkBC Employment Centre – Castlegar or Trail, with travel required to Nelson and the other office as needed
Job Type:Regular full-time position at 40 hours per week (35 hours per week from WorkBC and 5 hours per week from Gateway to Tourism and Hospitality) starting as soon as possible until March 31, 2027. Program: WorkBC
   

Job Summary:

Reporting to the WorkBC Senior Manager, Manager of the Gateway to Tourism and Hospitality and Regional Contract Manager – WorkBC Kootenays, assists eligible job seekers who are employed or underemployed, to achieve labour market attachment by performing such activities as assessing employment readiness and eligibility, supporting client(s) to identify realistic employment options and develop realistic action plans, become job ready, and successfully transition to sustainable employment.

The ISSofBC position will be working as part of a multi-agency team within the WorkBC Kootenays Catchment operated by Kootenay Career Development Society to connect job seekers with progressive employment, training opportunities, and holistic support.

*Please include the Job ID in the subject line when applying.

LANGUAGE/LINC SERVICES
Substitute Instructors

Multiple Locations

Job ID: LINC-SUB Location: Multiple locations
Job Type: Casual, on-call positions starting as soon as possible Program: LINC 

 

Job Summary:

Instructs level appropriate Literacy – CLB 8 English skills to adult immigrant and refugee newcomers while increasing their understanding of Canadian local, social, workplace, and cultural norms. For long-term placements of two weeks or more, connects immigrants to the community through field trips and guest speakers and, with IC support determines student progress through portfolio-based language assessment

*Please include the Job ID in the subject line when applying.

 

Language Instructor – CLB 1 Evening

Vancouver-Welcome Centre

Job ID: 24090-LINC Location: Vancouver – Welcome Centre
Job Type:Temporary part-time position starting October 1st, 2024 until March 31st, 2025, 11.25 hours per week Program: LINC 

 

Job Summary:

Reporting to the LINC Manager, and under the direction of the Instructional Coordinator, instruct level-appropriate (CLB 1) skills-building English lessons to adult immigrant and refugee newcomers while increasing their understanding of Canadian local, social, workplace, and cultural norms. Connect immigrants to the community through field trips and guest speakers. Monitor student progress through the components of portfolio-based language assessments and provide feedback to students informally on an ongoing basis and formally through student progress reports and conferencing.

*Please include the Job ID in the subject line when applying.

Language Instructor – CLB 3 PM

Vancouver – Welcome Centre

Job ID: 24091-LINC Location: Vancouver-Welcome Centre
Job Type: Temporary part-time position starting October 1st, 2024 until March 31st, 2025, 15 hours per week Program: LINC 

 

Job Summary:

Reporting to the LINC Manager, and under the direction of the Instructional Coordinator, instruct level-appropriate (CLB 3) skills-building English lessons to adult immigrant and refugee newcomers while increasing their understanding of Canadian local, social, workplace, and cultural norms. Connect immigrants to the community through field trips and guest speakers. Monitor student progress through the components of portfolio-based language assessments and provide feedback to students informally on an ongoing basis and formally through student progress reports and conferencing.

*Please include the Job ID in the subject line when applying.

Language Instructor CLB 4 (Remote)

Vancouver

Job ID: 24092-LINC Location: Vancouver-Welcome Centre
Job Type: Temporary part-time position at 15 hours per week (Tuesday-Friday) starting on October 1st, 2024, until March 31st, 2025 Program: LINC 

 

Job Summary:

Reporting to the LINC Manager, and under the direction of the Instructional Coordinator, instruct level-appropriate (CLB 4) skills-building English lessons to adult immigrant and refugee newcomers while increasing their understanding of Canadian local, social, workplace, and cultural norms. Connect immigrants to the community through field trips and guest speakers. Monitor student progress through the components of portfolio-based language assessments and provide feedback to students informally on an ongoing basis and formally through student progress reports and conferencing.

*Please include the Job ID in the subject line when applying.

Language Instructor – CLB 5 Evening

Vancouver

Job ID: 24093-LINC Location: Vancouver-Welcome Centre
Job Type:Temporary part-time position at 11.25 – 14.25 hours per week (Tuesday-Friday) starting on October 1st, 2024, until March 31st, 2025 Program: LINC 

 

Job Summary:

Reporting to the LINC Manager, and under the direction of the Instructional Coordinator, instruct level-appropriate (CLB 5) skills-building English lessons to adult immigrant and refugee newcomers while increasing their understanding of Canadian local, social, workplace, and cultural norms. Connect immigrants to the community through field trips and guest speakers. Monitor student progress through the components of portfolio-based language assessments and provide feedback to students informally on an ongoing basis and formally through student progress reports and conferencing.

*Please include the Job ID in the subject line when applying.

ESL Instructors – BC SAFE HAVEN Language

Vancouver

Job ID: 24094-BC SAFE HAVEN Location: Vancouver-Welcome Centre
Job Type:Temporary part-time positions (11.25-15hrs/week) starting October 07th, 2024 until December 20th, 2024- With a possibility of extension. 

BC SAFE HAVEN Language Program – Vancouver

Days off: Friday/Saturday/Sunday

Program: BC SAFE HAVEN Language

 

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Program Manager, and under the direction of the Instructional Coordinator, prepares and instructs level-appropriate basic to upper-beginner English skills lessons to adult ESL students, in person and online, while increasing the students’ knowledge and understanding of local social and cultural norms.  Monitors their students’ progress, provides feedback to students and submits reports in a timely and mutually acceptable manner. 

*Please include the Job ID in the subject line when applying.

Language Instructor CLB 7 – AM

Vancouver – Welcome Centre

Job ID: 24096-LINC Location: Vancouver
Job Type: Regular part-time position (Hybrid) at 15 hours per week, Monday to Thursday. Days off: Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Starting on October 15th, 2024, until March 31st, 2025. Program: LINC 

 

Job Summary:

Reporting to the LINC Manager, and under the direction of the Instructional Coordinator, instruct level-appropriate (CLB 7) skills-building English lessons to adult immigrant and refugee newcomers while increasing their understanding of Canadian local, social, workplace, and cultural norms. Connect immigrants to the community through field trips and guest speakers. Monitor student progress through the components of portfolio-based language assessments and provide feedback to students informally on an ongoing basis and formally through student progress reports and conferencing.

*Please include the Job ID in the subject line when applying.

 

LCC PROGRAM
SETTLEMENT
Settlement Facilitator

Vancouver Metro

Job ID: 24095-NSP Location: Vancouver Metro
Job Type:

Settlement Services – Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows

Regular full-time position at 17.5 hours per week starting October 14, 2024

 

Program: BC NSP Settlement

 

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Manager – BCNSP promotes pre-settlement process through delivery of key workshops and Canadian life skills group sessions utilizing approved curriculum, either in-person or online. Provides support to clients in accessing digital group services.

 *Please include the Job ID in the subject line when applying.

 

Awards

We are very proud and honoured to receive recognition for our work in helping immigrants and refugees build new lives in Canada over the past four decades.

2019

Outstanding Site Award

ISSofBC’s Advanced Literacy and Essential Skills (ALES) in the Workplace was honoured with the ALES Outstanding Site Award for creating opportunities for newcomers to fulfill their career goals while helping employers hire and retain highly skilled and motivated employees.

2018

Top Settlement Agency in Canada

ISSofBC has been named the Top Settlement Agency in Canada in 2018 by RBC (Royal Bank) and the Canadian Immigrant magazine. The Top Settlement Agency in Canada award celebrates the contributions, dedication and hard work of agencies in helping immigrants settle and succeed in Canada.

2017

2017 Premier’s Innovation and Excellence Award

ISSofBC was honoured to share the 2017 Premier’s Innovation and Excellence Award with the BC Ministry of Jobs, Trade and Technology for the role as an essential partner in the Refugee Readiness Fund Initiative.

2017

AMSSA Riasat Ali Khan Diversity Award

ISSofBC Welcome Centre was selected by AMSSA (Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC) to receive the Riasat Ali Khan Diversity Award. The award recognizes an AMSSA member organization for innovative programming that supports diversity and promotes integration.

2017

Coquitlam Crunch Diversity Grant

The grant was awarded to ISSofBC for the support of diversity initiatives that promote inclusion in the Tri-cities area. Grant funds are raised by fitness enthusiasts participating in the workout trail of the Coquitlam Crunch.

2017

2017 YWCA Women of Distinction Award

Patricia Woroch, CEO of ISSofBC, received the 2017 YWCA Women of Distinction Award in the Non-Profit category for propelling change through her leadership, professionalism and vision within the non-profit sector and for making a significant and sustained difference in Metro Vancouver.

2017

City of Vancouver Mayor’s Achievement Award

ISSofBC received the Mayor’s Achievement Award for the remarkable dedication to improving the quality of life for the citizens of Vancouver.

2015

International Talent Acquisition Centre (In-TAC) Strategic Partner Award

ISSofBC was recognized for the successful partnership with In-TAC in making a positive contribution to the employment and integration of internationally educated professionals across Canada.

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