JOB POSTING: 2026-108-01
- INTERNAL/EXTERNAL
- Family Education
- Group Facilitator
- Wage: $27.00 to $28.50 per hour
- Part Time: 18 hours per week
- Monday to Friday with weekday hours, along with one evening a week (Tuesday or Wednesday, dependant on program schedule), 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM
- Temporary to December 18, 2026
Facilitate Group Parenting Courses with the team at Archway
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Location: Abbotsford, BC
On Site and Outreach
The Group Facilitator prepares for and facilitates in-person group parenting sessions. Group sessions explore parenting and assist participants in developing skills in a variety of areas. The Group Facilitator conducts in-home visits to further engage parents in the program, including gathering expected outcomes, and responding to any concerns. This position works collaboratively with a team using a non-adversarial, non-confrontational, cooperative approach to completing tasks.
Your Role:
Archway’s Group Facilitator with the Family Education Program contributes by:
- Facilitating in-person group sessions according to Family Education Program curriculum.
- Arranging for session space and preparing materials for group sessions.
- Staying up to date with current evidenced based parenting strategies, child development theories, and family systems theories.
- Coaching clients on developing and using newly learnt parenting skills.
- Modeling and demonstrating parenting skills.
- Maintaining the referral and intake processes, as well attendance forms and documentation.
- Preparing progress reports for social workers for clients of the Parent Project groups.
This position is a great fit for someone who enjoys facilitating groups, is a good coach, understands family dynamics, early childhood development, and healthy parenting styles.
Our Offer
- Wage: $27.00 – $28.50 per hour
- A part time position at 18 hours per week, weekdays with flexibility in the hours; and Tuesday or Wednesday evenings from 5:00pm to 8:30pm.
- Temporary until December 18, 2026.
- Benefits include:
- Three weeks’ pro-rated vacation.
- Three pro-rated wellness days per year.
- Pro-rated sick leave days per year.
- Opportunity to exchange a statutory holiday for a cultural day celebration.
- A great benefits plan including extended health and dental; you choose your plan.
- Employee and Family Assistance Program.
- Access to online wellness resources including newsletters, physical health videos and wellness events.
- Free use of Archway’s wellness equipment.
- Great in-house training opportunities.
- Rewarding work in a positive and supportive environment.
- Work/Life balance.
Getting an Interview–you will be considered if you have:
- A Diploma or Degree in Social Work, Social Services, Communications, Psychology, Child and Youth Care, Adult Education, Education, or a related field.
- At least 2 years’ experience in group or family work.
- Valid Class 4 BC Driver’s License, with a satisfactory driver’s record.
- Emergency First Aid certificate with CPR level C is a condition of employment.
- Familiarity with Punjabi language and culture is an asset.
The Job Requires you to have:
- A thorough knowledge of family dynamics, early childhood development and healthy parenting styles.
- Strong verbal, written, and active listening skills; able to communicate effectively and respectfully with people from different backgrounds and experiences.
- Strong coaching, conflict resolution, and behavioural modelling skills.
- Strong organizational and time management skills; able to balance and manage competing projects and priorities.
- Strong competency using technology particularly databases like CAMS, and Microsoft Office 365 particularly SharePoint and Teams.
- Ability for direct, in-person contact with on-site staff and clients; adherence to health and safety protocols is required.
- Able to navigate challenging conversations and sensitive topics.
- Availability to work during the day and some evenings.
- A satisfactory criminal records check is a condition of employment.
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How to Apply
Interested applicants are to reference Posting # 2026-108-01 in the subject line.
Please submit your cover letter and resume to: jobpostings@archway.ca
Closing date is Wednesday, February 11th
No phone calls please. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
Must be legally entitled to work in Canada
Your resume may also be forwarded to other programs for their consideration for their job vacancies. If you do not wish for your application to be shared with other Programs, please include DO NOT FORWARD TO OTHER PROGRAMS, in the subject line or the email when you apply. Please also include the posting number in the subject.
Diversity Statement
Archway’s goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. Equity and diversity are essential to excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged.
We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.
We are committed to investing in the mental health and wellbeing of our employees.
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This deadline for submitting your application is Wednesday, February 11th