As a member of an advisory committee for a Health Canada National Projects
Fund project on Sharing Attachment Across Cultures, I have agreed to help
disseminate a job posting for a Project Coordinator.  The project will be
managed by St. Joseph's, Women's Health Centre, which sponsors the Parkdale
Primary Prevention Project (a Community Action Program for Children -
CAPC).


Sharing Attachment Practices
Across Cultures
National Project Fund, Health Canada


Project Coordinator (1 FTE)
Job Description

This Women’s Health Centre, SJHC National Project is aimed at acknowledging
 and validating parent-child attachment practices used by women/families
coming from diverse backgrounds and countries abroad that have proven to be
critical in the healthy development of children in their first five years
of life. This project will enhance the knowledge and understanding of
members of CAPC/CPNP projects and community-based agencies across the
country on culturally relevant attachment practices and the impact of
migration and re-settlement in fostering  healthy mother/family - baby
relationships.

Position Summary:
Reporting to the WHC Manager,  the coordinator will have an excellent
understanding of child-rearing issues faced by women, families and children
from immigrant and refugee communities. She will conduct focus groups and
interviews across the country to gather information about attachment
practices and along with a National Advisory Committee will develop a
tool-kit and Web-page for national dissemination through CAPC/CPNP
projects.

Position Responsibilities:

1.0     Coordination
Ensures that the goals and objectives of the project are met
Serves as a liaison between the National Advisory Committee, the WHC and
the community at large
Ensures that the National Advisory Committee and the WHC are informed of
all project matters.
Ensures the completion of a literature review on ethno-cultural attachment
practices.
Serves as a resource providing appropriate information for the evaluation
process of the project
Links with the  regional CAPC/CPNPs coordinators and with community-based
agencies across the country.
Coordinates a social marketing strategy and the production of a poster and
a Web-site for the National Campaign on Attachment Practices.
Assists in the financial management of the project (record of expenditures
and in-voices)
 Documents and prepares interim and final reports for the National Advisory
Committee and for Health Canada

2.0     Out-reach and Community Development
Establishes regular contact with regional CAPC/CPNP participants, groups of
women in the community as well as with WHC and  members of the National
Advisory Committee.
Organizes focus groups in coordination with CAPC/CPNP coordinators across
the country
Facilitates focus groups and conducts one-to-one interviews with project
participants and service providers
Gathers current information, and research documents on attachment practices
as applied to ethno-cultural communities.

3.0     Education and Dissemination
Develops a tool kit with project findings and facilitates its national
dissemination to all CAPC/CPNP project staff and the community at large
Facilitates the exchange, gathering and dissemination of project
information and resources through Web-site and other sources.
Produces and disseminates a poster with everyday attachment practices
Presents project findings and resources at the CAPC/CPNP regional and
national conferences.

Qualifications:
Demonstrated experience in working with multicultural and newcomers groups
Understanding of the impact of migration/re-settlement on the health of
families and children
Knowledge of attachment theory and practices and their impact on children’s
health
Strong interpersonal, communication, and team-building skills
Ability to coordinate/organize complex information
Masters degree in health or social sciences or equivalent research
experience
Knowledge of research practices
Ability to develop innovative and creative ways to educate/inform the
community
Possess multilingual skills an asset
Ability to work both collaboratively and independently
Knowledge of Word Perfect 7.0, Internet and e-mail
Flexibility to work in and off-site the Women’s Health Centre
Flexibility to travel across the country

Term: March 1st 1999 to March 31st 2000.
Location: Women’s Health Centre, SJHC in Toronto
Salary: Thirteen-month contract, based on $40,000 annual rate + benefits

St. Joseph’s Women’s Health Centre is an equal opportunity employer
committed to workplace diversity.
Interested, qualified candidates are invited to forward their applications
no later than Wednesday, February 24, 4:30pm to: Women’s Health Centre,
SJHC, 30 The Queensway, Toronto, Ontario M6R 1B5. By fax at (416)530-6629.
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
We thank all applicants, however, only those to be interviewed will be
contacted.



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Project Coordinator


The Women’s Health Centre of St. Joseph’s Health Centre promotes the health
of women by providing practical and emotional support, counselling and
referral in the areas of: maternal support, mental health, multicultural
health promotion, community development and advocacy.

We are looking for a dynamic and innovative  Project Coordinator for our
National Project on “Sharing Attachment Practices among Cultures”. This
thirteen-month project is aimed at acknowledging  and validating
parent-child attachment practices used by women/families coming from
diverse backgrounds and countries abroad that have proven to be critical in
the healthy development of children in their first five years of life.

The successful candidate will have:
  Demonstrated experience in working with multicultural and newcomers
groups
 Understanding of the impact of migration/re-settlement on the health of
families and children
 Knowledge of attachment theory and practices and their impact on
children’s health
 Strong interpersonal, communication, and team-building skills
 Ability to coordinate/organize complex information
 Masters degree in health or social sciences or equivalent research
experience
 Knowledge of research practices
 Possess multilingual skills an asset
 Knowledge of Word Perfect 7.0, Internet and e-mail
 Flexibility to travel across the country
Salary: Based on $40,000 annual rate + benefits

St. Joseph’s Women’s Health Centre is an equal opportunity employer
committed to workplace diversity.
Interested, qualified candidates are invited to forward their applications
no later than Wednesday, February 24, 4:30pm to: Women’s Health Centre,
SJHC, 30 The Queensway, Toronto, Ontario M6R 1B5. By fax at (416)530-6629.
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
We thank all applicants; however, only those to be interviewed will be
contacted.