JOB POSTING: Shelter Coordinator

Classification: Non-bargaining position

Date Posted: August 12, 2025

Application Deadline: August 19, 2025

Contract: Full-time

The Shelter Coordinator is under the direction of the Shelter Director, or designate. The Shelter Coordinator will assist the Shelter Director in the day-to-day office administration of Anduhyaun Shelter in a manner that is consistent with our mandate:

To support Indigenous women and their children in their efforts to maintain
their cultural identity, self-esteem, economic, physical, and spiritual well-being.

Key Responsibilities:

• Complete all aspects of administrative responsibilities
• Respond to telephone, email, and verbal inquiries from staff, vendors, etc. in a timely manner
• Schedule staff shifts, maintain timesheets for payroll, and update staff entitlements
• Conduct regular inventory of groceries and supplies. Source and order items as needed
• Stay up-to-date on client and staff issues, attend staff meetings, read client notes
• Assist with case management, staff or client issues, and report updates to Shelter Director
• Assist with cultural programming
• Collect daily and monthly statistics from staff and report to Shelter Director
• Manage petty cash receipts
• Maintain accurate electronic and manual filing of correspondence, invoices, petty cash, timesheets, etc. for efficient recovery and use
• Act as staff lead in the absence of the Shelter Director
• Other duties as required

Key Requirements:

• Post secondary education and/or 5 years experience in a Shelter position required
• Must have or be able to acquire a clear Criminal Record Vulnerable Sector Check (CPIC)
• Experience in administrative/management role is considered an asset
• Experience working in a unionized environment is an asset.
• Ability to clearly communicate with the Shelter Director and others
• Excellent time management, organizational, and record keeping skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced and stressful environment
• Adhere to health and safety regulations, Policies, and Procedures, especially regarding Confidentiality of client and business information. Any breach of confidentiality may lead to immediate termination.
• Knowledge of Indigenous culture is considered an asset
• Must provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 as per Anduhyaun Vaccination Policy (see website for details)

Hours of Work/Compensation:

• Regular shift Monday to Friday 8 hours
• Alternating on-call, shared with the Shelter Director
• Travel may be required from time to time
• Some evening and/or weekend work may be required from time to time
• Pay range $25.00 to $27.00 per hour

Due to the nature of the organization's culutrally based social services, Anduhyaun encourages applications from Indigenous women (Section 24 (1) (a), Special Employment, Ontario Human Rights Code). 

Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and resume in confidence to office@anduhyaun.org by 4:00pm on August 19, 2025.

Thank you to all applicants. For those candidates that are selected for interviews, we will be conducting rolling interviews during the application period as applications are recevied.