Gateway Association Overview
Join the Team That’s Been Changing Lives Since 1975
What started as a bold vision by a group of determined parents has grown into one of Alberta’s leading disability organizations supporting equity-seeking individuals and families. At Gateway Association, we’re more than a nonprofit - we’re a community-focused force for change.
With deep roots and forward-thinking approaches, we support individuals with disabilities and their families to navigate systems, achieve goals, and thrive in welcoming, equitable communities and workplaces. We do this through three powerful pillars: our Family Resource Centre, Employment Resource Centres, and strategic education and capacity-building initiatives.
As a nimble and responsive organization, we actively pursue meaningful partnerships and community collaborations to drive the systemic change that true disability justice requires. Gateway is where meaningful transformation begins - building relationships, strengthening communities, and creating spaces of belonging by turning advocacy into action and values into impact.
Role Overview
The Calgary Employment Resource Centre (CERC) applies integrity and subject matter expertise to talent-matching and employment retention services to support engaged, inclusive workplaces. We assist job-seekers to overcome barriers and occupy meaningful employment roles while building employer capacity for diversity and inclusion.
Career and Engagement Consultants engage people with disabilities in exploration, planning and learning around career development to facilitate the identification of job targets and sustainable employment outcomes. This position is ‘teamed’ with the Workplace Inclusion Strategist position to facilitate outcomes. Caseload management, communication, and collaboration are essential.
Direct Duties
- Pre-Employment (approximately 70%)
- Post Placement Support (approximately 20%)
- Administration (approximately 10%)
Direct Duties: Pre-Employment (approx. 70%)
- Build trust with participants using trauma-informed and culturally safe practices.
- Discover / understand their unique interests, values, and aptitudes in relation to career choices
- Understand stages of change and related motivational, anxiety or ‘readiness’ issues
- Engage in goal setting, career planning, and informed decision making
- Participate in the development of professional-quality resumes and cover letters
- Build capacity with regard to job search strategies and interview skills
- Mitigate barriers using existing supports and community resources/options
- Deliver individualized employment readiness support, including resume development, cover letter support, interview preparation, job search strategies, networking, workplace expectations, communication skills and labour market literacy.
- Support participants in understanding job expectations and navigating decisions related to accommodation, disclosure and workplace success.
- Contribute to career development workshops that will help participants build skills, confidence and connections
- Related administrative tasks: file keeping, information distribution, team meetings, etc.
Direct Duties: Post Placement Support (approx. 20%)
- Coaching work requirements, culture, as well as rights and responsibilities
- Coaching and connecting clients with natural supports in their work environment
- Support employers/employees with strategies and resources to meet goals and expectations
- Promoting inclusion through participation in storytelling and communications
- Facilitate group learning around self-discovery, career planning and workplace culture
- Support employers to build capacity around healthy, diverse and inclusive workplaces
Direct Duties: Administration (approx. 10%)
- Maintain accurate, timely and detailed case notes, including all participant interactions, milestones, workshop attendance, goal progression, and service outcomes.
- Maintain confidentiality and safeguard participant information in accordance with the Access to Information Act (ATIA) and program policy.
- Collaborate with Workplace Inclusion Strategists through shared documentation and coordinated updates to maintain consistent and accurate participant files.
- Support preparation of monthly and quarterly reporting by developing participant success stories and accurate record keeping.
The Commitment
Full-time position working 37.5 hours/week. Hours of work are Monday – Friday, 9:00AM – 4:30PM, but there will be some flexibility needed to accommodate work outside of regular hours. We believe in work-life balance and are committed to keeping the workload in alignment with the true hours worked.
At Gateway Association, we strive for roles to be permanent and continuous. However, as a registered charity supported by government funding, private foundations, grants, individual donors, and fundraising efforts, some funding is term-based with variable contract lengths. As a result, certain positions may conclude unless funding is renewed or extended, or new funding is obtained.
Reports To: Senior Program Manager – Calgary Employment Resource Centre
Supervises: No Direct Reports
What You Can Bring to Gateway
Education & Experience
- Experience working with the public (particularly families, people with disabilities, and youth)
- Education or experience in human services, community development, or career development
Knowledge & Skills
- Exceptional communication skills and a strong desire to work collaboratively
- Professional ethics, specifically related to service access, power dynamics, and confidentiality
- Strong organization and computer skills (including Microsoft Suite – Outlook, Teams, Word, etc.)
Equity & Inclusion
- Lived experience is highly valued
- Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion
- Foundational understanding of anti-racism principles, structural oppression, and related terminology (desirable; training provided).
Additional Requirements
- Must reside within Calgary or the greater surrounding area
- Employment conditional upon satisfactory Police Information Background Check (Vulnerable Sector)
- Must have access to a personal vehicle for work-related purposes and provide satisfactory evidence of a valid driver’s license, current vehicle registration, and proof of third-party liability insurance
- New hires are subject to a 3-month probationary period
Gateway Value Proposition (Compensation & Benefits)
- Salary Range: $66,000 - $72,000.00 annually
- Health Benefits: 50/50 Employee/Employer Paid Premiums
- Paid Time Off: 15 vacation days, 9 personal (sick) days, an extended winter break (during this period, there will be rotating coverage and an intermittent schedule to ensure community needs are supported. Flexibility and collaboration in scheduling will be required.)
Work Conditions:
- Travel for events/resource fairs within Alberta, travel within Calgary to connect with employers, administrative computer work, frequent communication (calls, email, video conferencing, etc.) with participants/family members/community partners
- Flexible, family-friendly schedule
Hybrid Work Model:
- Combination of office, home and community settings
- Although this role follows a hybrid work model, employees will be required to work some in-office hours.
Workplace Culture:
- Commitment from leadership on learning anti-oppressive practices
- Ongoing reflection of internal and external practices and how Gateway delivers impact
Our Application, Hiring Process, and Timeline
- Application Requirements: Send one PDF with Resume & Cover Letter combined to: humanresources@gatewayassociation.ca
- Preferred Start Date: June 1-15, 2026 (date can be negotiated)
- Competition Closing Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026
- Posting Type: Internal & external candidates considered
- Number of Positions Available: 1
Application Process:
- Applications are reviewed continuously until the position is filled
- Video interviews are planned to be conducted between May 25-28, 2026
- All interviewed candidates will be notified of their status in the application process as it proceeds
- While we’d like to connect with everyone, we simply don’t have the capacity to reply to all applications. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Inclusion and Accommodation
Gateway is committed to maintaining a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where each employee can bring their authentic selves to work and be supported and valued for their contributions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or other characteristics. Accommodations within our recruitment process and on the job are practiced and applied as needed. Please contact Human Resources at humanresources@gatewayassociation.ca for more information and to request any accommodations.
