WHO WE ARE

Through the vision to eliminate poverty in our community and guided by a passionate concern for the dignity and well-being of each individual, Bissell Centre's work is based on building relationships, hope and trust. Our mission is to work with others to empower people to move from poverty to cultural, social, and economic prosperity. We empower people to meet their own basic daily needs, participate in community and have sustainable livelihoods, secure housing, feel hope for the future and make plans for a prosperous life. By joining Bissell Centre, you will become part of a fast-paced and dedicated team that works together to realize our vision.

Are you a Computer Science or Information Technology Student looking to make an impact in your community? Do you have endless optimism, ready to move and create change in the community? Through the vision to eliminate poverty in our community and guided by a passionate concern for the dignity and well-being of each individual, Bissell Centre's work is based on building relationships, hope and trust. Our community comes from all walks of life and so do we.

Through our programs we work to empower people from meeting their own basic daily needs to having sustainable livelihoods, secure housing, and feeling hope for the future and make plans for a prosperous life. By joining Bissell Centre, you will become part of a fast-paced and dedicated team that works together to realize our vision.

Currently, Bissell Centre is looking for an individual wanting to join our Analysis & Evaluation team. Are you ready to be our Student Power Platform Developer and make an impact in our community?

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the Manager, Analysis & Evaluation, the Power Platform Developer is responsible for designing, developing, and managing solutions using Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Apps, Power Automate and Dataverse. This role involves collaborating with stakeholders to understand their requirements, build efficient applications, automate workflows, and integrate data sources. Additionally, the developer troubleshoots issues, fixes errors in code, optimizes solution performance, and stays updated with platform advancements to continuously enhance functionality and impact.

This position will be funded by the Venture for Canada Student Internship program. To qualify for this grant applicants must be either a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or refugee. They must also be enrolled full-time in an accredited Canadian college or university.

WHAT IS THE ROLE

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain applications using Microsoft Power Apps to meet business requirements and streamline processes.
• Design, test, and deploy applications incorporating user interfaces, workflows, and data integrations.
• Identify, troubleshooting, and resolve technical issues related to Power Apps applications and integrations.
• Maintain, update, and support Power Apps applications to ensure optimal performance.
• Optimize applications for better performance, security, and compliance with best practices.
• Develop, monitor, and maintain Power Automate flows to enhance business process automation and system integrations.
• Ensure applications are efficient, scalable, and provide user-friendly experience.
• Stay updated with the latest Power Apps and Power Automate features, enhancements, and best practices to continuously improve application quality.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE

Qualifications & Commitment to Values

This position will be funded by the Venture for Canada Student Internship program. To qualify for this grant applicants must be either a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or refugee. They must also be enrolled full-time in an accredited Canadian college or university.

Formal Education and Experience

• Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or refugee.
• Enrolled full-time in an accredited Canadian college or university.
• Actively working towards a diploma or degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science or a related field (2^nd year or higher).
• Proficiency in Power Apps development, including Canvas Apps, Model-Driven Apps, and Power Automate.
• Experience with SQL, relational databases, and data integration.
• Skilled in maintaining documentation for knowledge sharing.
• Knowledge of best practices for app performance optimization and security within the Power Apps platform.
• Knowledge of Power BI is an asset
• Relevant Microsoft certifications are a plus.

Working Conditions

This position is fully remote.

This position will foster a collaborative work culture between the Analysis & Evaluation team.

Flexibility of the working week is inherent in this position. Flexibility to work a combination of weekdays and weekends may be required, with a focus on work-life balance.

Guiding Competencies

The Student Power Platform Developer should demonstrate strong competency in the following:

• Behave Ethically: Understand ethical behavior and business practices and ensure own behavior is consistent with these standards and aligns with the mission, vision, and core values of Bissell Centre.
• Build Relationships: Establish and maintain positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally, to achieve the goals of the organization.
• Communicate Effectively: Speak, listen, and write in a clear, thorough, and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques.
• Focus on Participant Needs: Anticipate, understand, and respond to the needs of participants and the community to meet or exceed their expectations within the organizational parameters.
• Foster Teamwork: Foster, sustain and role model productive team management practices, and contribute to a positive team environment. Share expertise and knowledge to support, coach and develop others.
• Make Decisions: Assess situations to determine the importance, urgency and risks, and make clear decisions that are timely and in the best interests of the organization.
• Organizational Skills: Set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and track details/data/information/activities.
• Plan: Determine strategies to move the organization forward, set goals, create and implement action plans, and evaluate the process and results.
• Solve Problems: Assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem.

Screening Requirements

• Criminal Record Check
• Child Intervention Record Check

Training Requirements

• Conflict into Calm Training

The above listed training requirements must be completed within the first three months of employment. Other training requirements may be identified during employment and must be completed as directed.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume and cover letter to: ajose@bissellcentre.org.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only candidates selected for interview will be contacted.

As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, Bissell Centre continues to take action to protect person served and staff. Strategies related to Bissell Centre's response to COVID-19 are driven by the guiding principle of taking all reasonable precautions and measures to protect the health and safety of both persons served and staff. In keeping with this intentional purpose, COVID-19 full vaccination is a condition of employment for new hires, except due to legitimate, established exceptions.

Bissell Centre is an equal opportunity employer who is committed to diversity within our community and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, or disability. Bissell Centre is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees, in accordance with provincially and federally legislated protected grounds.