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  • Do you want to make a positive impact on the lives of survivors of gender-based violence?
  • Are you inspired by working with a team dedicated to dismantling systems of oppression?
  • Are you looking for meaningful work that speaks to your values?

Then join PearlSpace! For over 40 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to creating social and systemic change through education, outreach, and activism. We are a grassroots organization working from an intersectional feminist framework to cultivate hope through inclusive, supportive services for the lives of women, Two Spirit, gender-diverse, non-binary, trans people, and children/youth within the Sea to Sky Corridor and Stl’atl’imx regions.

It’s important for our communities to be represented in the work we do. That’s why we hire folks from the communities we serve for frontline, administrative, and leadership positions.

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Permanent Full-time: 40 hours per week

About Pearl’s Value & Vintage: Pearl’s Value & Vintage (or Pearl’s as it’s lovingly referred to) is the social enterprise arm of PearlSpace. It is also so much more than this. It is a community store, a beloved retail destination for locals and tourists alike, a sustainable store promoting circular economy and reducing waste in our landfills, and a vital resource for many. It is also BUSTLING! Sales at Pearl’s have grown at an incredible pace over the past 10 years.  The profits support the underfunded operations and program areas of PearlSpace ensuring the society can deliver critical front line crisis response services to survivors of gender-based violence throughout the Sea to Sky Corridor.

Position Summary: The Manager is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of Pearl’s Value & Vintage, ensuring it operates efficiently, ethically, and in alignment with the mission and values of PearlSpace. This role balances operational excellence with community-centered leadership, ensuring the store contributes both financially and socially to the sustainability of the organization’s programs.

The Manager provides leadership in retail operations, including staff and volunteer supervision, merchandising, inventory control, customer service, and financial oversight. They cultivate a welcoming, inclusive, and safe environment for staff, volunteers, donors, and customers. Beyond operational responsibilities, the Manager plays a key role in fostering a store culture rooted in empowerment, autonomy, and collaboration. They ensure practices reflect an intersectional feminist and trauma-informed approach—centering respect, dignity, and equity in all interactions.

The Manager of Social Enterprise models and supports values of care and community connection, recognizing that the store is not only a retail space but also a place of belonging, relationship building, and social change. They empower staff and volunteers to develop skills, exercise leadership, and contribute meaningfully. By integrating trauma-informed practices into day-to-day operations, the Manager ensures the store environment remains accessible, compassionate, and responsive to the community.

Location: based in Squamish

PearlSpace Culture Statement: Operating from an intersectional feminist lens, we provide a safe, person-centered, vital community resource. By centering team well being with a focus on self-care, compassion, and collaboration, we are able to respond to the needs of our community, build community connections, advocate for social justice, and prevent as well as educate around issues of violence.

Hiring Philosophy: At PearlSpace, we value lived experience and work experience when we decide who to interview and who to hire.

  • We believe that both types of experience can provide you with the skills you’d need to succeed in a position with us;
  • We encourage you to share what you think is relevant in your cover letter;
  • PearlSpace prioritizes hiring people representative of the population we serve, including women, 2SLGBTQQIA+ folks, Indigenous Peoples, and members of the multicultural community.

Skills and Attributes:

  • Oversee daily store operations, including cash handling, opening and closing procedures, and ensuring compliance with financial and safety protocols.
  • Maintain a clean, organized, and welcoming environment that is accessible and inclusive to all staff, volunteers, donors, and customers.
  • Support staff and volunteers in keeping work areas—including the cash desk and donation spaces—tidy, safe, and free from clutter.
  • Provide leadership to staff and volunteers, ensuring consistency of values, care, and operational flow.
  • Ensure that customer service is exemplary to donors and shoppers alike.
  • Skilled in trauma-informed, non-judgmental crisis response, conflict resolution, and support for individuals facing mental health challenges, homelessness, or substance use;
  • Flexible, calm under pressure, and able to manage stress in dynamic environments;
  • Highly organized, adaptable, and solutions-focused;
  • Strong communicator with effective time management and digital literacy;
  • Current Basic First Aid Certification (OFA Level 1 or equivalent);
  • Reliable vehicle and a valid BC Class 5 Driver’s License.

At PearlSpace, we work from an intersectional feminist perspective and value a diverse workplace. We encourage all qualified applicants with diverse cultural identities including Indigenous, racialized, queer, marginalized genders, and people with dis/abilities to apply.

This position requires a criminal record check by the police and an authorization for a criminal record check under the Criminal Records Review Act of BC.

Reports to: Executive Director

Closing Date: Friday, October 10, 2025

Wage: $34.10

Please direct your cover letter, resume, and all inquiries to: Christina Walsh, HR cwalsh@pearlspace.ca

Permanent Part-time, 32 hours per week, plus 1 day (24 hr.) on-call per week

Position Summary: The Specialized Resource Worker supports survivors aged 13+ along with PearlSpace’s Sexual Assault Support team. Grounded in trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and culturally safe practice, this role empowers survivors to make informed choices and access individualized care. Key responsibilities include crisis response, survivor advocacy, and public education across the Sea to Sky region. With deep respect for Indigenous knowledge systems and healing practices, the worker will respond to disclosures and callouts to offer survivor-led support and to build relationships that reflect the diversity and strengths of the communities we serve.

Youth Consent Facilitator will design and deliver engaging, age-appropriate, and inclusive workshops for high school students (grades 10–12) focused on sexual assault awareness, consent, healthy relationships, and related topics. Rooted in trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, and culturally grounded frameworks, this role fosters understanding, safety, and empowerment for youth throughout the Sea to Sky Corridor, including Indigenous and rural communities. The facilitator will build strong relationships with schools, community organizations, and Indigenous partners, ensuring that content is inclusive, relevant, and aligned with both the BC curriculum and community values.

Location: based in Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton/Mt Currie

Hiring Philosophy: At PearlSpace, we value lived experience and work experience when we decide who to interview and who to hire.

  • We believe that both types of experience can provide you with the skills you’d need to succeed in a position with us;
  • We encourage you to share what you think is relevant in your cover letter;
  • PearlSpace prioritizes hiring people representative of the population we serve, including women, 2SLGBTQQIA+ folks, Indigenous Peoples, and members of the multicultural community.

Skills and Attributes:

  • Commitment to supporting survivors of sexual violence with compassion and respect;
  • Strong understanding of systemic oppression, power-based violence, and the impacts of colonization on Indigenous communities;
  • Skilled in trauma-informed, non-judgmental crisis response, conflict resolution, and support for individuals facing mental health challenges, homelessness, or substance use;
  • Flexible, calm under pressure, and able to manage stress in dynamic environments;
  • Highly organized, adaptable, and solutions-focused;
  • Strong communicator with effective time management and digital literacy;
  • Able to work independently in remote settings while contributing to a collaborative team.
  • Current Basic First Aid Certification (OFA Level 1 or equivalent);
  • Reliable vehicle and a valid BC Class 5 Driver’s License.

At PearlSpace, we work from an intersectional feminist perspective and value a diverse workplace. We encourage all qualified applicants with diverse cultural identities including Indigenous, racialized, queer, marginalized genders, and people with dis/abilities to apply.

This position requires a criminal record check by the police and an authorization for a criminal record check under the Criminal Records Review Act of BC.

Reports to: Community Program Manager

Closing Date: Friday Aug 29th, 2025

Wage: $26.40

Please direct your cover letter, resume, and all inquiries to: Christina Walsh, HR

Permanent Full-time, 40 hours week

Position Summary:

Main Function:  To support and uphold the values implied by the PearlSpace Mission Statement. To provide effective oversight of operations, human resource management and community engagement for PearlSpace’s Whistler and Pemberton programs and services. Duties include program development, program operations, human resource management, grant reporting, grant writing, fundraising, community engagement, awareness and advocacy.

Location Whistler, Pemberton and surrounding communities

Skills and Characteristics:

  • Strong leadership and human resource management skills; able to develop and support a high functioning team.
  • Effective administrative and organizational skills that support the ongoing operations of the broader organization.
  • Strong communication skills (both oral and written) and computer skills, social media skills;
  • Experience with grant writing and reporting and ability to collaborate with PearlSpace’s fundraising staff.
  • Ability to work both independently at a remote location while being part of a collaborative team;
  • Able to work under pressure with individuals and families experiencing crisis; varying levels of mental wellness; homelessness; and substance use difficulties;
  • Self-motivated with strong organizational and problem-solving skills;
  • Crisis prevention, intervention, and conflict resolution skills; in a non-judgemental approach
  • Ability to provide respectful, culturally grounded services to Indigenous individuals and communities;
  • Flexible, calm under pressure, and able to manage stress in dynamic environments;
  • Highly organized, adaptable, and solutions-focused;
  • Strong communicator with effective time management and digital literacy;
  • Current Basic First Aid Certification (OFA Level 1 or equivalent) an asset
  • Reliable vehicle and a valid BC Class 5 Driver’s License.

Reports to: Community Program Director

Wage: $34.10

Location: based in Whistler/Pemberton & Stl’atl’imx Region (with travel within the S2S corridor)

Hiring Philosophy: At PearlSpace, we value lived experience and work experience when we decide who to interview and who to hire. We believe that both types of experience can provide you with the skills you’d need to succeed in a position with us. We encourage you to share what you think is relevant in your cover letter; PearlSpace prioritizes hiring people representative of the population we serve, including women, 2SLGBTQQIA+ folks, Indigenous Peoples, and members of the multicultural community. This position requires a criminal record check by the police and an authorization for a criminal record check under the Criminal Records Review Act of BC.

Closing Date: April 24, 2026

Please direct your cover letter, resume, and all inquiries to: Christina Walsh, HR cwalsh@pearlspace.ca

Part-time 16 hours per week

Main Function: to support individuals and their children accessing the Whistler Drop-In Centre, which consists of (but not limited to) emotional support, safety planning, education, advocacy, referrals, and assistance accessing services. Other tasks required are fostering community relations, support, and education and ensuring PearlSpace service goals and mission are met.

Hiring Philosophy: At PearlSpace, we value lived experience and work experience when we decide who to interview and who to hire.

  • We believe that both types of experience can provide you with the skills you’d need to succeed in a position with us.
  • We encourage you to share what you think is relevant in your cover letter.
  • PearlSpace prioritizes hiring people representative of the population we serve, including women, 2SLGBTQIA+ folks, Indigenous Peoples, and members of the multicultural community.

Skills and Attributes:

  • An understanding of systemic discrimination against women and marginalized genders and the dynamics of gender-based violence is an asset;
  • A willingness to learn and gain experience in supporting clients affected by mental ill-health, substance use, poverty, and discrimination based on ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, and other intersections of marginalization;
  • Strong communication skills (both oral and written);
  • Strong personal interaction skills; listening, crisis management an asset;
  • Ability to work both independently while being part of a collaborative team;
  • Strong networking, organizational, time-management, and problem-solving skills;
  • Crisis prevention, intervention, and conflict resolution skills in a non-judgmental approach
  • Ability to be flexible and adaptable and positive stress-management skills;
  • An understanding of the dynamics of power-based violence against vulnerable populations;
  • An understanding of the ongoing impacts of colonization and residential schools upon Indigenous Communities.

Wage: $24.75

At PearlSpace, we work from an intersectional feminist perspective and value a diverse workplace. We encourage all qualified applicants with diverse cultural identities including Indigenous, racialized, queer, marginalized genders, and people with dis/abilities to apply.

This position requires a criminal record check by the police and an authorization for a criminal record check under the Criminal Records Review Act of BC.

Reports to: Community Program Manager – Whistler

Please direct your cover letter, resume, and all inquiries to: Christina Walsh, HR cwalsh@pearlspace.ca

 

Permanent – FT/PT 32- 40 hours a week – Day/Afternoon/Evenings

Main Function: Reporting to the Transition House Program Manager for all program-related and employment matters and to the Community Program Director for strategic directions, the Outreach Worker will provide support to women, Two-Spirt, transgender, and other gender-marginalized individuals and their children experiencing gender-based violence or at increased risk of violence. Support Services include providing crisis and emotional support, safety planning, advocacy, referrals, accompaniment, and check-ins from a feminist perspective using a non-judgmental approach. Other tasks required are fostering community relations, support, and education and ensuring support service goals and mission are met. To support and uphold the values implied by the PearlSpace Support Services Society Mission Statement.
This position will focus on providing services to current or former participants of PearlSpace programs and Pearl’s Place Transition House. When not out in the community doing outreach, the worker will be responsible for supporting the front-line staff at the Transition House for a commitment of two 8-hour afternoon/evening shifts a week. Outreach support will be “offsite” in the community 2 – 3 days per week.

Hiring Philosophy: At PearlSpace, we value lived experience and work experience when we decide who to interview and who to hire.
We believe that both types of experience can provide you with the skills you’d need to succeed in a position with us.

  • We encourage you to share what you think is relevant in your cover letter.
  • PearlSpace prioritizes hiring people representative of the population we serve, including women, 2SLGBTQQIA+ folks, Indigenous Peoples, and members of the multicultural community.

Skills and Attributes:
An understanding of systemic discrimination against women and marginalized genders and the dynamics of gender-based violence is an asset;

  • A willingness to learn and gain experience in supporting clients affected by mental ill-health, substance use, poverty, and discrimination based on ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, and other intersections of marginalization;
  • Strong communication skills (both oral and written);
  • Strong personal interaction skills; listening, crisis management an asset;
  • Ability to work both independently while being part of a collaborative team;
  • Strong networking, organizational, time-management, and problem-solving skills;
  • Crisis prevention, intervention, and conflict resolution skills in a non-judgmental approach
  • Ability to be flexible and adaptable and positive stress-management skills;
  • An understanding of the dynamics of power-based violence against vulnerable populations;
  • An understanding of the ongoing impacts of colonization and residential schools upon Indigenous Communities.
  • Reliable vehicle and a valid BC Class 5 Driver’s License.

At PearlSpace, we work from an intersectional feminist perspective and value a diverse workplace. We encourage all qualified applicants with diverse cultural identities including Indigenous, racialized, queer, marginalized genders, and people with dis/abilities to apply.

This position requires a criminal record check by the police and an authorization for a criminal record check under the Criminal Records Review Act of BC.

Location: Squamish BC
Reports to: Transition House Manager
Wage Range: $24.75/hour
Closing Date: Friday, November 1, 2024
Please direct your cover letter, resume, and all inquiries to: Christina Walsh, HR cwalsh@pearlspace.ca

Marketing Coordinator – 32 hours permanent part time

PearlSpace Culture Statement: Operating from a intersectional feminist lens, we provide a safe, person-centred, vital community resource. By centring team well being with a focus on self-care, compassion, and collaboration, we are able to respond to the needs of our community, build community connections, advocate for social justice, and prevent as well as educate around issues of violence.

We work from an intersectional feminist perspective and value a diverse workplace. We encourage all qualified applicants with diverse cultural identities including Indigenous, racialized, queer, marginalized genders, and people with dis/abilities to apply.

Key Responsibilities and Duties: 

This role acts as in-house marketing & communications support for all organizational needs.

  • Executes all written & design materials for PearlSpace Society
  • Valiantly upholds the new PearlSpace Brand 
    • Ensures brand strategy, graphic standards & tone of voice are reflected in all organization initiatives

The marketing coordinator will plan and organize all marketing initiative and be responsible for the project management of these key areas:

  • Updating content calendar 
  • Scheduling projects and key communications
  • Managing (internal) client needs 
    • Creative brief process
    • Prioritization of projects
    • Navigating requests/feedback
    • Digital filing, organization & sharing of final files (Sharepoint)

This role manages the dissemination of key marketing & communication for all digital channels internally and externally: i.e. social media, monthly newsletter, website etc. and facilitates print needs: i.e. posters, business materials, key documents. The coordinator will be reporting regularly analytics, statistics & future priorities with Executive Director & (internal) clients.

Skills and Qualifications: 

  • Strong writing and communication skills: the ability to write clearly, concisely, and persuasively is essential for creating effective communication materials. 
  • Excellent organizational and project management skills: the ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and prioritize tasks effectively is crucial for this role. 
  • Able to balance both the needs of the brand, organization & Program Managers 
  • Proficiency in digital communication tools: knowledge of social media platforms, website management, email marketing, and other digital communication tools is highly desirable. 
  • Creative and strategic thinking: the ability to develop innovative communication strategies and campaigns is essential for making a positive impact. 
  • Able to use Microsoft Office, Canva (or similar), and industry-standard social media and content management applications at an intermediate level. Competency with the Adobe Creative Cloud suite of software applications would be a bonus.

Location: Squamish Drop In Centre, downtown Squamish

Salary: $28.60/hour

Posting closing date: April 30, 2026

This position requires a criminal record check by the police and an authorization for a criminal record check under the Criminal Records Review Act of BC.

Please direct your inquiries, cover letter and resume to: Christina Walsh, HR Coordinator cwalsh@pearlspace.ca

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