About the Role
Skills for Change is seeking a Youth Services Worker for the YCAI program. This role involves supporting outreach, developing educational content, and assisting with workshops and community events.
Responsibilities
- Support outreach efforts to recruit diverse youth, guest speakers and mentors
- Assist in developing educational content and materials related to sustainability and climate action
- Support workshops by co-presenting and leading activities to enhance engagement with participants
- Support the creation of bi-weekly newsletters
- Research, gather and disseminate relevant resources for youth participants
- Support community events
Requirements
- Must be between 15 and 29 years of age upon commencement of employment
- Must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred
- International students and those on a work, youth, or visitor visa/permit are not eligible
- Must have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment
- Must be legally entitled to work in Canada
- Must be able to secure a police Vulnerable Sector Check prior to starting employment
Location
- 65 Overlea Blvd, Toronto
Work Type
- Contract
- Full-time
Salary/Compensations
- $17.60 per hour
About the Company
- Skills for Change is a non-profit charity with 42 years of operations and a province-wide reputation for pioneering programs that respond to shifting immigration and workplace trends and lead to employment.
- Offers a range of accelerated programs including mentoring, employment, settlement, language training, and specialized programs for skilled trades, women, and youth.
- Has 5 locations across the GTA and serves 16,000 clients annually.
- Believes in providing thought leadership through evidence-based programming, impact stories, and proactive policy advocacy using knowledge mobilization products.
Equal Opportunity
- Skills for Change provides learning and training opportunities for immigrants, refugees, and equity-seeking groups to access and fully participate in the workplace and the wider community.
- This includes persons with disabilities, newcomers to Canada (including refugees), Indigenous peoples, members of visible minorities, children and youth, seniors, and members of the LGBTQ2+ community.
- Skills for Change offers accommodation for applicants with disabilities at each stage of the hiring process.
- This document is available in alternate formats upon request.
