Student Placements
Program Support (Recreational), Seniors Program
About Access Alliance:
Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services is a multi-service community agency that works to improve health outcomes for the most vulnerable immigrants, refugees, and their communities. We do this by facilitating access to services and addressing systemic inequities. The Centre envisions a future in which Toronto’s diverse communities achieve health with dignity.
Position Title: Program Support (Recreational), Seniors Program
Placement Type: In-person
Number of Position Available: 1-2(depending on students’ availability)
Worksite Location and Conditions: In person Support; has to follow office policy and procedure; office setting with workspace, computer, and phone, access to canva
- 2-3 days /week: Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at Danforth
- 1 day /week: Mondays at Jane
Brief Description of Practicum Project:
With the guidance and mentoring from the supervisor, the student will assist and support to the following:
- Program planning, implementation and facilitation of recreational sessions
- Design and develop communication tools, and outreach materials for different recreational programs and services of Seniors’ Programs
- Support to project activities as assigned
- Provide support in program surveys and evaluations
- Support with documentation and report writing
- Any other duties assigned by supervisor
The student will work in an environment of access, equity, antiracism, and anti-oppression framework.
Learning Outcomes/Goals:
The student will develop the following competencies in the following areas:
- Evidence-informed program planning, facilitation, Implementation skills
- Quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis skills
- Report writing and documentation skills
- Developing effective outreach materials
- Effective outreach techniques
- Professional communication skills and effective teamwork
- Working experience within an anti-oppression, equity, and inclusion framework
Qualifications/Competencies Required:
- Post-secondary education in any discipline related to community services, or equivalent, at regulated college or university
- Experience with working with ethno-culturally diverse populations in Toronto;
- Excellent computer skills, including ability to use Microsoft Office Suites, with intermediate level skills working with Excel;
- Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with crisis and conflict, and to maintain appropriate boundaries
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills;
- Ability to work independently and as part of team;
- Demonstrated problem-solving, organizational and time management skills;
- Ability to communicate any of the priority languages (e.g., Tigrinya , Spanish, Bengali, etc.) will be an asset;
- Ability to travel to Access Alliance locations at Danforth and Jane
Benefits to the Student:
The student will learn how to
- Plan and implement community-based programs and services
- Collect and analyse quantitative and qualitative data
- Design and develop communication tools for maximizing efficiency of planning and implementation of programs and services and outreach
- Write evidence based reports
- Communicate effectively with positive dialogue
- Work under pressure and multitask
- Work in a team
Placement Period:
Winter (depends on semester length) starting from January 2026
Supervisor Name and title:
Shaheda Azami, Seniors Program Worker, Seniors Programs, Access Alliance
Application Deadline: November 7, 2025
To Apply:
Complete an application form by clicking here
For any questions, please contact practicum@accessalliance.ca