Careers
Youth Worker
Deadline: March 14, 2024 |
Position Type: Part Time (17.5 hours per week) Permanent |
Posting Type: Internal/External |
Supervisor: Manager, Settlement programs |
Location: Toronto, Ontario – Home Site Access Point on Jane & Working across all AA sites: • Monday 3:00 – 8:00 pm • Thursdays 3:00 – 8:00 pm • Every first Wednesday of the month: 9:00 – 11:00 am • Schedule for the remaining 7 hours is negotiable |
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Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services (AAMHCS) is a Community Health Centre that aims to provide services and addresses system inequities to improve health outcomes for the most vulnerable immigrants, refugees, and their communities. The Centre envisions a future in which Toronto’s diverse communities achieve health with dignity. Access Alliance provides settlement services, group programming, health promotion, primary health care and volunteer support to immigrant and refugee youth and their communities. Our programs for newcomer youth ages 13 to 24, living in Toronto, have a particular focus on those living in the Syme-Woolner (west Toronto) and Crescent Town/Teesdale (east Toronto) neighborhoods. We are looking for a dynamic individual who is creative, innovative and able to think ‘outside the box’ to become part of our Youth Program Team. Experienced in settlement support and health promotion with a focus on newcomer youth, the Youth Program Workers – Newcomer Youth Programs will coordinate and facilitate programs with newcomer youth 13-24. The position is responsible for conducting outreach, facilitating workshops / sessions / programs, and supporting evaluation of programs. This part-time position is ideal for students looking to increase work experience. |
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Salary: $50,471 to $60,810/Annual (Numbers are based on Fulltime employment, for part-time contracts salary will be prorated) Hours: 17.5 hours/week Duration: Permanent Bargaining Unit position: United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 175 Classification: Community Health Worker Access Alliance offers comprehensive group benefits coverage, annual vacation entitlement, cumulative sick leave entitlement, employee assistance programs. Access Alliance is a HOOPP employer. Please be advised that our organization requires all staff, students, and volunteers to be fully vaccinated. Proof of Covid-19 vaccination can be obtained from the Ministry site. |
Application Method: With “Youth Worker” in the subject heading please send your resume and cover letter by 5:00 pm, Thursday, March 14, 2024 to: by E-mail: jobs@accessalliance.ca by Regular Mail: Hiring Committee, Youth Worker Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services 340 College Street, Suite 500, Toronto, ON, M5T 3A9 No phone calls please. |
AAMHCS is a community-based organization that operates from a pro-choice, anti-oppression, and participatory framework. In your cover letter, we invite you to articulate why you wish to work with Access Alliance, and in what ways did you wish to put your skills, experience, and education into action for this role and for Access Alliance at this time. Knowledge of the neighbourhoods we serve and how agency values would be integrated in your day-to-day work may be interview questions. We thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please note that a criminal background check and Vulnerable sector check will be conducted for this position as a condition of employment We are committed to a workforce reflective of the diversity of the City of Toronto and the communities we serve. We encourage applications from those who provide different perspective and contribute to diverse ideas including those from racialized and 2SLGBTQI+ communities. AAMHCS is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer committed to providing accommodations for applicants upon request at any stage of the recruitment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance. AAMHCS encourages a scent-free environment |